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Public Art for Spatial Justice-supported Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy - Going to Ground: ToriTori leads music and storytime for kids at the opening celebration and picnic | photo courtesy of the conservancy

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Professional Development

June 2025 Jobs & Opportunities

Here are opportunities for this month; check them out and pass them along to your colleagues. Email us if you know of any professional development opportunities, calls to artists, or cultural events that we should consider. The format for these listings is: " deadline/date of event | location of
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Dance

2025 National Dance Project Finalists

On behalf of the NDP Advisor Cohort, we are thrilled to share the 2025 National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant Finalists. Approaching its 30th year, the NDP Production Grant was established to support the creation/development and U.S* touring/sharing of new dance projects. The unique framework
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A Collective Regional Arts Organizations Statement on the NEA

This letter can also be found on the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations website, USRegionalArts.org. Dear valued member of our community, On Friday, many active and pending grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were abruptly terminated. This comes alongside the president’s proposal to
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Professional Development

May 2025 Jobs & Opportunities

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CreativeGround

CreativeGround spotlights the creative people and places at work in New England: cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters, creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies, and artists of all disciplines such as performing arts, visual arts, and crafts.

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Center Stage

Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.

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