Program Purpose
Fund for the Arts (FFA) is an endowed fund at the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). The Fund supports projects that pair artists and non-profit community organizations to create public artworks that engage audiences and encourage participation in the arts. Fund for the Arts seeks to advance and provide visibility for the arts in Greater Boston by placing artists and creative endeavors at the heart of community and civic life.
History
Launched in 1981 under the leadership of Boston attorney Phil David Fine,
Fund for the Arts began with an extensive publicity and fundraising campaign out of WBZ-TV (now CBS4). The campaign drew support from local businesses, arts organizations, and individuals and resulted in the formation of an endowment fund, which today has assets of nearly $3 million. In 1992, Fund for the Arts became a permanent fund of NEFA.
Fund Advisors Newell Flather
Founder, Grants Management Associates, Boston
President, the Theodore Edison Parker Foundation
Chairperson, Fellows Committee, Massachusetts Historical Society
Ann Gund
President, Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies
Board Chairman, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Theodore Landsmark
President, Boston Architectural College
President, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Tyra Sidberry
Director, Diversity Initiative, Third Sector New England
Board Director, UrbanArts Institute, Boston
Board Director, New England Blacks in Philanthropy
