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Creative City: Ngoc-Tran Vu

The fifth video of the Creative City series celebrates Ngoc-Tran Vu "Community In Action: A Mural For The Vietnamese Community In Fields Corner." NEFA will release videos weekly until the end of April in celebration of the culmination of the pilot project.

Dig into New England's Directory of Creative Enterprises and Artists

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. Why? To connect them with each other and with you. Because vibrant neighborhoods go hand-in-hand with a vibrant creative sector.

NEFA INVESTS IN ARTISTS + COMMUNITIES

40+

Years Supporting the Arts

445

Grants Awarded in 2018

$3.75 M

Amount in Grants Given

30,000+

Profiles on CreativeGround

Upcoming Grant Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. These are the grants with upcoming deadlines.

A woman in a multicolored gown dances in a space that reflects multicolored light like a rainbow

National Dance Project Presentation Grant

Presentation Grants are made to eligible organizations to support up to 50% of the artist fee and travel expenses per engagement of NDP awarded projects on tour.

April 19, 2019

Two dancers leap towards each other, but their legs are held in place by dancers on the ground.

National Dance Project Production Grant

NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of new dance works. Grants are highly competitive and are awarded to approximately 20 projects annually.

Full proposal, by invitation only: May 31, 2019

Ife stands in front of a cabin that is wrapped in fabrics dyed in indigo.

Creative City Boston - Artist Grant

Creative City Boston invests in artists who are creating socially-engaged public art by providing project-specific grants and additional resources including professional development, technical assistance, and access to a peer-learning cohort.

June 17, 2019

Three men control puppets that lean on each other's foreheads.

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

Provides funds for creation and U.S. touring of artist-led, ensemble, devised projects. These grants are highly competitive and are awarded to eight projects annually.

Full proposal, by invitation only: June 17, 2019

In a fiedl, Karim wearing a tunic plays a drum strapped around his shoulder.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

Funds nonprofit organizations to present New England performing artists.

April 1, 2019

Ballet dancers perform on a stage in purple costumes.

National Dance Project Travel Fund

National Dance Project Travel Fund provides monetary assistance for U.S. based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors or for current NDP artist grantees to connect in person to explore feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works.

Rolling Deadline

Two women dance while two more sit at a bar flirting. Another woman poses as if she is walking through the bar.

National Theater Project Presentation Grant

Presentation Grants are made to invited U.S. presenters and support up to 50% of the artistic fee for NTP projects.

Rolling Deadline

Wearing bright colors, a crowd dances on a stage. Many of them are jumping up and down.

National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant

Grants provide monetary assistance for travel to promote the touring of NTP funded projects.

Rolling Deadline

On stage, four people sing into a single microphone.

New England Presenter Travel Fund

Presenter Travel Fund enhances the performing arts in the region by supporting travel costs associated with researching artistic work that may eventually be presented in New England.

Rolling Deadline

What's Happening

Apr 19, 2019

Ife stands in front of a cabin that is wrapped in fabrics dyed in indigo. A crowd, dressed all white, dance around her.

New Funding Opportunities

Apr 3, 2019

Two women sit at a table in a park.

Creative City Boston Grant Invests in Artists as Community Leaders

Apr 2, 2019

Painting of a driver's perspective behind the wheel, looking out to a road lined with pine trees and a sign indicating that the road curves up ahead.

CreativeGround on the Road

Mar 28, 2019

Wall mounted sculptures with yarn and string tethered to wood blocks.

April 2019 Jobs & Opportunities

Mar 25, 2019

Jazz artist Avery Sharpe plays music on the standup bass.

Jazz Road: Call for Presenters, Programmers, & Venues

Mar 22, 2019

woman singing into a microphone

New Matching Grant to Present Indigenous Performing Artists

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