On the side of a large container on the back of a dump truck, a mural of kids watering plants. Monarch butterflies flutter. It reads behind them, "Belchertown," over a shade of blue found in the sky above.
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Making It Public participant Belchertown, MA | mural by Melissa Pandina, photo by Lisa Stahl

Arts and culture are essential to a just society

As a social impact organization, NEFA builds, sustains, and fights for arts and culture through grantmaking, partnerships, and advocacy in New England, the nation, and beyond.

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Upcoming Grant Application Deadlines

NEFA offers grants to artists and organizations to support the creation and presentation of work. 

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Crossroads: Touring New England

March 2
Supports tours by regional, national, and international artists to multiple organizations across New England

National Dance Project Production Grant

March 16
NDP Production Grants fund the creation and U.S. touring of new dance projects annually.

New England States Touring (NEST) Grant

April 1
Funds nonprofit organizations to present touring artists in venues across New England.
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Accessibility
Professional Development

Rights & Resources for the Creative Sector

In our recent strategic plan, we articulated NEFA's values, including our value on cultural rights and responsibilities. Therefore, we are sharing these timely resources with the field. Artists and the creative sector have always had a pivotal role in social movements and shaping our society. It is
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Public Art

Understanding the Value of Public Art: Introducing NEFA’s Public Art Impact Assessment

Presented by Arts Equity Group in partnership with the New England Foundation for the Arts' Public Art Team. Co-authors: Danielle Amodeo, Cidhinnia Torres Campos, Jameson DeNyse, Bulaong Ramiz. Public art has always existed in complex, contested, and deeply unequal public spaces. Artists working in
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Dance

2026 National Dance Project Production Grant Informational Webinar

National Dance Project Production Grants are made to projects led by professional choreographers or companies to support the creation and U.S. touring and/or sharing of a new dance project. Learn more Read the Video Transcript Indira Goodwine-Josias (IGJ): welcome and thank you for joining us for
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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Accessibility

New England Artists & Organizations Selected for Walking Together Grants

NEFA joins the US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAOs) to announce the 96 grant recipients - 12 in New England - of Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color.
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Fostering regional, national, and international connections

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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