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May 19, 2022

Three women pose smiling at the camera.

Sharing Appreciation and Encouragement

May 4, 2022

Mural of a little Black boy blowing into a video game cartridge and stars coming out of the other side.

The Ripple Effect: How Communities are Defining Public Art through Impact

Feb 16, 2022

Collage of a young, Black man with a mustache and short hair and a brown woman with jaw length black hair.

National Dance Project Welcomes Two New Advisors

Feb 7, 2022

Illustration of a laptop on the SAM.GOV site.

The Transition from DUNS to UEI: What You Need to Know!

Jan 24, 2022

Screen shot of webinar with text on the left "National Theater Project Overview" and an image of an ASL interpreter on the right.

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant Info Session

Jan 21, 2022

A person in a green hoodie and backwards baseball cap holds a spray paint can while working on a colorful mural

Making it Public: for Artists and Municipalities in Massachusetts

Jan 20, 2022

Four dancers, wearing gray, leap up, forward, or along the floor in front of a white backdrop.

National Dance Project Production Grant Webinar

Jan 14, 2022

Two folks, on a mechanical lift, paint a mural with text, Say Their Names, and a dove.

2022 Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art

Jan 7, 2022

Five male dancers on a stage; one in the center with arms out and gazing upward; two pairs on either side making contact with each other. Costumes are casual street clothing

Connect with NEFA at APAP 2022

Dec 3, 2021

A woman, in red sweatshirts, places a piece of paper next to a plant, in a stone vase.

Reflections from inPUBLIC 2021

Nov 16, 2021

A collage of three images: a young, Asian man holds his leg up, a Black woman leaps, in a ruby-toned, floral dress at the Boston waterfront, and a Black woman leans back, her braids blowing in the wind.

Artist Curation as Collective Action in Dance

Oct 12, 2021

A webinar slide, with folks in squares in the upper right hand corner, and a giant, blue play button over it.

Watch the Public Art Learning Fund Grant Overview Video

Sep 28, 2021

A zoom screenshoot: six folks smile and pose.

Reclaiming Our Space

Sep 21, 2021

A collage of three folks posing with instruments and bright sashes, an animation of a man dropping food to a man trapped in a ditch, and a woman reading from a book into a microphone while gesturing with her hand.

Announcing the 2021 NTP Creation & Touring Grant Projects

Sep 16, 2021

A collage of a Black drum line, a Latinx man in gray who is jumping in front of a white backdrop, and Indigenous folks performing in traditonal garb with red smoke behind them.

Announcing the 2021 NDP Production Grant Projects

Sep 14, 2021

Lily stands in a field of dried branches, holding one arm with another and looking off into the distance. She wears a grass green sweater and a jade necklace on a red string.

"Who Do We Make It For?” Reflections on Environmental Justice, Public Art, and Chinatown Resident Narratives. 標題：“我們為誰而創作？”在環境正義、公共藝術和華埠居民敘事上的沉思

Aug 30, 2021

"Spatial Justice Grants Webinar" text floats in orange and blue galaxies. A white play button in the center.

Watch the Spatial Justice Grants Webinar for the October 18 Deadline

Aug 17, 2021

A Black womxn paints text on glass windows. In an orange frame, another image with "How Will You Create Public Life?" painted on yellow.

Reimagining Public Art: Decolonizing Public Spaces and Grantmaking Practices

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