Janet Echelman's "As If It Were Already Here" on The Greenway

Supporting cross-sector collaborations to promote creative problem solving and expand arts participation


When the arts are integrated in other sectors – be that business, government, the sciences, health care, or nonprofits – it fosters creative problem-solving, broadens arts participation, and promotes a virtuous cycle of further investment into the arts.

“Creative placemaking” integrates arts and creativity into community planning and development to strengthen the social, physical, and economic fabrics of communities.

Grantmaking in Spanning Sectors

City of Boston

To support the City of Boston’s participation in attending the Creative Land Trust Summit to further its department-wide learning and advancement of its charitable impact related to the use of Land Trusts

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New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc.

To support participation at the Creative Land Trust Summit in San Francisco, California

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Boston Foundation, Inc.

To support Cultural Space Readiness Technical Assistance Pilot Program

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Grantmaking Inquiries

The Arts + Creativity program is currently undergoing a strategic refresh to align grantmaking efforts with the evolving needs of the sector.

During this time, we are not accepting inquiries for new grant proposals so that we can focus on supporting our current grantees.