What's New
MCC Invests $200,000 in New Artist Live/Work Spaces
Seven Municipalities and Five Artist Spaces Receive ArtistLink Grants; Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston Receives Funding to Explore Creative Space Development in Mass.
Announcing Two Grant Opportunities from ArtistLink
The ArtistLink Initiative is announcing up to four Artist Space Challenge Grants to municipalities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts AND up to four Systems Replacement & Maintenance Planning Grants to owners of artist live-work or work-only buildings in Massachusetts.
Western Avenue Studios Live/Work Units for Lease in Lowell
The Western Avenue Studios in Lowell is a project ArtistLink has been proud to support, and the community at Western Avenue Studios is expanding.
The Future of Boston's Greenway
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, as you may know, is the final phase of the Big Dig: the transformation of the old I-93 (which the Dig sent underground) into a series of parks and public spaces.
Funding for Creative Economy Businesses in Worcester
The City of Worcester, in partnership with property owners in the Creative Economy District, has announced a funding initiative for entrepreneurs and business owners interested in opening or expanding a creative economy retail business.
Homebuying Classes in Boston
From the Boston Redevelopment Authority's Artist Space Initiative Boston blog - a great resource for Boston-area artists - comes this reminder about educational opportunities for first-time buyers.
Kresge Foundation shifting focus to cultural facilities renovation & repair projects
The Kresge Foundation in Troy, Michigan, has announced a new national strategy for its arts and culture program to help foster the long-term financial stability of arts groups.
Ford Foundation Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grants
Leveraging Investments in Creativity (one of the founding organizations behind ArtistLink) has announced an open call for proposals to the Ford Foundation Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development Grant program.
"Assets for Artists" joins forces with the City of Pittsfield!
The City of Pittsfield and Berkshire Creative's Assets for Artists program have announced a partnership to help two artists buy homes in Pittsfield and an additional eight artists start new or expand existing art businesses in the City.
Open Call for MetLife Foundation Innovative Space Awards
Leveraging Investments in Creativity (one of the founding organizations behind ArtistLink), in collaboration with MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and supported by a funding partnership of the MetLife Foundation and the Ford Foundation, has announced an open call for entries to the 2010 MetLife Foundation Innovative Space Awards, a grant-making program of Space for Change: Building Community through Innovative Spaces.





