Visual Arts in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties - Updated Weekly!
Resources for Artists: Grants / Financial Assistance / Workshops / Webinars
updated 9/21/2026
Resources that may be helpful for western MA visual artists and creative small businesses. Note that many grants have deadlines to apply. Also keep an eye on the local "Calls to Artists / Artist Opportunities" section in the weekly newsletter.
- Grants for Creative Individuals via MCC - deadline 10/27/26
- Public Art Learning Fund grant via NEFA - deadline 10/13/26
- LCC Grants for Community-Based Arts & Culture Projects via MCC - deadline 10/15/26
- Tribal Cultural Council Program via MCC - deadline 10/15/26
- Public Art for Spatial Justice grant via NEFA - deadline 12/1/26
- FY27 Funding Opportunities (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) from MCC
- Humanities in Place from the Mellon Foundation - rolling deadline
- Business Resources for Creatives & Entrepreneurs from MCC
- Free Professional Development Workshops for Artists from Assets for Artists
- Mentorship Residency Program via Indigo Arts Alliance - rolling deadline
- Artist Opportunities via Creative Capital
- Jobs & Opportunities via NEFA
- Find a Grant via NEFA
- Free Business Basics Webinar via Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) - workshops held first Mondays and third Thursdays
- Creative Capital Award via Creative Capital
- Activists & Artists in Residence at Kripalu
- Emergency Grants from Foundation for Contemporary Arts - monthly
- Rural Relief Small Business Grants - new round coming
- The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant for painters, printmakers, and sculptors - no deadline
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants - no deadline
- AES Resource List (UMass Arts Extension Service)
- Emergency Aid from Artists' Fellowship
- Arts Resources from NALAC
- Small Business Legal Clinic at WNE School of Law
- Artist Resources from CUE
- Leveler's Peer to Peer Wealth Distribution
- Emergency Grants from CERF+
