Arts and Culture

We're funding programming on City Hall Plaza that uplifts Boston’s diverse communities, responds to the current needs of the arts and culture sector, and restores the use of the Plaza as a space for joy and community.

We’re commissioning temporary monuments and supporting a projection mapping workshop so artists can imagine ways of commemorating the people, places, and events that are important to our communities.

The City of Boston seeks a visionary, collaborative, and dynamic leader to serve as its next Chief of Arts and Culture. This is a cabinet-level position reporting to Mayor Michelle Wu responsible for shaping and championing the city's cultural identity.

The BCC organizational grants provide awards of up to $10,000 to local arts organizations.

The Cultural Investment Grant aims to grow and sustain arts and cultural organizations that have a clear vision of a creative, equitable, and more just city.

The Cultural Space Fund provides funding to seed, stabilize, and expand cultural spaces in the City.

This grant program supports community-focused arts and cultural activations in public spaces.

As the epicenter of the City of Boston, City Hall Plaza is a place where all Boston residents, visitors, and newcomers have access to participate in arts and cultural events.

Boston City Hall is home to several galleries that promote and exhibit the work of Boston artists.

Local artists can paint a City of Boston-owned utility box with their original designs.

The Poet Laureate works to raise the status of poetry in the everyday lives of residents.

We commission permanent and temporary public art projects in the City that engage communities and enrich the urban environment. We also support projects led by artists and community members.

We commission several murals and temporary projects every year as part of the Transformative Public Art Program.

Cultural planning works with City planning and development processes. The goal is to create more opportunities for the local arts and creative community to live, work, and create in Boston.