Submitted by alyssakeil on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 4:56pm
Howard Art Project, a gallery, studio, and performance space new to Fields Corner, has announced a call for submissions, in conjunction with MOLTENi NET WORKS! Over a year ago, NCAA (New Craft Artists in Action) team captain launched MOLTENi NET WORKS in Boston. Brinking together makers and players in collaborative exchange, the project aims to create functional, hand-crafted basketball nets for neglected public hoops without nets. The project is designed to inspire creative problem solving, urban upkeep, and to link artists, athletes, and neighbors. The project has spread as far as South Africa - do you have any ideas for a net you would like to see in Dorchester? Check out the projects website here.
Submitted by alyssakeil on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:40am
Are you an artist? The Dorchester Community Food Coop is searching for a logo for the upcoming Winter Farmers' Market. Submit your design! If your logo is chosen, it will be featured on bags, banners, and shirts at the Market. You will also receive a $25 gift certificate to a Dorchester restaurant! Submissions will be accepted by email. The deadline for the logo contest is December 10, so start those sketches now!
Submitted by GreenDorchester... on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 2:41pm
The Fuller-Bailey Neighborhood Association has received a grant to purchase 15 trash cans to help address litter problems in their community. They are seeking artists who can create a design that will acknowledge the donor, establish an appealing, unified look and encourage people to use the cans. Neighborhood volunteers are available to paint. Interested artists please contact Tim, DiehlRE@gmail.com or 617-817-1813.
A limited number of slots are still available for Boston residents to attend the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer program, Days in the Arts at Tanglewood (DARTS)! Days in the Arts at Tanglewood is a five day arts-immersion sleepover program in the Berkshires for kids who are just completing 5th, 6th and 7th grades in Massachusetts. The camp serves a total of 400 students per summer and there are a maximum of only 50 students per week. DARTS students choose a workshop area (instrumental music, visual arts, vocal music, dance, or theater/drama) in which they will focus during the week, but the students will be exposed to and experience activities in all areas of the arts. Tuition is $250 for Boston residents and includes housing, transportation during the program and between Boston and the Berkshires, all meals, tickets and admissions for the week.
We currently have space available during most weeks of the program, which begins on June 27th and goes through August 19th. Note that students may only attend DARTS once as a camper, for one week.
To register for DARTS, please visit www.bso.org and download a Boston resident application (located in the Education Section of the site, where there is information about Days in the Arts). Make sure to circle the week(s) you are available, and a DARTS staff member will contact you to place you in a week that we still have availability. Right now, we have the most availability in weeks 2 (July 4-8), 4 (July 18-22), 6 (Aug. 1-5), 7 (Aug. 8-12), and 8 (Aug. 11-15), though slots could become available in all the weeks if we have students who have to drop out at the last minute. We will place students as soon as we have your registration form and deposit. A limited amount of financial assistance is available, and you should contact the DARTS office (darts@bso.org) to request an application.
To receive more information or an application for the program, please contact the DARTS office at the Boston Symphony Orchestra by email at darts@bso.org.
Submitted by JoelWool on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 11:03am
Visual Arts Class: Get your creative juices flowing during a series of 8 classes being offered at and by Codman Academy. Engage in playful art-making activities of several kinds – including acrylic painting and working with clay. Leave the studio rested, refreshed, and inspired. Wear or bring old clothes, t-shirt or smock.
Instructors: Bobby Brown and Joan Green
When: 6-8 PM on Wednesday evenings beginning 3/23 and continuing through 5/18 (no class on 4/20)
Where: Codman Academy science classroom, main building
For more information, contact Shalaun Brown, Office Manager, Codman Academy
Submitted by JoelWool on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 11:06am
Creative Capital's next grant round, for Film/Video and Visual Arts, will open on February 1, 2011.
To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:
A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
At least 25 years old
A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
Not a full-time student
Though the Inquiry Form will not be available until February 1, complete grant guidelines are now available on our website. We will also be hosting info sessions online and in select cities nationwide.
About the Projects We Fund
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. Acting as a catalyst for the development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, we support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their artforms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their craft, yet are also boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.
About the Application Process
To apply for a Creative Capital grant, an artist must first submit an online Inquiry Form regarding his or her project. The Inquiry Form for Film/Video and Visual Arts will be available on the Creative Capital website on February 1, 2011. Inquiry Forms must be submitted by March 1, 2011. After the Inquiry phase, selected applicants will advance through two further application phases during the year, and grantees will be announced in January 2012. The Inquiry Form will reopen in February 2012 for Emerging Fields, Innovative Literature and Performing Arts.
About the Inquiry Form
Applying artists should be prepared to describe how a grant would be a catalyst for artistic and professional growth at this time, the influences that inform their work, and how their work takes an inventive and original approach to form and content. The Inquiry Form also asks for a total budget figure and for artists to identify audience(s) for their project and any possible presenting venues.
The Dorchester Symphony Orchestra is currently seeking energetic, committed individuals to serve on their Board Of Directors. The Board members will help the orchestra:
- Raise funds for future concerts
- Reach larger and more diverse audiences in Dorchester
- Maintain the orchestra’s exceptionally high level of playing
Submitted by JoelWool on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:46am
Young women: show your power with a pen! GLOW (Girls' Leadership, Organized Women) Boston is holding an essay contest for girls in grades 7-12 (or ages 12-19). The contest calls for an answer, in 1500 words or less, to the prompt "If you could, what would you change about your school, community, or city?" What is needed to put the plan in action? What makes it an important change? Glow Boston offers publishing opportunities, scholarship money, books and other prizes to competition winners. Finalists will also be paired with a local female author who will mentor them and give the student free copies of her book. Cash prizes and gift certificates for teachers and youth workers who collect the most submissions. The essay's final deadline is Jan 7, 2011. Contact Leah Moschella for more information.
Are you an artist? The Dorchester Community Food Coop is searching for a logo for the upcoming Winter Farmers' Market. Submit your design! If your logo is chosen, it will be featured on bags, banners, and shirts at the Market. You will also receive a $25 gift certificate to a Dorchester restaurant! Submissions will be accepted by 
A limited number of slots are still available for Boston residents to attend the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer program, Days in the Arts at Tanglewood (DARTS)! Days in the Arts at Tanglewood is a five day arts-immersion sleepover program in the Berkshires for kids who are just completing 5th, 6th and 7th grades in Massachusetts. The camp serves a total of 400 students per summer and there are a maximum of only 50 students per week. DARTS students choose a workshop area (instrumental music, visual arts, vocal music, dance, or theater/drama) in which they will focus during the week, but the students will be exposed to and experience activities in all areas of the arts. Tuition is $250 for Boston residents and includes housing, transportation during the program and between Boston and the Berkshires, all meals, tickets and admissions for the week.
A performance that teaches history! A most unique, energetic and educational form of entertainment for your next function or gathering! 
Young women: show your power with a pen! GLOW (Girls' Leadership, Organized Women) Boston is holding an essay contest for girls in grades 7-12 (or ages 12-19). The contest calls for an answer, in 1500 words or less, to the prompt "If you could, what would you change about your school, community, or city?" What is needed to put the plan in action? What makes it an important change? Glow Boston offers publishing opportunities, scholarship money, books and other prizes to competition winners. Finalists will also be paired with a local female author who will mentor them and give the student free copies of her book. Cash prizes and gift certificates for teachers and youth workers who collect the most submissions. The essay's final deadline is Jan 7, 2011. Contact 