Application Deadline: April 14, 2023

Supporting projects at the intersection of arts and social service – where gifts, talents, and creativity meet human need.

Intersections like Arts &… Culture & Heritage; the Economy; the Environment; Family Success; Health & Wellness, Infrastructure, Innovation, Social Justice; and more.

Learn More about Our 2023 Grantees

Organization Project Amount
Casita Cultura Latina Somos Latinidad: Intersectional Identities Expressed through Art and Dialogue $15,000.00
College of the Holy Cross Mary Day Reenactment $9,000.00
Community Music School of Springfield Contribution in Honor of Vanessa Ford $500.00
Guardians of Tradition Where there's roots, there's power! $15,000.00
Innovation Learning Center Creative Minds - A Creative CARE Project $15,000.00
Learning First Foundation, Inc Youth Mural Project $15,000.00
Legendary Legacies, Inc. Legendary Podcast Program $15,000.00
Living In Freedom Together (LIFT), Inc. Clothing & Accessories: Not For Sale $15,000.00
Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Jazz Brasileiro in the Park: An Evening Celebrating Brazilian Culture and Music $15,000.00
Music Mania Television (fs Worcester Roots Project) Show Me The Funny: Stand-up Comedy Workshops for Seniors $15,000.00
No Evil Project, Inc. Celebrating Culture and Resilience of Native and Indigenous People $15,000.00
Open Sky Community Services Furniture Adaptive Recovery Teaching (ART) $15,000.00
Rainbow Child Development Center Poetry - The Window of the Soul & Art - The Reflection of Emotions $10,775.00
The Shine Initiative Mindmatters Mobile Mural $7,500.00
Worcester Arts Council of City of Worcester 2024 WAC Fellowships $10,000.00
Worcester Center for Crafts (WCC) Glass Mosaic Making $15,000.00
Worcester Cultural Coalition Create 508 $15,000.00
Worcester Public Library Foundation "You Belong Here!" Large-Scale Public Art and Lighting Project $15,000.00
WriteBoston Creative Expressions Workshop at ALTAS Summer Program $14,000.00
$246,775.00

Interested in learning more? Watch this video orientation featuring a presentation by Vanessa Ford on why and how her organization got involved in intersectional work, followed by details about the grant program.

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Creative Intersections

The Creative Intersections Grant Program supports new ideas, or innovations to existing projects, that leverage the arts as a tool and catalyst to respond to human need in a way that is authentic, inclusive and equitable. The spirit of this fund is to support projects that combine non-arts sector programming with the arts, and create pathways for collaboration and innovation.

Eligibility

Multidisciplinary, intersectional projects service any underserved population will be considered. Intersectional projects must incorporate an arts sector and a social sector combination. For example:

Applications must be submitted by 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, or a nonprofit in a documented fiscal sponsorship relationship with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Scope and Limitations

Evaluation Priority

What We Will Not Fund

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