Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $50,000. This grant will support the residency programs that are the cornerstone of the work BCA does, providing the region's artists with vital support in the form of financial resources as well as free or deeply subsidized artist studios, rehearsal space, and performance venues. The NEA will award 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants.

"The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country's vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation," said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. "It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place, including the residency programs of Boston Center for the Arts."

"We are grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for their continued support of our residency programs. This award will directly further our mission to support Boston's artists and make Boston a place where artists can thrive," said Kristi Keefe, CEO of Boston Center for the Arts (BCA). BCA offers varied arts programming and multi-disciplinary residency programs—ranging from seven days to three-year residencies—that provide pivotal opportunities for artists to grow and further their work. In receiving this grant, BCA is pleased to be recognized by the NEA as playing such a key role in growing and sustaining Boston's artistic, cultural, and economic well-being.

For more information on other projects included in the NEA's grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.