January 2 017
IN THIS ISSUE  Join us for a Creative City Info Session in  Boston  | Learn about Changes to the National Dance Project  | Register for CCX 2017 | Read about Recently Awarded Grants Apply for a Grant |  Work at NEFA | Events/Opportunities
OperaHub - El Gato Con Botas
Join us for a Creative City Info Session in Boston!
Creative City program manager Kim Szeto is excited to offer a series of information sessions. Creative City makes grants to Boston-area artists of all artistic disciplines who are taking their practice into the public realm and expanding public participationThese free events are designed to help artists prepare applications. Participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the program background and the grant guidelines in advance. 
Registration is strongly encouraged; sessions may be cancelled if registration is low.
Image: OperaHub's El Gato con Botas, by Cayuga Strategies, LLC.
Learn about Changes to the National Dance Project
National Dance Project (NDP) has announced a series of design changes to the program.  These design changes are supported in part by a two-year renewed grant of $3,629,400 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
 
These changes are the result of extensive program and field research. In November 2016,  NEFA released a report by Metris Arts Consulting, entitled  Moving Dance Forward: NEFA's National Dance Project at 20 & Critical Field Trends
Image: Moving Dance Forward, designed by the Brand Collective; cover image is Alonzo King LINES Ballet photographed by RJ Muna. 
Register for CCX 2017!
 
Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) 
June 8-9, 2017 | New London, CT
Creative Communities Exchange (CCX) is a two-day training and professional development convening that supports creative entrepreneurs, city planners, small businesses, and the arts sector to apply successful creative economy strategies in their communities.
$100 through 4.14 | $150 after

Thank You Creatives Count Participants

NEFA will unveil the creative economy employment report at the CCX. Thanks to all who participated in our Creatives Count survey, the report will better reflect the diversity of creative work from across the region. Congratulations to the gift card winners!
Read about Recently Awarded Grants
Apply for a Grant

Grant deadlines are at 11:59 PM ET, with staff available until 5:00 PM ET.
2.13.17

Work at NEFA

NEFA seeks full-time Salesforce and IT Administrator
Deadline to apply:  1.27.17 
Events/Opportunities
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MISSION
NEFA builds connections among artists, arts organizations, and funders, powering the arts to energize communities in New England, the nation, and the world. 
ABOUT NEFA
The New England Foundation for the Arts invests in the arts to enrich communities in New England and beyond. NEFA accomplishes this by granting funds to artists and cultural organizations; connecting them to each other and their audiences; and analyzing their economic contributions. NEFA serves as a regional partner for the National Endowment for the Arts, New England's state arts agencies, and private foundations.  Learn more at nefa.org