Black History Month

Celebrated

A big thank you to our program partners & attendees that made our Black History Month events so inspirational, joyful, and fun! It was wonderful to see our community come together and enjoy the array of free programs offered throughout February. 

Watch our Black History Month recap below highlighting the screening of the powerful movie TILL at ShowcaseSuperlux, author visit and reading with Jabari Asim at Newtonville Books, Black Art celebration & art-making with the New Art Center, An Evening of Blacknificence at FUUSN, and the Slam Theatre produced by Jamaal Eversley at Nearby Gallery.

Spring 2023 Community Micro Grant

NOW OPEN

Newton Community Pride is excited to announce our Spring 2023 Community Micro Grant application is now OPEN! This program is for artists, arts organizations, community groups, and individuals whose events, beautification, or service projects are consistent with our mission and take place in the city of Newton.  Events, projects, and programs must occur on or before August 31, 2023. Apply today! 

Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship

Deadline March 10

Our deadline is fast approaching. Parents, if you have a senior who intends on pursuing the arts in college let them know that the Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship application is open but the deadline for applying is March 10th. NCP would love to hear from them! Now in its second year, $1,000 will be awarded in May 2023 to 3 high school seniors attending Newton North, Newton South, and to a METCO student attending either NNHS or NSHS. High School applicants are encouraged to submit an essay, application, and example of their creative work to their high school guidance department by March 10, 2023. More information and scholarship details here.

News from our Grantees



Interfaith Music Night

Please join your neighbors for an Interfaith Music Night on March 18th at Grace Episcopal Church in Newton. This will be a music-centric celebration and gathering of different religious representatives from the Newton and Boston areas. The event will feature short talks from interfaith leaders in each tradition, framed with musical performances. It is free and open to all, including non-religious community members. This special evening features young religious scholars and leaders from Boston College, Harvard Divinity School, and Boston University. There will also be a brief panel-style Q&A session facilitated by the host, inviting community dialogue. 

Interfaith Music Night is a Fall 2022 NCP Community Micro Grant Recipient.

Haiku Newton

Do you love poetry? Haiku Newton wants you to submit your favorite and original haiku for the 2nd annual Haiku Newton project this spring.  Haiku Newton places poems on lawn signs throughout our village centers and public spaces. Passersby were surprised and delighted to encounter the haikus in parks or along busy sidewalks last year and it is back to delight residents once again. 

Anyone can submit one or two haikus on some aspect of time, nature, renewal, or life. Submissions will be accepted until March 22. Two dozen winning poems will be featured on signs that will travel to several sites in Newton, beginning in early April and into May. This year, every poem submitted will be available for perusing in a notebook binder at the main branch of the Newton Public Library during Poetry Month and will receive an honorarium of $25.00.

Click here to submit.

Haiku Newton is a Fall 2022 NCP Community Micro Grant Recipient.

Newton Cultural Development

Artful Pianos

Attention artists! The city of Newton's Cultural Development Office is looking for individual artists or artist teams to transform pianos into works of art for their Artful Piano Project. These gorgeous and playable pianos will be delivered to community gathering spots across the city early this summer and will be cared for by volunteer "piano pals" so they can endure the elements.  

These pianos act as a centerpiece of music, community, and art during the summer. The goal of this project is to create an interactive experience for the public to connect with their creativity and each other.

To apply for this project, fill out this survey and send samples of your work to culture@newtonma.gov. Applications are due March 14.

The city of Newton's Cultural Development Office, Artful Piano Project is a 2023 NCP Community Grant Recipient.

Support Our Impactful Programming Today

We hope you will consider Newton Community Pride and all we do in your charitable giving this year. We are a small but mighty nonprofit and rely solely on support from our business partners, individual gifts, and small grants. From city-wide public art, music concerts, and festivals to caring for our award-winning gardens, and supporting great ideas & events with micro grants and operational support, our small nonprofit couldn't do any of it without your help. Please consider showing your Newton community pride by making a tax-deductible donation online or by mail today and help us continue bringing art, culture, beautification, and service to Newton. Our mailing address is 1294 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459

It may feel like winter this week, but Spring is only 17 days away! Enjoy this photo of NCP volunteers caring for our gardens.

Newton Community Pride is a 501c3 nonprofit. Tax Id # 22-2793743

Mailing Address: 1294 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459

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Plaut Mahoney Family * Fasciano Family

Gavris Family * Meryl Kessler & Scott Oran