"Sit and Let Your Spirit Soar" Benches

Find Their Permanent Homes

On October 8th, all 19 of the Sit and Let Your Spirit Soar benches found their permanent homes! Thank you to all of the artists for sharing your creativity and talents with the Newton community. We also want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our online auction. You helped us raise over $5,500 for our Spring 2023 public art program! We look forward to planning something special to brighten the city with color and creativity next spring. 

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor The Village Bank, the City of Newton's Department of Public Works and Parks, Recreation & Culture, and the Newton Cultural Council for their support.

"Let's All Heal" 

By Ngoc-Tran Vu

Location: MassGeneral Bringham NW Hospital

"Why Sit When You Can Stand?"

By Harun Zankel

Location: Johnny's Luncheonette, Newton Centre

"Trip to Portugal"

By Kate Holloway

Location: Private home in West Newton.

"Pop Art"

By Howie Green

Location: Private home in Newton Centre.

"Pink Lemonade"

By Sage Widder

Location: Private home in Waban.

"Map to Boston"

By New Art Center

Students

Location: Hipstitch in West Newton.

Fall Community Micro Grant Application

NOW OPEN

Newton Community Pride's Fall 2022 Community Micro Grant application is now OPEN! This program is available for creatives, organizations, non-profits, area councils & neighborhood groups whose events, beautification, or service projects are consistent with our mission. This is an opportunity to apply for seed money to support your projects, events, and programs that will occur on or before June 30, 2023.  Grants range from $300 to $1,500. Applicants need to be either a Newton resident or their event/project needs to benefit the Newton community and occur in the City of Newton.

Just TWO weeks left to apply!  The application closes on November 1. Applicants will be notified of their grant on or before November 18th.  

Learn more here.

News From Our Grantees

23rd Annual Halloween Window Painting

The Newton Parks, Recreation & Culture Department is hosting the 23rd Annual Halloween Window Painting Event on October 29. The deadline for priority registration is TODAY, October 14, 2022. Registration after this date will incur a late fee of $5. The event, open to all Newton children in grades 3-8, will feature original creative artwork painted directly on participating merchant windows in six villages: Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Nonantum, and West Newton. 

Find details, rules, and a link to register here.

Newton Community Pride is proud to support PR&C with a Community Grant as the "The Great Pumpkin" Sponsor for this event.

Support Our Impactful Programming

At Newton Community Pride we love what we do and hope you do too!  From city-wide public art & free music festivals to tending to 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 donating today to help us continue to bring arts, culture, beautification, and service to Newton.

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

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Kazuko & Bill Oliver

Plaut Mahoney Family

Gavris Family