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Massachusetts

Local Partner: ArtistLink

http://www.artistlink.org

 

Creative Communities Projects

Artistlink.org:

Artistlink provides information, technical assistance, and recoverable grants to promote the development of artist spaces in Massachusetts. ArtistLink services are offered to artists, developers, and municipalities – and the initiative advocates for policy changes at the local and state levels to create affordable space for artists. The project has also fostered a national network of artist space innovators and partners working to integrate artists’ needs into national and local policies. ArtistLink.org is a website that offers comprehensive technical information on artist space development including news on developing projects, a “space toolbox” that contains an online home buying course for artists, and advice on arts zoning for municipalities. Additionally, ArtistLink retains a real estate consultant to provide comprehensive one-on-one assistance to artists, developers, and municipalities working on artist space development projects. As a complement to these activities, the MCC also hosts a companion website featuring a searchable online directory of artist spaces in the state of Massachusetts www.Artspacefinder.org.
 
 

About ArtistLink

The mission of ArtistLink is to improve support systems for working artists in Massachusetts, especially through the promotion of affordable live-work spaces, studios, and other artist spaces. ArtistLink was formed in 2003 through the collaborative efforts and financial support of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), The Boston Foundation (TBF), the LEF Foundation, and LINC. 
 

Grantmaking Period and Focus

July 2003 – September 2008

Artist Space, Information

 

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