The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is seeking nominations for the 2022 Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art.
Donor Name: New England Foundation for the Arts
State: Massachusetts
County: all Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Newell was a champion for the arts in the greater Boston area who believed in the power of the arts and artists in shaping the quality of life in their communities. At NEFA they also believe that public art has the power to inspire more just, vibrant, and welcoming public spaces and public life, and through the Newell Flather Leadership Award in Public Art, they hope to celebrate and lift up leaders, artists, and arts administrators in the field who are helping us live into these new realities. As they continue to celebrate visionary leaders who embody these core values, they celebrate the life and legacy of Newell Flather.
Funding Information
Each receives an unrestricted award of $5,000 in celebration of their leadership and impact in the public art field.
Eligibility Criteria
- Reside full-time and work within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Create/Curate/Support public art that aligns with NEFA’s public art vision and values.
- Help to see, feel, experience, and imagine more just futures for their public spaces and public culture.
- Address the intersectionality of spatial justice and racial justice as critical to cultivating a more vibrant public art ecosystem.
- Recognize the importance of context in public artmaking.
- Inspire more just, vibrant, and welcoming public spaces and public life in Massachusetts.
- Demonstrate a deep connection to place—encompassing both folks from a place as well as folks who have relocated and made deep connections to a place—and commitment to community building through public art.
For more information, visit 2022 Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art.
