Dance Films Association
Dance / Film (National)
A nonprofit service organization that serves as a go-between for users and makers of dance films. DFA is a member organization, connecting artists, distributors, curators, viewers, students, and public and university libraries.
DanceMotion USASM
Performing Arts (National)
Sends American dance companies overseas to connect with audiences and communities through dance workshops, lecture demonstrations, public performances and other arts education activities.
Fulbright Program
General (International)
The U.S. Fulbright Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctorial candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience.
Harpo Foundation
Visual Arts (National)
The Harpo Foundation grant program awards 10 to 15 grants annually to support the production of new work by visual artists. They also support two fellowship programs: the Native American Fellowship, to support the development of artists and the potential for inter-cultural dialog; and the Emerging Artist Fellowship, for visual artists 25 years and older who need time and space to explore ideas and start new projects.
Hire Culture
General (Massachusetts)
A free, searchable database of cultural employment opportunities of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
(MCC) Massachusetts Cultural Council
General (Massachusetts)
The Massachusetts Cultural Council is a state agency that promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and contribute to the economic vitality of our communities. Grants, Fellowships, Residencies and more.
(NEA) National Endowment for the Arts
Performing Arts (National)
The National Endowment for the Arts seeks to fund groundbreaking, innovative theater and musical theater in the American spirit that is bold, passionate, profound, creative, and engaging and that demonstrates serious, exceptional, and rigorous aesthetic values.
(NEFA) New England Foundation for the Arts
General (New England)
The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is a nonprofit organization that provides leadership and resources that benefit artists, the public, arts funders, and policymakers throughout New England and beyond.
New England Film
Film (New England)
An online publication providing New England independent film making news, articles, event and job listings, discussion boards, casting calls, crew calls, and more.
(NYFA) New York Foundation for the Arts
General (New York and National)
Links to grants, learning programs and opportunities specific to NYC and nationwide.
P.O.V. For FilmMakers
Film (National)
From grant opportunities to engagement strategies, this branch of PBS has parsed out exactly what you will need to get your documentary made and seen.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation
General (National)
One year grants to individual artists working in the U.S. for painters, sculptors, printmakers.
Puffin Foundation
General (National)
Grants of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars in the following fields: visual arts, writing, photography, video, public interest and documentary, music and dance, and theatre. Projects must have social relevance.
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
General (Rhode Island)
Grants in drawing, printmaking, design, dance, music, painting, crafts, film, video, literature, photography, and media arts. Open to Rhode Island individuals.