We provide funding to support artists and organizations that expand access to the arts, foster community connections, and strengthen the creative sector. Made possible through private donations from our generous supporters, these grants help sustain a vibrant, inclusive arts community across the region.
ARTS FOUNDATION GRANTS
2025 Artist Grant Recipients
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$3,000
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$8,000
An artist residency program in Osterville.
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$2,500
A fiber art exhibit that will feature live demonstrations to educate and engage the public in the diverse range of fiber art forms, including rug braiding, weaving, spinning, felting, quilting, and more.
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$3,000
A video documentary that demonstrates the healing power of music therapy for individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
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$3,500
Drumming for Recovery, a therapeutic drumming class for adults living with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), in partnership with WellStrong in East Falmouth.
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$1,000
Free weekly capoeira classes offered at Nauset Fit Co. in Orleans by Capoeira Besouro Cape Cod.
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$5,000
The actor, playwright, and filmmaker will adapt his stage play into a short film, “Remembering When I Used to Remember.” The piece places a spotlight on the memory-loss community, offering empathy, care, and compassion for individuals living with dementia as well as their loved ones and caregivers.
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$2,000
A community cookbook, “Around Our Table,” that features a series of published columns and which aims to document, preserve, and celebrate Nantucket residents, their stories, and their family recipes.
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$2,500
Lee and Tennessee, a live performance at the Cape Cod Museum of Art that will meld theater with visual art featuring Shabott as Lee Krasner and actors John Dennis Anderson and Luke Bosco performing “Something Cloudy, Something Clear.”
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$5,000
Cody Plays, free hyper-local, one-act plays written in the span of a few days for and about guests who are a part of the Outer Cape community. Performances are held at the Wilde Theater at the Gifford House weekly in the summer and monthly in the off-season.
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$4,500
The InkLine Project is a series of short, animated films created by author Lauren Wolk-Hall and visual artist Jackie Reeves. Each piece explores themes of identity, resilience, and resistance using creativity as an act of expression and survival.
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$3,130
Musical Discoveries, a music enrichment program for children and families being served by the Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center in Barnstable.
2025 Organization Grant Recipients
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$5,000
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$1,500
Music, puppet theater, and mindfulness workshops for older adults or individuals with disabilities.
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$2,000
Creative Encounters, a seasonal artist-centered series, taking place from spring through winter 2025, that includes free and low-cost artist talks, interactive demonstrations, and museum-wide open houses to reduce barriers to participating and accessing the arts.
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$1,500
A free community concert on July 29th at the Federated Church of Hyannis featuring Genghis Barbie, an all-female French horn quartet.
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$5,000
The 2026 Cape Cod Open Sculpture Invitational, opening on April 16, 2026, that is free and open to the public and will feature pieces created by 35 sculptors.
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$8,000
A school matinee project that will welcome over 2,000 local students in kindergarten through 12th grade to see live theatrical performances followed by talkbacks with cast, crew, musicians, and production staff.
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$3,500
Five free summer community shows in June, July, and August that take place outside the Falmouth Public Library as well as the West Falmouth Library. Performances include ones tied to the Juneteenth holiday as well as the 4th of July celebration.
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$4,000
A production of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” in November 2025 that will feature children and adults living with disabilities in partnership with Esprit, a Centerville-based nonprofit.
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$2,500
A project to implement year-round accessibility measures to ensure artists and guests with differing abilities can access free public events.
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$2,500
A return of a juried art show that came to Highfield Hall in 2018, Trailblazers: Celebrating Contemporary Japanese Prints, which will bring over 136 contemporary prints (woodblock, intaglio, lithography, etching, aquatint, silkscreen, and contemporary digital innovations) created by over 100 Japanese printmakers, from June 21st to October 26th. The exhibit will feature workshops and presentations on Japanese music, cuisine, visual arts, wellness practices, children’s activities, and more.
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$10,000
The SparkRoom, a vibrant, school-based makerspace where students in 8th through 12th grade collaborate with local artists and makers, exploring apparel design, digital arts, printmaking, prototyping, and more.
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$2,000
A two-day artist-in-residence program in which Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra teach students at Mashpee Middle-High School one day and perform for them the next.
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$3,500
A series of public concerts, Pop-Up Practices, featuring local musicians who perform free shows in downtown Orleans every Saturday in the fall of 2025 and spring of 2026.
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$4,500
From the Earth, a series of six workshops which guide participants in foraging, ink and paper making, creating woven objects, and quiet observations of the fragile ecosystems that surround us.
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$2,500
19th Annual Provincetown Dance Festival which will take place Friday, August 22nd through Saturday, August 23rd, bringing together over 60 artists and companies from throughout the world to perform a variety of dance forms, including Flamenco, Chinese, hip-hop, ballet, contemporary, classical Indian, Irish dance, ballroom, jazz, and more.
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$2,000
The nonprofit’s 12th season which features an eclectic series of more than 30 cultural events, ranging from intimate live concerts to readings to artist talks to curated walks.
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$2,000
The 11th Annual Vinegrass Music Festival which will take place on Sunday, October 5th at Truro Vineyards and will feature over 30 musicians performing a range of American roots music.
Previous Grant Recipients by Year
2024
2023
2022
2019
2021
2020
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Here for the next era of arts and artists.
Pete Hocking
Painter, Wellfleet