We are pleased to announce our Spring 2024 interns at A&BC! Our internship program is structured to provide a comprehensive experience in the fields of arts and non-profit sectors, facilitating professional growth and hands-on learning. The interns have demonstrated a commendable dedication to arts and a strong inclination towards contributing to the creative community. Their involvement spans critical areas such as art administration and the legal aspects of art, where their contributions are anticipated to be highly valuable. Let’s give a warm welcome to our new interns. Arts Administrat ..read more

We are thrilled to introduce you to the cohort of Fall 2023 interns! A&BC’s internship program is designed to offer an immersive, hands-on experience within the realm of arts and non-profit organizations. Our team has been working directly with these interns since September and has seen firsthand their love for the arts and their commitment to supporting the creative community. Whether it’s the world of art administration or the complex landscape of art law, they are poised to make a significant impact. Please join us in welcoming… The Legal Interns: Tana Ali-Kizi (she/her) Tana is a thir ..read more

During a challenging time to make art, Daniel Callahan is immersed in projects. A multimedia artist who currently resides in Jamaica Plain, Callahan works in music, painting, digital photography, sculpture, film, writing, and performance. He is a recipient of the Donor Circle for the Arts Grant and the New England Foundation for the Arts Creative City Grant as well as a Mass Cultural Council’s CYD Teaching Artists Fellow and 2021 Creative Entrepreneurship Fellow of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston. For an artist with such a range of talents, there isn’t a line between each of ..read more

Our partners at Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation have two new grant programs available to help small businesses continue to recover from the pandemic. While not all of the artists and arts organizations we work with will be eligible for these funds, we encourage you to read on and find out if you qualify! If you are a creative business and think you meet the eligibility requirements, please reach out! We would be happy to guide you through the application process. Contact: mail@artsandbusinesscouncil.org Please note that applications will close on April 4th, 2022. New Applicant Grant P ..read more

The Arts & Business Council is delighted to announce the preservation of Western Avenue | Studio & Lofts, a vibrant artist community in Lowell, Massachusetts, through purchase of the property as the next phase of our Creative Campus Initiative.  Karl Frey, a real estate developer, founded Western Avenue | Studios & Lofts 17 years ago as an affordable space for more than 350 artists to live, work, and run their creative businesses. The complex, located on the Pawtucket Canal in Lowell, Massachusetts, includes 250 studio units and 50 live/work units where artists reside and prac ..read more

February Artist Updates A glimpse into what our past and present Creative Entrepreneur Fellows and Walter Feldman Fellows have been working on. Photo Credits: Daniel Callahan     Daniel Callahan’s (CEF ‘21) film Come On In has been picked up for distribution by Gravitas Ventures and will be released on February 8. www.danielcallahan.com     Photo Credits: Julia Csekö     Julia Csekö (WFF ‘16) is currently an artist in residence at Sculpture Space in Utica taking part in their winter cohort. She is also presenting a solo show at Montserrat College of Art title ..read more

The A&BC is excited to welcome three new board members, all of whom are alumnae of the A&BC’s artist fellowship programs! Bithyah Israel Founder, City Strings United Boston native Bithyah Israel is a community organizer, cellist, composer, vocalist and video editor whose work centers on social justice and equal access for communities of color. A woman of Dominican and European descent and child of the inner city, Bithyah’s lived experience has rendered a dedication to and belief in the power of community spirit. She is founder of City Strings United, a creative youth development o ..read more

Sara Alrehaili (she/her) Legal Intern Sara is a 2021 LLM graduate from Boston University School of Law. Originally from Medina, Saudi Arabia, Sara completed her undergraduate studies with a bachelor’s degree in Law from Taibah University. Before coming to Boston, she worked as a legal intern in a local office and as in-house counsel for her family’s business in Saudi Arabia. Sara is interested in Intellectual Property, Contracts, and transactional law, which led her to pursue a concentration in IP during her graduate studies. Armed with her own belief in equality for all, she has been an activ ..read more

Sarah Meyers Brent | Pink | 30 x 40 inches, Acrylic and charcoal on canvas Sarah Brent (Walter Feldman Fellow 2015) and three other artists will present their works at the Chase Young Gallery Summer Group Show from August 4th to September 25th. In addition, a number of Sarah’s small works are on view at the Coastal Contemporary Gallery as part of their Summer Salon.   Jeanne Ciravolo | Vision     Jeanne Ciravolo (Feldman 2020) work has recently been exhibited in Semblance at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati; Womens’ Work at the Indianapolis Art Center, Indianap ..read more

Photo credit: OJ Slaughter for WBUR Anthony Peyton Young (Feldman 2019) is one of the ARTery 25 Artists of Color this year. His series They Have Names is a collage of portraits presenting Black lives cut short by white violence.     Ngoc-Tran Vu’s (CEF 2019) exhibition My Lightwork: A Journey to Honor My Ancestors, Culture, and Memories is on view through December 10 at Regis College.             Robyn Thompson-Duong (CEF 2021) will be presenting her latest show at Atac Gallery 160 in Framingham, with an opening reception on October 28th as well as an ad ..read more