Culture

Culture Count is a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts that expands the breadth of information about the programmatic and financial impacts of New England's cultural sector.  This information in vital to cultural organizational administrators, policy makers, and the general public.  It makes possible an unprecedented level of analysis and helps highlight the importance of cultural assets to the regional economy.  One of Culture Count’s most innovative components is its Impact Calculator, an interactive cultural economic impact analysis tool that demonstrates the economic impa

Artists for Humanity began with the audacious idea that urban youth could provide a valuable service to their communities through artistic enterprise.  That was 18 years ago.  Today AFH, a Boston-based initiative, is a national model for enriching the lives of youth through the commercial application of their artistic training.  AFH's core innovation is the Youth-Run Arts Micro-Enterprise - paid apprenticeships where talented young individuals team with professional artisans to work on commissioned projects.  Unlike other job or arts programs, these young adults (most are between 14 and 18)

The Boston based initiative, Open Studios Press, is creating new avenues for exposure to emerging artists through the publication of its award winning, low cost, and highly accessible catalog, New American Paintings.  This publication has become a bridge between the creators and consumers of fine art, supporting a new generation of artists nationswide.  Each edition of New American Paintings stems from a regionally focused, juried competition, of which 40 new artists are selected from an entry pool of thousands.  Open Studios Press works with renowned curators to ensure the best pieces are