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March 2019
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Watch Creative City Artists Tell Their Stories
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A man in a white suite with big angelic wings holds a book behind a superimposed play button symbol.
As part of the culmination of the Creative City pilot program, NEFA is publishing a series of seven videos in March and April 2019 to celebrate the artists and the program. Check NEFA.org/CreativeCityLearning for the latest videos.
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Photo: CCX 2017. by Emilie Farrugia/The Day
CCX Registration and Travel Support
Apply by: Tomorrow, 3.22

Any New Englander who connects creative work to community goals is invited to register for the biennial Creative Communities Exchange (CCX). Tickets are $100 before April 12. If cost is a potential barrier for you, please apply for registration and travel support by March 22.
Apply for a Grant
In a field, Karim wearing a tunic plays a drum strapped around his shoulder.
Photo: NEST-supported Karim Nagi | Photo: Chris Cheon
New England States Touring (NEST) Grant
Deadline: 04.01.19 (for projects on or after 07.01.19)

New England States Touring (NEST) provides support to New England-based nonprofit organizations for public presentations and activities by New England artists listed on the CreativeGround directory.
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Communications director Ann Wicks recounts her trip to D.C. with executive director Cathy Edwards for Arts Advocacy Day on NEFA.org . Photo: t he Massachusetts Arts Advocacy Day delegation with representatives from Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley's office.
Four people, wearing name badges, smile.
Two men, wearing name badges, smile in front of a table with food on it.
NEFA’s March 8 Board of Directors meeting included a panel conversation, The Arts as a Medium for International Cultural Exchange , with musician Kinan Azmeh, Jay Raman, Director, Cultural Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State, and Melissa Richmond, Executive Director, West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts . The conversation was moderated by program director Adrienne Petrillo, who runs the Center Stage program. Pictured from left: Melissa Richmond, NEFA staff Adrienne Petrillo, Quita Sullivan, and Falyn Elhard; Kinan Azmeh and board member Marco Werman. Photos by Ann Wicks
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