City departments to get artists in residence

The National Endowment for the Arts has given Boston a $100,000 grant to embed artists in city departments, the mayor's office announced today.

As part of the City's Cultural Planning Process, called Boston Creates, the Artists in Residency program will work to directly connect local artists with city departments and the municipal planning process, informing policy around civic practice and the role of artists in government and community work. The City is working to identify which departments will host these artists, and will use this program as a pilot learning lab for how artists in residence can be institutionalized in other departments and agencies. The cohort of artists will receive capacity development, training and support focused on the growth of their ability.

The city will release more specific details as it works out the program - with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design