The bca will be at brookline day at larz anderson park on sunday, sept 24 from 11-3pm. stop by to say hi and find out about all our programs...

Grant applications for 2018 projects now open!

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If you have a project that you think would enhance the arts and cultural fabric of Brookline, and for which you are seeking funding, the BCA invites you to consider applying for a grant through the Massachusetts Cultural Council/Local Cultural Council program.

Applications are now available at mass-culture.org and the deadline to submit is Monday, October 16.

BCA commissioners will be available to answer questions at their booth at Brookline Day (brooklineday.org), which will take place at Larz Anderson Park on Sunday, Sept 24 from 11-3pm.. For information on local priorities and guidelines click here.
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Look out for the next exhibit on Town Hall Walls, going up on October 6.

Celebrate music summer coffee house concert Series 2017.

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​We hope you enjoyed the Summer Celebrate Music Coffee House concerts, at Coolidge Corner Branch of the Brookline Public Library on Sunday, July 16, 23 and 30 - see photos below..
A look back at the Celebrate Music Summer Coffee House Series 2017:
Thank you to our sponsors: BIG, ArtsBrookline, BCA, Celebrate Music, the Public Library of Brookline., and Friends of Brookline Library.
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Zvi A Sesling has been named Brookline's third Poet Laureate for the term 2017-20.  
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Zvi A. Sesling has been appointed as Brookline's third poet laureate and will serve a term of three years from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020.  The BCA would like to thank Brookline Booksmith for their support.

​Click here for the full press release

Zvi and past poets laureate, Judith Steinbergh and Jan Schreiber, invited the community to a well attended special poetry event, The Changing of the Bard, at Brookline Village Library, Hunneman Hall, on Thursday, May 11, where they read from the works of New England poets.

Zvi has more community events planned to make poetry part of Brookline life!

2017 annual grantee reception




the annual bca reception to showcase the 2017 grant awardees took place on monday, may 8, in hunneman hall at the brookline village library

Chobee Hoy was awarded the fourth annual cultural contributor award for her support of arts and culture in Brookline over many years.

check back soon for event photographs.

​click here for the list of 2017 grantees

POET LAUREATE - upcoming events

Community poetry events are scheduled for October 26, November 16 and December 16 in Hunneman Hall at Brookline Village Library.
Details will be posted as soon as the programs are finalized..

the next exhibit on town hall walls will be up on october 6 through january, 2018. stop by anytime between 9-5 and view the work in rooms 103, 111, the main lobby, and the selectmen's hearing room.

​this exhibit will feature the work of photographer Joseph Perkell, printmaker and photographer ruth ginsberg-place, photographer mark jacobson and painter/ceramic artist mary scott dunn.
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If you are an artist seeking more exposure for your work, why not consider exhibiting on Town Hall Walls?  Check here for application details. 
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​TOWN HALL WALLS - AN EXHIBITION OF LOCAL ARTISTS AT BROOKLINE TOWN HALL