the BCA is seeking input from the brookline community to help refine the priorities for its annual grant awards.

Your cooperation in responding to this short Questionnaire will help us to refine the priorities for the annual grant awards. There are only 7 questions, which will take you no more than 5 minutes to complete.  Click on the link below to access the survey which will close on June 30.
​ Thank you for your help.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XV85LDX

join us for the opening reception for "5arts" on friday, june 23 in town hall lobby from 5:00-7:00pm.

all are welcome and a tasty selection of refreshments will be served. (see below for more details in the town hall walls section)
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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

As events are scheduled they will be posted here...
TOWN HALL WALLS - AN EXHIBITION OF LOCAL ARTISTS AT BROOKLINE TOWN HALL


The next exhibit, 5ART, will be installed June 19, with an opening reception on June 23, and will feature work from Brookline Arts Commissioners past and present, Amy Emmert, Gillian Jackson, Mori Insinger and Courtney McGlynn, plus local resident artist Doron Putka.

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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.