Graphic of Jo Hay, Mark Adams, and Julia Cumes

Jo Hay, Mark Adams, and Julia Cumes to Discuss the Creative Process at Cultural Center

April 17, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – What drives artists to create? How do creatives overcome setbacks in their lives? How can art make a difference in addressing societal issues? These are just a few of the questions that painter...

Arts Foundation Awards $114,951 in Grants to 41 Organizations to Support Arts Programming

April 16, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – For the second straight year, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) has invested more than $100,000 in arts programming that will bring joy, foster meaningful connections, address important issues including social justice...

Arts Gala | June 6, 2024

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Barnstable County Commissioners Reaffirm Vote to Designate Arts Foundation as Regional Arts Agency

March 27, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – For the second straight year, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod as the official arts agency of Barnstable County. The vote was...

Dot to Dot Workshop owner Alex Roberts

Gifts at Work: Strengthening Family Through Art

Inside the Dot to Dot Art Workshop in Harwich Port, owner Alex Roberts stands in front of a small group of children, asking their favorite color. She starts the exercise by telling them hers (orange). A 4-year-old girl lists three...

Arts Foundation Selects Photographer Julia Cumes as its 2024 Artist of the Year

The award recognizes a Cape-based artist whose work shapes thought, inspires change, and creates a deeper sense of connection in the community. February 14, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – Ever since she was a young girl growing up in apartheid-era...

Gabriella Simpkins musician

Arts Foundation Selects 15 Artists to Participate in Capacity Building Grant Program

February 6, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod has selected 15 artists to participate in its Capacity Building Grant Program. Each will receive one-on-one coaching in the development of a business plan; be given priority access...

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Recipient of $30,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant

January 29, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – For the second time in three years, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is being awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The Arts Foundation will use its $30,000...

Julie Wake, Sarah Johnson, and Molly Demeulenaere advocating for the arts at the Massachusetts Statehouse in September 2023.

Editorial: Join Us in Advocating for the Arts

H.3241/S.530 and H.3246/S.2190 – this assortment of letters and numbers probably doesn’t mean much to many of you, but they represent substantive change to the arts in the Commonwealth. This past September, I drove up to Boston with Cahoon Museum...

Arts Foundation Opens Next Round of Grants on January 12

January 5, 2024 (Cape Cod, MA) – The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s (AFCC) next round of grant funding will open on Friday, January 12. Applications will be available on the Arts Foundation’s website at https://artsfoundation.org/. “The Arts Foundation’s annual...