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...

Arts Foundation year-end giving campaign graphic with a quote from Julie Wake.

Editorial: Celebrating the Generosity of Artists

A few months ago, we launched our year-end giving campaign. It’s not unusual – many nonprofits start seeking end-of-year donations to support their work every fall. What was unusual this year were the first few donations we received in the beginning...

Chandler Travis Philharmonic performs in Truro as part of the town's summer concert series.

Gifts at Work: Music Brings Truro Together

What does community look like? Something like the scene outside Truro Public Library where popular bands come out on a weekly basis, performing live music for the public every summer. On some nights, there’s jazz. Other nights, folk music. And...

Art instructor Kimberly Sheerin

Gifts at Work: Healing Power of Art

Creativity had long been a part of Amy’s* life. She sewed, painted and was an accomplished opera singer. Three years ago that changed when the 58-year-old started to develop memory issues. These days, she relies on her husband of 34...

Sturgis High School IB Music Teacher Joe Briggs Magnant works with a student in the Music Production Club.

Small Investment, Big Impact on Sturgis Music Department

The $1,000 grant that Sturgis Public Charter School received in January of last year was modest, but the excitement it generated among students in the Music Production Club was palpable.  “When we got this grant, it was like an explosion...

Cape Cod Foundation staff

Cape Cod Foundation Strengthens the Arts

This year and next year are seminal ones for Kristin O’Malley. In 2023, she is celebrating her 10-year anniversary as executive director of The Cape Cod Foundation. And 2024 will mark her 20-year anniversary when she was first hired as...