Community Arts Initiative Lead Artist

Community Arts Initiative Lead Artist

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston serves a wide variety of people—from school children to adults—through direct encounters with works of art. The Artist Project is a collaboration between the MFA and twelve after school community organizations in the Boston area. Each year a new experienced artist with a passion for community arts is selected to plan and lead a project with children between the ages of six and twelve.

The lead artist guides the children and helps them create a collaborative work of art inspired by the Museum’s encyclopedic collection. The completed project is exhibited in the Edward H. Linde Gallery in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art at the MFA. A stipend of $50,000 and a materials budget is provided to the selected artist.

Lead and plan community arts projects in partnership with after school organizations.

Guide children between ages 6 and 12 to create collaborative artworks.

Coordinate with MFA staff, present works, and manage project logistics.

Stipend: $50,000.
Materials budget included.
Temporary position.

Applications for the  Artist Project will be accepted through January 16, 2026.

The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Temporary
• Job function:
  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industry: Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• Location:
  
  Boston, MA