Resident Artist Professional Services

The government authority in Boston, MA needs three selected artists to provide resident artist professional services for a one-year contract term. The resident artists will serve as catalysts for civic engagement, collaboration, and socially-engaged art while being embedded within a city department and partnering with a self-chosen community-based organization. The scope of work follows a four-phase schedule comprising onboarding in months one and two, research and community dialogue in months three through six, prototyping and implementation in months seven through nine, and evaluation and reflection in months ten through twelve. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and the performance of work will occur offsite. Interested applicants can attend an optional pre-bid conference on November 13, 2026, and must submit all questions no later than November 20, 2026. The buyer is looking for proposals to determine the budget, but the text does not state the final application deadline, specific submission methods, or evaluation criteria.