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The Grants Committee of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture offers grants annually that typically range from $150 to $1500 to fund arts, humanities, and sciences programs benefiting the community of Arlington. Organizations, agencies, schools, non-profits, libraries, and individuals may apply for grants that support activities in culture, humanities, arts, and sciences benefiting the […]

The beautification of Arlington’s public spaces continues! Take a spin down the Minuteman Bikeway and enjoy the new installations along 3 bridges between Arlington Center and Arlington Heights! The work of Artists Renee Majkut, Raksha Amrit Soni, Kathy Lobo and Maria Lobo pretties up a previously drab view of concrete. Commissioner Laurie Bogdan led the […]

Lighting the Way: Honoring Women’s Power On July 26, 2025, the third Global Voices in Verse event brought together poetry lovers for an evening of cross-cultural unity. The gathering opened with Sonal Shah Jee lighting the ceremonial lamp, symbolizing the sacred Triveni—the merging of Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarasvati, or metaphorically, the divine feminine forces of […]

Arlington’s newest public art exhibition honors the ordinary people of Arlington — then called Menotomy — people who faced a choice in times where an increasingly autocratic king and parliament were creating tensions that careened toward a breaking point. Unseen/Unforgotten is an installation of 5 pedestals that resemble the neoclassical pedestals familiar from commemorative sculpture […]

The second gathering of Global Voices in Verse took place on May 31, 2025, at the Fox Library in Arlington. The event began with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony led by senior community member Pushpa Karna, symbolizing knowledge, peace, and the illuminating power of poetry. Welcoming Words and Global Connections Founder Dr. Parmit Singh introduced the […]

Join ArtsArlington’s Public Art Curator Cecily Miller and Commissioner Laurie Bogden, together with featured artists, for Public Art Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution in Arlington — a free talk and reception on Tuesday, May 27 at 7pm at Old Schwamb Mill (17 Mill Lane). Miller and Bogden will be joined by artists […]

Poetry proved once again that it speaks the universal language of the heart during the launch of Global Voices in Verse at Fox Library in Arlington on April 26, 2025. Rooted in the belief that verse can transcend borders, this community event welcomed poetry in any language and from all ages, uniting voices from India, Pakistan, […]

Hear ye, hear ye! On this 250th anniversary of our country’s quest for freedom, Arlington’s Cyrus Dallin Art Museum honors our country’s revolutionary history. On Monday, April 21, starting at 10 a.m., experience Arlington’s revolutionary history and Paul Revere-inspired poems, brought to life by Arlington locals. The Dallin Museum has held this event for the […]

The Arlington Jazz Festival has been held annually since 2012, usually in April, a timeframe that has become known internationally as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Festival originator/organizer/producer and Arlington-resident Dan Fox initially dubbed his vision as the A-Town Jazz Festival, when it was more of a relatively small but ambitious experiment. Fox’s first efforts proved […]

It’s an annual tradition! Arlington residents are invited to participate in the Fourth Annual Arlington Heights Spring Window Painting Event, which will take place on Saturday, May 3, from 9am to 1pm. Paint a window by yourself or grab your friend or family and paint a window together in one of 60+ designated storefront windows […]

Poetry is thriving in Arlington, and now you can read for yourself the works of 55 poets in our town, as well as 6 who lived in the late 19th & early 20th centuries, in The Silver Note: Poets of Arlington, Mass, published recently by Ibbetson Street Press. You’ll read works by Fred Marchant, Steven […]

Regent Theatre — Arlington’s beloved 450-seat theatre — announced David J. Malan as the theatre’s new operator. Under Malan’s direction, the Regent will remain Arlington’s “Showplace of Entertainment,” with live music and dance concerts, theatre, family entertainment, comedy shows, film events, and cultural events. Under his plan to expand the theatre’s reach, Malan will introduce […]

The Arlington Heights Community Association (AHCA) in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present our fourth Arlington Heights Holiday Stroll & Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 14, 2 – 5pm. Free for all! Visitors of all ages are invited to stroll along Massachusetts Avenue from Shattuck Heights Hardware to Maruichi Japanese Food […]

Come together as a community that loves the arts on Saturday, November 9, and check out the latest mural project, gracing the front of Kickstand Cafe (594 Massachusetts Avenue) in Arlington Center. Enjoy live music, and meet the artist — Kenji Nakayama. This event is hosted by Kickstand Cafe and organized by the Arlington Mural Project […]

The Third Annual en Plein Air Competition held at Town Day 2024 was a great success. Eight artists had to adjust to the restrictions of sustained rain and downpours throughout the day, and found themselves huddling in tents, but there they also found camaraderie, joy, and surprise in the day’s flow, and the results demonstrate […]

IT’S TIME TO APPLY! You’ve been waiting all year for this, right? Artists, organizers, dreamers, planners — it’s time to get your applications in for the 2024 Grants cycle. Apply HERE! But how does this work, you ask? The Grants Committee–which makes up part of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (Arts Arlington, for […]

The Town of Arlington will host a Celebration of Black Patriots of Menotomy to commemorate Juneteenth (6/19) and Prince Hall Day (6/24) on the lawn of Whittemore Robbins House. The event, held on Sunday, June 23 from 2-5pm, will combine the joy of Juneteenth with a spotlight on Arlington’s rich history of Black patriotism rooted […]

A project aiming to draw attention to the vital connection between Arlington’s storm drains and the health of its local waterways is underway! The Storm Drain Sidewalk Mural Project,  a collaboration between the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (ACAC) and the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD), highlights the importance of keeping storm […]

Arlington’s homegrown music dance party makes its rockin’ return on Saturday, June 15  at 6pm! Billed as the “After Party” to ACA’s Arlington Porchfest, Garage Band has become a beloved event to celebrate music and community! Garage Band 2024 features the band Local Freight, playing tunes at Arlington’s coolest outdoor venue. Abe’s Arlington Global Service Station on Massachusetts  Avenue […]

Get ready for an afternoon of top-notch live music, art, poetry, activities for children, 55+ painted storefront windows and more – all free — at the 3rd Annual Spring Fling Festival on May 18, 2 – 5pm (rain date May 19) in the Arlington Heights Business District. “Arlington is such a vibrant town and increasingly […]