Common Folk, Multicultural BRIDGE Launch the Arts Hub Fellowships for Artists of Color
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Common Folk and Multicultural BRIDGE announce a new series of artist residency, fellowship, mentorship, and community arts opportunities designed to expand access and investment in Artists of Color throughout Berkshire County.
These new opportunities are supported through the Equity Initiative and Arts Build Community at Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Applications are open now until October 1, 2026 (Extended to Oct. 15).
Visit https://commonfolk.org/bipoc-residency for more details.
Together, the organizations will serve as regional arts hubs, creating new pathways for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists to access funding, creative space, mentorship, professional development, and public presentation opportunities.
In North Berkshire County, Common Folk has launched a fellowship program that includes a year-long studio residency for one established Artist of Color, project stipends for emerging artists, and membership for all awardees to Common Folk for a year. Membership to Common Folk includes creative facilities, including screen printing, a darkroom, secondhand art supply resources, communal workspaces, and a newly supported risograph printing program.
Applications opened Sept. 1, 2026, and the deadline to apply is Oct 15.
In South Berkshire County, Multicultural BRIDGE will administer Solidarity Arts Collective project grants to established artists while supporting a larger cohort of emerging artists through workshops, mentorship, open studio opportunities, and culturally grounded community programming. The program will center intergenerational learning, community storytelling, culinary arts, photography, textile traditions, music, land-based practices, landscape design and other forms of cultural expression.
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