Space Partners
CEI Space Partnership
CEI space partners are housed at the CEI space on a long-term basis, contributing $1-5K/year — a fraction of rent in other spaces. Unlike core partnership, space partners are not involved in collective governance or decision-making. As part of the CEI community, space partners are still involved in community gatherings and collaborative programming as desired.
Interested in becoming a CEI space partner? Email incubator@artsconnectinternational.org for more information.
Meet the Space Partners
MassCreative
Open Door Arts
MASSCreative advances the advocacy learning, cross-sector alliances and organizing efforts necessary for a more equitable and inclusive arts, cultural and creative sector for all in Massachusetts. We are dedicated to partnering with Massachusetts residents, artists, creative and culture workers, as well as local arts leaders and cultural organizations to attract the attention and resources necessary for the creative community to lead here in the Commonwealth. Together, we will make Massachusetts a creativity-driven state from the ground up.
Open Door Arts works annually with more than 3,000 students, teaching artists, educators and leaders of cultural organizations through innovative and inclusive programming, training, events, and exhibits designed to improve access, expand participation, challenge the status quo, and share practices to ensure equitable representation by people with disabilities in the arts. Open Door Arts believes our diverse perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and identities strengthen us and our organization. We are committed to ensuring that all of our staff, students, artists, and constituents feel welcomed, actively included, valued, and encouraged to be their authentic selves.
What People Are Saying
“In what was easily the most isolating year most of us have ever faced, we’ve collectively come to understand the power and necessity in being in community with each other. The opportunity to do so with these particularly phenomenal people unified in the purpose of supporting our sector in deeper and more intentional ways was one of the easiest and most exciting decisions we’ve ever made as an organization.”
“Across our lives, we have witnessed the spiritual bankruptcies of the white-dominated american arts & culture sector. This Cultural Equity Incubator platforms our community in embodying the modes of kinship we inherit from our ancestors, while seeding vibrant futures for our descendants. This is the work of our lives and I’m ecstatic to live it out through relations and experiments like this.”
“I was encouraged and inspired to be a part of the Cultural Equity Incubator because of the shared values that deeply resonated with my personal and professional world-building model. In value-based work like this, practitioners of color often feel isolated and marginalized in the arts sector. I wanted to be a part of a community that prioritized togetherness, belonging, and integrity. To be in solidarity with other like-minded and open-hearted arts workers is a unique privilege that I couldn’t pass up. I feel incredibly thankful to walk this uncharted path with these collaborators.”
“I am interested in joining CEI because equity is a focus of my own artistic practice. In my experience, cultural workers in Boston often find it difficult to produce creative work due to the capital overhead — a paradox in a place culturally diverse but divided in the shadow of biotech and academia. I’m excited about the opportunity to work with others who are passionate about what they are doing and focused on connecting back to their communities. In a time when the future of performance feels unclear, it brings hope to be a part of such a supportive collective.”
“The CEI brings together organizations and artists who strive for intersectional justice work and building bridges with the Boston community. That is why Abilities Dance Boston is incredibly excited to be a part of this opportunity.”
