⏰ Reminder: ArtBeat 2026 Community Organizations Application Deadline Approaching!
Jessica Saavedra Eleno
📣🎨 Bring Your Organization to ArtBeat 2026! 🎨📣
Hello Somerville community,
Just a friendly reminder that applications for Community Organization tables at ArtBeat 2026 are due next Friday, June 12!
ArtBeat is the Somerville Arts Council’s annual multicultural arts festival and one of the city's largest community celebrations, welcoming approximately 10,000 attendees to Davis Square for a full day of music, dance, art, food, performances, and community connection.
We invite local community organizations, social service groups, arts organizations, and City departments to join us and share their work with the community. Whether you're providing resources, engaging residents, recruiting volunteers, or offering an interactive activity, ArtBeat is a wonderful opportunity to connect with new audiences and showcase the impact of your organization.
ArtBeat 2026 Theme: REVolution
A celebration of transformation, creativity, movement, and the spark that inspires change.
- Festival Date: Saturday, July 18
- Rain Date: Sunday, July 19
- Application Deadline: Friday, June 12
- Apply here: https://somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/calls/artbeat-community-organizations-call/
We hope you'll join us in helping create another vibrant, welcoming, and community-centered ArtBeat. Please feel free to share this opportunity with other local organizations and community partners.
Warmly,
The Somerville Arts Council
About the Festival
ArtBeat is Somerville’s annual multi-media street party! The festival showcases the City’s diverse and vibrant arts communities and attracts thousands of visitors to Davis Square. Presented by the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) and Mayor Jake Wilson, ArtBeat has reached its 40th year and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, food, performance, and interactive activities. We choose a new theme each year to keep things fresh!
ArtBeat 2026 Theme: REVolution
Let’s get revved up! In honor of the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary, this year’s ArtBeat theme will be REVolution. Think of it as an artistic prompt. Let’s celebrate the powerful spirit of transformation and explore the spark that challenges the status quo. We encourage our creative community to interpret this theme in myriad ways – perhaps by exploring celestial revolutions of the planets or artistic revolutions that have changed the course of art history. Whether it’s the physical turning of a potter’s wheel, a punk rock revolt, or the rhythmic cycles of nature, REVolution is not just a commemoration of the past, but a spirit that propels us forward.
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