The Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) supports the development of creative projects, artist residencies, cross-disciplinary classes and research that integrates the arts and has significant student engagement or impact on campus.
The Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT) provides funding and benefits for MIT faculty members in accordance with it’s mission to act as a catalyst for the development of a broadly based, highly participatory program in the arts, firmly founded on teaching, practice and research at the Institute.
For more information, contact:
CAST Grants & Visiting Artists
castgrants@mit.edu
CAMIT Grants & Tickets Program
council-arts@mit.edu
The Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) supports cross-disciplinary curricular initiatives that integrate the arts into the core curriculum and create new artistic work or materials, media and technologies for artistic expression.
CAST invites faculty to apply for grants to support a creative project that will come to fruition within a year of award.
CAST invites faculty to propose an artist for a campus residency. Visiting artist projects must include student engagement and a public program.
CAST also offers small grants (up to $1,000) for exploratory visits for potential Visiting Artists, which can be helpful for establishing the basis for collaborations and full-fledged proposals.
The Council for the Arts at MIT (CAMIT) encourages MIT students, faculty and staff to apply for grants to support arts projects in all disciplines that offer the MIT community opportunities to create, participate in and learn about the arts. A grants committee, composed of CAMIT members, evaluates these competitive applications and recommends funding. There are three funding cycles each year and all deadlines are announced in September.
Applicants seeking funds from the Council for the Arts of up to $500 may submit proposals at any time for a Director’s Grant. These grants are made available to assist projects that occur between scheduled funding cycles or that require modest support.
CAMIT will purchase tickets to specific arts events at the request of faculty to supplement syllabi.
Additionally, CAMIT underwrites memberships for MIT faculty, staff and students at Boston-area art museums including the MFA, ICA and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Discount, day-of and free tickets are made available for MIT students to performances presented by a number of area chamber ensembles and orchestras. Students subscribe to email alerts when tickets are available.
Request by writing to council-arts@mit.edu