Why a Creative
Land Trust?
Creative communities across Massachusetts face urgent threats due to gentrification, inequitable access to capital, and the loss of affordable cultural space. The Creative Land Trust ensures that cultural buildings, maker spaces, and artist studios remain permanently affordable and community-serving.
The Trust secures buildings, stewards them for long-term affordability, and protects the infrastructure that artists and small creative businesses need to flourish.
Technical Assistance Program
We provide Cultural Space Readiness consulting, helping municipalities, developers, and organizations evaluate, stabilize, and preserve creative spaces. Services include:
- Community outreach
- Feasibility studies
- Needs assessments
- Operating models
- Green retrofit advisement.
Our Programs
Creative Land Trust
Preserving cultural spaces in perpetuity so artists and creative businesses can remain rooted in their communities.
Legal Services
Affordable legal support protecting creative rights, strengthening institutions, and expanding professional knowledge.
Creative Practice
Workshops, fellowships, and coaching that equip artists and creative entrepreneurs to build sustainable careers.