The Fort Point Arts Community

The Fort Point Arts Community, Inc. of South Boston (FPAC) is a non-profit community organization founded in 1980 and run by neighborhood artists and volunteers. Our mission is to enrich the Fort Point area with a resident live/work artist population that contributes to the district’s and the City of Boston’s cultural life.

What we do:

In 1980, shortly after artists began to arrive in 1976, Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) was established as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. FPAC has fulfilled this mission for more than 30 years through a variety of initiatives that have served its members, the City of Boston and the New England region. Our accomplishments include:

Organizing Fort Point Open Studios weekend, now in its 31st year, which draws thousands of visitors each October. Our Holiday Sale and Art Walk, held in December and May respectively, continue to attract growing audiences since being established in recent years.

Operating the FPAC Gallery at 300 Summer Street, a venue for all visual media, including site-specific installations, which presents eight exhibitions each year

Operating Made in Fort Point, FPAC’s Store which sells the art, craft and design made by Fort Point Arts Community members, at 12 Farnsworth Street

Operating Art At 12, our newest 3000 square foot gallery space showing art in all media, at 12 Farnsworth Street

Programming year round temporary Public Art Series to engage the public and enliven the Fort Point neighborhood with art.

Maintaining a website with information about our events and members.

Providing and administering a yahoo e-group which serves as a means of communication among our artist members

Developing 249 A Street Artists Cooperative and The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street, two limited equity artists cooperatives that provide live/work space for 90 artist households. FPAC assisted in the development of The Brickbottom Artist Building in Somerville and played an instrumental role in founding Fort Point Cultural Coalition, which developed Midway Studios, Boston’s largest artist live/work building.

Establishing an art lending program, now in its 13th year, with WBUR, Boston’s NPR radio station