Boston Center for the Arts

The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is a nonprofit performing and visual arts complex located in Boston’s South End, the largest historic district in the United States. As a creative home for artists and an arts destination for audiences, the BCA builds a connection between the arts and the city’s diverse community.

Some of New England's most creative and acclaimed small and mid-sized theatre companies are in residence at the BCA, as are 50 working artists and arts organizations.

Emerging on the scene as one of Boston's premier arts and entertainment centers, the BCA expanded in 2004 to include the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion in partnership with the renowned Huntington Theatre Company.

The BCA reflects the emerging voices of our times and encourages people from all walks of life to experience the vitality of art. The BCA strives to provide a welcoming, intimate, safe environment that provides opportunities for youth, families and all visitors to have an enjoyable and meaningful experience with art, artists - and each other.

This dynamic epicenter of art and interaction welcomes more than 200,000 visitors per year