The image above depicts a past Governor of Massachusetts. Do clothes make the man or does the man make the clothes? You decide. ArtSake just adores this painting and the artist's delicate handling of the lace collar. Now onto the opportunities... For Performing Artists/Presenters: The Maine Arts Commission, NEFA, and the Atlantic Presenters Association are hosting Over The … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
Amber Weaves & Paint
Gretchen Romey-Tanzer (Crafts Fellow '05) is one of the painters and weavers who created works to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the anthem "America the Beautiful." The exhibition, curated by Cape Cod painter Shawne Nelson, pairs teams of painters and weavers together to interpret the lyrics of the anthem (from a poem by Cape Cod writer Katharine Lee Bates, … [Read more...]
Plot Twists in the Ilie Ruby Story
Ilie Ruby is a Boston-area writer and painter whose about-to-be-published novel, The Language of Trees, has gotten some choice praise from the likes of Gregory Maguire (Wicked) and Publishers Weekly. In Massachusetts, Ilie has upcoming readings at Brookline Booksmith (7/27), Newtonville Books (8/3), and Concord Bookshop (9/12). Here's a nano-interview with Ilie, an artist at … [Read more...]
Local Artists Re-Imagine Grimm
This weekend, Company One Theatre will premiere GRIMM at the Calderwood Pavilion of the Boston Center for the Arts. GRIMM is a collection of short plays by an intriguing group of local playwrights, each re-imagining a classic GRIMM fairy tale. Exciting local playwrights. Re-imagined GRIMM. To my mind, this is precisely what whoever coined the phrase "match made in heaven" … [Read more...]
Jonathan Papernick on the Secrets to DIY Book Promotion
Jonathan Papernick's short story collection There Is No Other has just been published, and Jonathan recently wrote an essay about that crucial step after you publish your book: promoting it with all available resources (mainly you). Jonathan has generously allowed us to re-post the essay, which originally appeared in Beyond the Margins, a superb blog by writers connected to … [Read more...]