Your browser does not support the audio element. Today's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC Fellows/Finalists: Cameron Willard (Music Composition Finalist '11), who composed music and sound for a 2009 production of Duchess of Malfi by Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP). Incidentally, another past awardee, Steven Barkhimer (Playwriting Fellow '11), directs The Merry … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Phoenix on Microfunding
The Boston Phoenix has an interesting article on how microfunding is proving to be an effective alternative form of support for artists. Boston-based groups like Feast Mass, the Awesome Foundation, and the Cambridge Center for Adult Education's CSArt program aim to make community-sourced funding more democratic and accessible. In a cash-strapped economy where arts funding has … [Read more...]
Headache Free Artist Opportunities
Oh brother, here's another pile of artist opportunities deadlines. Tomorrow: Somerville-area artists The Somerville Salon features Somerville Arts Council board members as they curate presentations and lead discussions. On November 16, 7:30 PM, at Arts at the Armory, an event curated by Tim Devin showcases the conceptual art of Boston's kanarinka (a.k.a. Catherine D'Ignazio) … [Read more...]
GLVBX Turns the Tables
Recently, we got to do a two-part interview with Jodie McMenamin of Glovebox, an emerging artist organization that brings art to unexpected places. We do a fair amount of interviews on ArtSake, but this time around, Jodie turned the tables and asked us the questions. It was fun to sit on the other side. Here's a sample: GLVBX: Dream artist interview? KB: A roundtable … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Carolyn Shadid Lewis
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, this week's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC fellows/finalists is an excerpt from Carolyn Shadid Lewis's (Film & Video Fellow '11) gorgeous and innovative film From Twilight Til Dawn. The film weaves together the stories of soldiers and families from three generations and multiple foreign wars. … [Read more...]