The 2012 Guggenheim Fellowships have been announced, and we offer hearty congratulations to all Massachusetts artists and scholars who received the prestigious award from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. We note in particular past MCC Fellows Lucien Castaing-Taylor (Film & Video '11), Stephen DiRado (Photography '11), and Jane Gillooly (Film & Video … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Mellifluous Artist Opportunities
Pitchy! Boring! Next! Singers The TV show The X Factor has announced an open call audition in Providence, RI on May 10, 2012. They are also accepting online submissions for those who cannot make it out to Providence. They are looking for solo singers, girl groups, duos, boy bands or vocal groups. The competition is open to everyone that is 12 years old (as of January 1, … [Read more...]
Rules and Intuition
A few years back, we had a Studio Views with mixed media artist Lisa Olson. In sharing her studio and process, she mentioned a tactic she uses to free up creative intuition: I believe that the best artwork comes from a combination of intuition and thoughtful direction, but I often find that the little critics who sit on my shoulder and ask what does it mean? or why does this … [Read more...]
Mass. Crowdfunding Roundup
A few months back, there were a spate of headlines suggesting that the website Kickstarter had exceeded the National Endowment of the Arts in dollars supporting the arts. Presented this way, the two models - crowdfunding and grants-based funding - might seem to be in opposition (the blog Createquity recently had a thoughtful exploration of why they're not). Many individual … [Read more...]
Guy Pettit of Flying Object
Flying Object is hard to categorize. Is the organization, based in a storefront in Hadley, Mass., a publisher? An online journal? A visual arts and reading venue? An artists' service org.? A mad scientist-like lab of invention? In a word, yes. The multi-disciplinary group publishes literary and art, hosts exhibits and readings, offers workshops, and sells works in numerous … [Read more...]