Artist Residency 360 XOCHI QUETZAL is a free artist residency located on Lake Chapala, Mexico. International writers, playwrights, visual artists, fiber artists, filmmakers, photographers, new media artists, dancers and musicians are all welcome to apply for a 1-month residency. They also have a personal residency program for artists who need longer periods of creative time (1 … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Studio Views: Isa Leshko
Isa Leshko has created a series of beautifully executed documentary photographs called "Elderly Animals" in which she confronts issues of aging and mortality. The inspiration for the project was her own mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease. Elderly Animals Project I am traveling to sanctuaries across the country to photograph geriatric animals. I began this … [Read more...]
Common Threads: Connecting with Massachusetts Poets
Guest post by Charles Coe Preparations are ramping up for the seventh-annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival, which will take place in historic Salem from Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 5th. This year's event features headliners Rita Dove, Richard Blanco, Stephen Burt, Jorie Graham, and dozens of other contemporary poets. But if you can't make it to Salem that … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities On the Skids
It's all downhill from here. Short Stories The Ruth Hindman Foundation, H. E. Francis Short Story Competition is currently accepting submissions. A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a short story. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words. Learn more. Deadline: January 15, 2015 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships Applications are now being accepted for the … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jan 15
Happy New Year (of notes and news from current/past MCC Artist Fellows and Finalists)!! Sarah Bliss, Georgie Friedman, and Jeff Warmouth are among the artist premiering nine new works of art for the latest installment of Art on the Marquee at the Boston Convention in South Boston. Linda Etcoff, Warner Friedman, Chuck Holtzman, Timothy Kadish, Ilana Manolson, Julie … [Read more...]