From Bruce Myren's THE FORTIETH PARALLEL project There are numerous online platforms artists can use to share, promote, sell, or otherwise advance their work. Each platform presents many possible uses, making the task of navigating how best to use them ever more complex. We asked artists in different disciplines, What is your strategy for using online platforms, as an … [Read more...]
Crowdfunding
Of Slams, Fruitlands, and Shiny Things
A quick round-up of some of the interesting things happening in the Massachusetts art-o-sphere... Big Red & Shiny Big Red & Shiny is back! This region's art scene is shiny indeed, and it deserves the thorough - and idiosyncratic (see video art, above) - exploration this online journal/blog is known for. A little background: until 2010, Big Red & Shiny was a … [Read more...]
Cur8or: Candice Smith Corby and Leslie Schomp
Artists Candice Smith Corby and Leslie Schomp are wearing multiple hats (visually dazzling ones, no doubt). As they continue to create personally resonant mixed-media art, they're also curators of Self/Fabricated, an intriguing exhibition of work by artists (including the curators, Jan Johnson, and others) who explore autobiography through cloth and stitching. The show opens at … [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...]
Studio Views: Julie Akeret
Interesting things can happen when you leave home. Julie Akeret (Film & Video Finalist '11) has made documentary films for over 25 years, but to tell the story she wants to tell next, she's exploring new ground: narrative film. She's running a fundraising campaign on USA Projects to complete the short, fictional film The Haircut. Here, she offers a peek into the work … [Read more...]