Watch out below. Poets The Unterberg Poetry Center's "Discovery"/Boston Review Poetry Prizes are now accepting entries. Four prizes of $500 each and publication in Boston Review are given annually for a group of poems. Winners also receive transportation to and lodging in New York City to give a reading at the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center. Poets who have not yet … [Read more...]
Artist Fellowships Deadline: Jan. 27, 2014
Massachusetts dance artists, painters, and writers: it's deadline time. Mass Cultural Council is accepting 2014 Artist Fellowships applications in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting, and the deadline is Monday, January 27, 2014. So if you're an artist in one of these categories who fits the eligibility requirements outlined in our guidelines, apply … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jan 14
A new year of news/notes from past MCC Fellows and Finalists. Deborah Abel and The Deborah Abel Dance Company will present Calling to You, an evening of modern dance that premiered in Boston in 2012. After a 3 city tour of India last December, the company is returning to perform at the Tsai Performance Center (1/25 at 7:30 PM & 1/26 at 3 PM) with an ensemble of 11 … [Read more...]
Choreographers, Writers, and Painters: Apply Now for an Artist Fellowship
We're excited to announce that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting 2014 Artist Fellowship applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2014. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants of $10,000 and finalist awards of $500, in recognition of artistic … [Read more...]
Go Local!
Every month, we pose questions to artists about their work and their lives as creative individuals. What with the generous spirit of the season, we thought it might make sense, this month, to ask artists to... Go local! Share a local artist (or several) whose work excites you. Part One of a two-part post. Mary O'Malley, visual artist The paintings of Nicole Duennebier … [Read more...]