It's a Leap Year, so there's an extra day this month to enjoy the awesomeness of Massachusetts artists! For a taste, we offer news from past Fellows and Finalists of MCC's Artist Fellowships. Melinda Lopez, who has a new play opening this month (see below), in the 40 Years of Fellowships project Two exhibitions at the University of New Hampshire Museum of … [Read more...]
National Dance Project Evolution
Hey all Massachusetts choroegraphers and dancers, the New England Foundation for the Arts is asking all U.S. based dance makers to weigh in on the future of the National Dance Project. This is your opportunity to weigh in! Their survey closes on January 22nd. Now move it and shake it! Image credit: Black and white photograph of 1970's high school dance in public domain. … [Read more...]
Fellowships: Apply Now in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, & Painting
We're excited to announce that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting 2016 Artist Fellowship applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2016. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants of $12,000 and finalist awards of $1,000, in recognition of artistic … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Nov 15
This month, while the sunshine ebbs, the news from past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships shines ever shinier. Liza Bingham and Zehra Khan are among the artists in Lost Cat: Art in the Age of Social Media, at Cape Code Museum of Art (11/24-1/17, events 12/5). In October, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 15
Wouldn't it make more sense if they named the eighth month of the year, rather than the tenth month, October? I just thought of that... (Actually I just checked Wikipedia, and it turns out October was the "eighth month in the old Roman calendar." They just kept calling it that after it became the tenth month, like how we all still "dial" a phone number even though dials are … [Read more...]