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...]
Laura Andel: Vivid Composition
When we first envisioned the Mass Cultural Council's 40 Years of Fellowships video project, we wanted a title sequence that captured the excellence and innovative spirit of Massachusetts artists. Once we heard Laura Andel's (Music Composition Fellow '99) song Sao Dao, we knew it was the song we wanted: vivid, textured, and brilliantly alive - perfect to accompany Basia … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 15
Happy December! Read our monthly list of the news and honors of MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Sheila Gallagher and Deb Todd Wheeler join Eva Lundsager for the exhibition Inscape/Instress, at the Wellesley College Jewett Gallery (thru 12/18). Read a thoughtful review in the Boston Globe. ** Steven Bogart's play Alice in War will be performed at the Boston … [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...]
Boston Supports Artists
Two recent announcements reflect a steadily growing landscape of support for artists in Boston. Brother Thomas Fellowships Congratulations to the ten artists named as 2015 Brother Thomas Fellows - a list that includes four past Mass Cultural Council awardees. The Brother Thomas Fellows receive unrestricted grants of $15,000 through a fund established at the Boston … [Read more...]