For culture junkies like us, trying to answer the question So, whats going on tonight? can incite a mad scramble across several different websites and one or two free newspapers. Luckily, our friends at ArtsBoston are unveiling their new site, and its a must-bookmark for art lovers. ArtsBoston.org compiles just about every event in the Boston area - music, theater, dance, film, … [Read more...]
The Green Beat
In honor of this past Saturday's Earth Hour, I thought I'd round up a handful of shows/calls for artists centered on the environment, green-ness, and/or where we're headed as an Earth. Salem Arts Association, in collaboration with the Marblehead Arts Association, has announced a call for art for The Green Show: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, deadline tomorrow, March 31. The Green … [Read more...]
Beyond the White Cube
From the land where dinosaurs once roamed the earth (and yes there exists a three-toed fossil to prove it), the Turners Falls RiverCulture Project is requesting proposals for a temporary art installation (lasting up to 3 years) for a public walkway connecting downtown Turners Falls to the residential hill section of Turners Falls. The project budget is $4,500. So if this … [Read more...]
November Fellows Notes
BEN BERMAN STEPHEN DIRADO JANE GILLOOLY CHUCK HOLTZMAN ARIEL KOTKER JULIE LEVESQUE JANE MARSCHING ANDREW NEUMANN MONICA RAYMOND SALVATORE SCIBONA DEB TODD WHEELER JOAN WICKERSHAM ... are coming soon to a reading, exhibition, screening, award ceremony, or publication near you. (I.e. they're all featured in our November 2008 Fellows Notes, which we just posted). … [Read more...]
Here and abroad: a roundup
There's a fascinating discussion over at Parabasis about improving government funding for the arts. Should the NEA (or really, any of us arts funders) stop mandating programs through grants? (Happy to report our own Artist Fellowship Program does not artists can use the funds anyway they see fit.) At the New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, Greg Cook tells the tale of … [Read more...]