We'll continue to do periodic round-ups of news of interest to artists, related to the COVID-19 crisis. The image posted above is Watermelon by Zach Horn (Drawing & Printmaking Finalist '20). It struck the ArtSake staff as particularly appealing right now with its suggestions of summery socializing, picnic cuisine, and an all-around warmth and vibrancy (even in graphite, … [Read more...]
Lisa Gruenberg: My City of Dreams
In the early 2000s, a family crisis set physician Lisa Gruenberg on the unexpected path to being a writer. In 2012, she received a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction and in 2019, she published her memoir My City of Dreams. We asked her about the trajectory of that book, her journey as a writer, and other surprising turns in her life and … [Read more...]
Apply Now for an Artist Fellowship in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting
We're excited to announce that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting 2020 Artist Fellowship applications in the categories of Choreography , Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants of $15,000 and finalist awards of $1,500, in recognition of artistic … [Read more...]
Daniela Petrova on Her Debut Novel Her Daughter’s Mother
In 2012, Daniela Petrova received an Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction. This month, she's publishing her debut novel, Her Daughter's Mother. The novel, which has already been featured in Publisher's Weekly and O: the Oprah Magazine, explores the complicated connection between a woman and her IVF egg donor. We asked the author about the process of writing the … [Read more...]
Sean Padraic McCarthy: In the Midst of the Sea
In 2016, Sean Padraic McCarthy won a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction. As he gets ready to publish his debut novel, In the Midst of the Sea on May 1, 2019, we asked him about his new book, the difficult balance of work+life+art, and what's next in his intriguing trajectory as a literary artist. What came first for In the Midst of the … [Read more...]