Who says everyone's on vacation in August? This month, past MCC Fellows/Finalists are featured at MFA Boston, WBUR's Artery, LEF Foundation, Carroll & Sons Gallery, Virginia Quarterly Review, and more. Congratulations to Luis Arnias and Ilisa Barbash, both of whom were among the grantees in the LEF Foundation's recent round of pre-production funding for nonfiction … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Sewn Together
Something good is bound to emerge when you follow the pattern. Fiction The Bard Fiction Prize is awarded to a promising, emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at the time of application. In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an appointment as writer in residence at Bard College for one semester, without the expectation that he … [Read more...]
Artists Among Us: Fellows at the Fine Arts Work Center
Nathalie Miebach, O FORTUNA - SANDY SPINS (2013), reed, wood, rope, bamboo, weather data, 12x12x30 in Support for artists can mean a lot of things, but it generally boils down to money, time, and/or space. On the money side of things, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) supports artists with unrestricted grants to Massachusetts artists through our Artist … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jul 13
Some news from MCC's past fellows/finalists, to read by the light of the rockets red glare. Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards to FAWC Fellows: The Importance of Artists Among Us, an exhibition featuring Linda Bond, Nathalie Miebach, Jim Peters, and Nicky Tavares, curated by Daniel Ranalli, is at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown this month. The exhibition is in … [Read more...]
Lana Z Caplan from Artists Making Art
Have you visited our new Tumblr, Artists Making Art? Artists Making Art shares snapshots from the creative process - artists caught mid-art-making! The image above was submitted by Lana Z Caplan: making film collages as part of 100 hours in the Woodshed artist residency, North Adams, MA (photo by Matthew Cavanaugh). We'd love to see more submissions to the site, so check … [Read more...]