On our podcast, Creative Minds Out Loud, choreographer and master teacher Adrienne Hawkins discusses the field of dance – how the making of, and support for, the work has changed over time, its persistent challenges, and its inherent joys. … [Read more...]
From the Archives
Why Fund Artists?
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been supporting artists for 40 years through the Artist Fellowships Program. To help illuminate why, Mass Cultural Council has asked past awardees going all the way back to 1975 to share their personal stories of receiving the state award for artistic excellence. The following gallery compiles of some of those stories, which tell of … [Read more...]
Sculptor Niho Kozuru: Structure & Flow
Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. We were excited to visit with Niho Kozuru (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '09) during her solo exhibition at the Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, in Winter … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Sarah Bliss and Rosalyn Driscoll
Moving image artist Sarah Bliss and sculptor Rosalyn Driscoll (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellows '13) have just premiered their latest collaborative project, a four-channel, 30-minute, immersive sculptural video installation, Blindsight (6/11 – 7/19/15 at Boston Sculptors Gallery). Here, they retrace their journey through its maze. Inspiration Sarah Bliss: We … [Read more...]
Christina Balch, Awake
Multimedia artist Christina Balch creates self-portraits and, in the process, explores concepts of self-portraiture in an interconnected age. Recently, we asked this question of a group of artists in different disciplines, and I'd be curious on your take: How much of the self is in your art? My most successful artwork has included much of my physical self in it – … [Read more...]