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Dana Filibert: Hybrid Forms

September 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. Dana Filibert is one of the exhibiting artists, and here is more about the work, in the artist's own words. In my studio process I use multiple materials. From my training in … [Read more...]

Why Fund Artists?

August 7, 2015 Leave a Comment

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...]

Puppetry for a Dancer

January 26, 2015 Leave a Comment

Bonnie Duncan is about to premiere Lollipops for Breakfast, a new play for young audiences, at Puppet Showplace Theater (watch a video trailer). Here, Bonnie shares her thoughts on the porous borders between dance, theater, and puppetry, the unique skill sets of dancer/puppeteers, and the intriguing trajectory of her career as a performer and creator. Before becoming a … [Read more...]

John J King: Hamlet in the MI6

April 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

A fellow of infinite jest, indeed. John J King's theatre troupe Vaquero Playground, is committed to working with local artists, using local/recycled materials for production, and keeping tickets at affordable prices. Or, to put it another way, "Fun, Cheap, Dirty Plays Made Just for Boston." Their upcoming production, John's play From Denmark with Love (opening May 10, … [Read more...]

Studio Views: Brynn Dizack

January 24, 2013 1 Comment

Brynn Dizack's painstaking artistic process is achieved through mindful repetition and casting, resulting in work that unearths what matters most. We caught up with Brynn as she prepares for her first solo show CANIS MAJOR, at the Nesto Gallery at Milton Academy. The largest-scale ongoing project in my studio these days is titled madeline, and will consist of 2,280 … [Read more...]

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