Whether teaching art workshops in Oaxaca or here at home at the Worcester Art Museum, past MCC photography fellow Mari Seder has continued to explore the intimacy of families as connected to their homeland and faith. Her photographs continue to combine a poet's heart, a painter's hand, and a photographer's eye. With the grant money I received from MCC many years ago, I … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger
Lowell Folk Festival and Food Carver Ruben Arroco
MCC Folk Arts & Heritage Program Manager Maggie Holtzberg recently paid a visit to Ruben Arroco, an artist working in a fascinating tradition: carving works of art from fruit and vegetables. In the following post, re-published from her blog Keepers of Tradition, Maggie shares the experience, in preparation for the Lowell Folk Festival this weekend, July 26-28, … [Read more...]
Getting More Out of Getting Online
We're delighted to welcome artist-entrepreneur Jessica Burko to share keen insights into optimizing your online presence as an artist. Getting More Out of Getting Online by Jessica Burko So, you make stuff. You are an artist/designer/craftsperson/artisan. You also have a blog/website/online shop and frequently update your Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Pinterest … [Read more...]
Christian McEwen’s World Enough & Time
Throughout her creative life, Christian McEwen's (Playwriting Fellow '11) encounters in art and literature have taught her a deceptively simple lesson: slow down. The writer, who has worked in poetry, prose, film, and theater, recently published a new book, World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down (Bauhan Publishing, 2011), about how slowing the pace of life can … [Read more...]
Ann Wessman’s Memory and Loss
Artist Ann Wessman has created an installation born from love - and pain. Tonight, Friday, October 14, from 5:30-7:30 Ann will be at the Kingston Gallery for a reception. My brother David died of HIV/AIDS in 1996. He had been diagnosed in 1985 and was considered a "long term survivor" among that huge first wave of young gay men infected in the early 80's. While he … [Read more...]