The Belmont Books story goes like this: Belmont, Mass. needed a bookstore, and Chris Abouzeid and Kathy Crowley opened one. That alone - the happy tale of the new independent bookstore - gives us reason to read on. But the plot thickens: the owners are both past Mass Cultural Council Fellows. Chris won in 2004 and Kathy won fellowships in 2006 and 2012. We asked Kathy, who … [Read more...]
Interviews
Laura Harrington: Keep Going Keep Writing
Laura Harrington is a novelist, playwright, and librettist who has received two Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships and numerous other awards and honors. She's just published her second novel, A Catalog of Birds, and has upcoming readings in Beverly, Belmont, and Rockport. In 2011, we talked to Laura about her first novel, Alice Bliss, and the way her creative process … [Read more...]
Janice Rogovin Premieres The Man in the Cowboy Hat
More than a decade ago, filmmaker Janice Rogovin embarked on a documentary project about Carlos Arredondo, a grieving man dealing with personal tragedy. Little did she know that his story would someday intertwine with a national tragedy, as he became one of the most recognizable heroes from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The filmmaker will premiere her film at the Boston … [Read more...]
Noritaka Minami: Visions of a Lost Future
Photographer Noritaka Minami creates captivating photography exploring visions of architecture and urban building - visions of a future that never materialized. Work from his 1972 series will be exhibited in the group show Fertile Solitude (Oct 14-Dec 18), opening at the Boston Center for the Arts Mills Gallery on Friday, October 14, 2016, reception 6-8 PM. We asked the … [Read more...]
Basia Goszczynska: Reclaimed Wilds
Early in 2015, we were thrilled to work with Basia Goszczynska (Film & Video Fellow '13), who created an animated title sequence for our 40 Years of Fellowships video project. In recognition of the 40th anniversary of fellowships in the Commonwealth, we have been asking artists "what came next," after their state-funded award. We decided to explore the same topic with … [Read more...]