Michelle Samour (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '14), creates sublime pigmented handmade paperworks. Her recent project Borders and Boundaries, Looking for Palestine, explores the multifaceted challenges of the Palestinian Diaspora. In this series, Borders and Boundaries, I am referencing the traditional crafts and cartography of the Middle East, beginning with my … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Mar 17
It's March, the equator is about to pass by the center of the sun (happy Spring Equinox), and our past Artist Fellowships awardees continue to shine with honors, exhibitions, readings, and so much more. Here's the latest news. Lisa Nilsson, from the 40 Years of Fellowships project. This month, the artist exhibits at the Currier Museum of Art Elizabeth … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 17
Fevrier, Febrero, Februar... presenting this month's news from awardees of our Artist Fellowships Program. Sonia Almeida and Lucien Castaing-Taylor are among the artists recognized by the ICA Boston James and Audrey Foster Prize 2017. Their work will part of the ICA's Foster Prize exhibition (2/16-7/9). Samantha Fields, Andrew Mowbray, and Bob Oppenheim have work in … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Apr 16
In April: MCC artists venture into books and onto screens, up on stages and out on the airwaves, and just generally do great things in the Commonwealth and beyond. The latest news from our Fellows/Finalists... Elizabeth Alexander and Randal Thurston are exhibiting in Paper and Blade: Modern Paper Cutting at Fuller Craft Museum (thru 7/31). Rick Ashley, Claire Beckett, … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 16
It's a Leap Year, so there's an extra day this month to enjoy the awesomeness of Massachusetts artists! For a taste, we offer news from past Fellows and Finalists of MCC's Artist Fellowships. Melinda Lopez, who has a new play opening this month (see below), in the 40 Years of Fellowships project Two exhibitions at the University of New Hampshire Museum of … [Read more...]