August, that most distinguished of late summer months, arrives with a new array of news from current and past MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Congratulations to Sonia Almeida and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, both of whom are among the 2017 James and Audrey Foster Prize artists! Amy Archambault and Leslie Schomp are in the Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft at … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 16
In May's news from MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists: books, pop-up shows, crowdfunding campaigns, Spring arts festivals, and excellence aplenty. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2016 (4/29-5/1) in downtown Salem is a festival of readings, workshops, talks, and other poetry-related events, many featuring past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships Program - read more. John … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2016
ArtsBoston has just launched a calendar of Massachusetts arts festivals to celebrate the rich and diverse array of arts and cultural festivals across the Commonwealth - including many that are funded by MCC's new Festivals Program. One of those festivals is the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, a three-day series of poetry events, workshops, performances, and readings organized … [Read more...]
Poet Fellows at Pelham Library
Massachusetts Poetry Festival Executive Director January O'Neil was right when she said on this blog that poets and entrepreneurs have a lot in common. "We are self starters," she wrote, "and have a singular vision that we will see through to the end." This self-starting vision is behind a poetic enterprise in Pelham this month. A National Poetry Month reading curated by … [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...]