In April, a shower of news from past and present Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship awardees. LEFT ON PEARL Preview/Trailer from Susan Rivo on Vimeo. Natalie Alper, Anne Neely, Jo Ann Rothschild, and Maxine Yalovitz-Blankenship are part of the group exhibition Expanding Abstraction: New England Women Painters from 1950 to Now at the deCordova Museum … [Read more...]
Literary Awardees Read at Porter Square Books
Every two years, Mass Cultural Council awards grants to some of the most talented writers and poets working in the Commonwealth. Literary artists awarded through the Artist Fellowships Program will share work at Porter Square Books on Friday, April 21, 2017, 7 PM. Friday, April 21, 2017, 7 PM Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge MA Readers: Colleen … [Read more...]
What Do You Strive to Avoid in Your Art?
Periodically, we pose questions to artists about issues they face in their work and lives. We were curious about ruts, pitfalls, or other counter-productive things from which artists make a conscious effort to steer clear. So we asked, What do you work hardest at trying to avoid in your work? The answers range from technical or material concerns, issues of art history, … [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...]
Poet Ben Berman Reads in Brookline March 16
Ben Berman (Poetry Fellow '08) is a teacher, poetry editor at Solstice Literary Magazine, and author of two books. Ben discussed the evolution of his first poetry collection, Strange Borderlands, in an ArtSake post from December 2012. Ben's most recent poetry collection Figuring in the Figure is being published this month by Able Muse Press, and Ben will read from it at … [Read more...]