Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Whether prompted by external or internal forces, artists often make major adjustments to their art and process. We asked artists in different disciplines, Have you ever taken your work in a drastically new direction? View a gallery of some of the diverse work of the … [Read more...]
Samuel Rowlett: Itinerant Painter
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. Samuel Rowlett, one of the participating artists, will be exhibiting new work. "New" as in, painted-day-of-the-opening new. Samuel Rowlett and his mobile portrait painting studio … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Sep 15
Back to school. Bummer!/Awesome! (Depending on whether you like school.) Take a break from the syllabus and read this news from past MCC awardees. The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and The New Art Center (NAC) will present the MCC Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, 9/18-10/17) at the NAC, with an opening reception on Friday, September 18, … [Read more...]
Vintage Vinyl Artist Opportunities
Poetry Entries are now being accepted for the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award is given annually to a woman poet over 40 years of age who has not published a book in any genre. The winner receives $1,000; publication in Voices From the Attic, the university's literary journal; and round-trip transportation and lodging to give a reading at Carlow University with this year's judge, … [Read more...]
Megan and Murray McMillan: This Land is a Ship at Sea
The Isles Arts Initiative (IAI) is a series of series of exhibitions, site-responsive installations, events, and performances on and around the Boston Harbor Islands, in Summer 2015. The Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park that reflect natural splendor and historical importance - as well as the pressing implications of climate change. In their work for the IAI, artists … [Read more...]