October-y news from current and past MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists. Caleb Cole, Dana Filibert, Shelley Reed, and Sarah Wentworth are among the artist exhibiting in Fertile Solitude at the Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts (10/14-12/18, opening reception 10/14, 6-8 PM). The exhibition, curated by FLUX.Boston creator Elizabeth Devlin, explores the idea of reprieve … [Read more...]
Historic Artist Opportunities
Of Note: The National Museum of African American History & Culture has opened in Washington DC. Poets Entries are now being accepted for the New Criterion's Poetry Prize of $3,000 and publication by St. Augustine's Press. The prize is given annually for a poetry collection that pays close attention to form. Erica Dawson, Roger Kimball, and David Yezzi will judge. Submit … [Read more...]
New Artist Opportunities in Boston and Beyond
We've been excited to see a number of new funding and support opportunities for Boston/New England artists announced recently. Here's a brief rundown. New England Dance Fund The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced its New England Dance Fund, which awards "small, catalytic grants directly to choreographers who identify and articulate a critical … [Read more...]
Charlotte Meehan: Cleanliness, Godliness, and Madness
Charlotte Meehan, Artistic Director of Sleeping Weazel and a past contributor to ArtSake, premiered the new play Cleanliness, Godliness, and Madness: a User's Guide at the Boston Center for the Arts in September 2016, in the run-up to the November presidential election. Here, she shares how her personal background and the country's "mad time" have shaped her new work for the … [Read more...]
Art from Surprising Places
Maybe it's the unremarkable visit to the grocery store that sparks an idea for a new project. Or the stultifying job that drives frantic art-making at night. Sometimes, unexpected places prove crucial to the artistic process, be it in the inspiration, the making of, or both. As part of our periodic questions to artists about their work and lives, we asked: Has a surprising … [Read more...]