Mass Cultural Council 2013 Artist Fellowships Program guidelines are now available. Here's some advice as you plan your application. In the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program, we instruct our panelists to make their grants decisions based on two criteria*: 1. Artistic quality, and 2. Creative ability. "But wait!" exclaims an imagined ArtSake reader. "If … [Read more...]
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Funding for Individual Artists in Massachusetts
Here, we look at funding opportunities for artists in Massachusetts (though there may be an opportunity or two in here for those of you who live out-of-state). This article was first created in 2008, but recognizing the funding landscape is ever-shifting, we've snipped its split ends, straightened its lapels, and spiffed it up with updated details. Direct Funding for … [Read more...]
What Makes an Arts Community Thrive?
Community can be a place, a group, an environment, a conversation. In the arts, community means all that and something more. We recently asked artists in different disciplines: What makes an arts community thrive? Lara JK Wilson, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow, Board member and Instructor at Grub Street Writers, Inc. What makes a thriving writers' community? The short … [Read more...]
Marathoners
Shortly after last month's Boston Marathon, author Allegra Goodman made a striking statement in a blog post comparing long-distance running with novel writing: "As I write," she said, "I like to imagine my readers running with me." As an artist, it can be reinvigorating to spend a concentrated period of time with others who truly are running a similar path to yours: fellow … [Read more...]
Be Open – Advice for Open Studios
Advice from artists on how to be during an open studios event. It's that time again: time to open up your eyes and place them in front of work by a local artist - such as one of the many artists taking part in Open Studios throughout the Commonwealth. And if you ARE an artist: we asked a few individuals who are about to open up their creative workspaces, What's the most … [Read more...]