Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How do you define success, as an artist? Ronan Noone, playwright and screenwriter 1: If I were a farrier I would like to be the farrier that is always called out to put the shoes on the horse, which means I am recognized as the best farrier in the … [Read more...]
Announcing 30 Awards in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2014 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Fifteen artists will receive fellowships of $10,000, and 15 artists will receive $500 finalist awards. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists, to date. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 13
As Autumn marches on and becomes increasingly, well, autumnal, take a minute to read the latest news from MCC's past and present Fellows/Finalists. Still Life Lives! at Fitchburg Art Museum includes work by Matthew Gamber, Mary Kocol, Catherine McCarthy, Mary O'Malley, Shelley Reed, Janet Rickus, Evelyn Rydz, Tara Sellios, Randal Thurston, and Deb Todd Wheeler, among … [Read more...]
Deadline for Artist Fellowships in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts Is Oct. 7
To all Massachusetts artists in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts who are interested in applying for an MCC Artist Fellowship but haven't started yet: there's no time like the present. The deadline is Monday, October 7, 2013. Unrestricted grants of $10,000 and finalist grants of $500 are awarded to Massachusetts artists through a competitive, anonymously-judged process, … [Read more...]
2014 Artist Fellowship Guidelines Available
We're excited to announce that Massachusetts Cultural Council 2014 Artist Fellowship guidelines, dates, and deadlines are now available. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants for individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence (please note the Traditional Arts category is not anonymously judged and has additional … [Read more...]