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...]
Lowell Folk Festival and Food Carver Ruben Arroco
MCC Folk Arts & Heritage Program Manager Maggie Holtzberg recently paid a visit to Ruben Arroco, an artist working in a fascinating tradition: carving works of art from fruit and vegetables. In the following post, re-published from her blog Keepers of Tradition, Maggie shares the experience, in preparation for the Lowell Folk Festival this weekend, July 26-28, … [Read more...]
What Makes a Work of Art New?
Artist grants (such as Mass Cultural Council's fellowships) often require that submitted work be original, not a translation, adaptation, or interpretation of work by another artist. But where the dividing line resides between original and interpretation is not always so clear. What about art that begins as an adaptation or interpretation but then veers into entirely new … [Read more...]
Announcing 31 Awards in Drawing, Painting, Traditional Arts
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2012 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing, Painting, and Traditional Arts. Fifteen artists will receive fellowships of $7500 and another 16 will receive $500 finalist awards. See a complete list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability … [Read more...]