Webinars with Arts Administrators Arts Administration Association New England is holding a series of "Sip and Chat" webinars with arts administrators from the region. The next discussion is May 13, 2021, 4 PM, featuring Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-chief, Co-founder, Hyperallergic; Luiza deCamargo, … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Gallery Invite to Military Artists and Service Members
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program, headquartered in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families … [Read More...]
Seldom-Discussed Artist Issues
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. We wanted to revisit a question we first asked in 2016: What issues do you see artists grappling with that don’t often get discussed? Whether because they're … [Read More...]
Miki Sawada: Gather Hear
Miki Sawada is a classically-trained pianist. Since 2017, she's been traveling with a piano, in a van, to community spaces throughout the country, to perform classical music for free. Called the Gather Hear Tour, Miki's project has traveled from … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Signed and Sealed
Of Note: Assets for Artists has free online workshops for artists. Go here for the complete list with full program descriptions and registration links. Upcoming workshops include: Crowdfunding for Artist Projects with Laura Christensen (Thursday, May … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – May 21
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and cancellations, you should always double-check any event details with the listed venues. María … [Read More...]
Videos
Artist Fellowships in Massachusetts: Supporting Artistic Excellence Since 1975
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From the Archives
Boosting Artists Careers: Online Workshops This Spring/Summer
Mass Cultural Council is thrilled to announce a partnership with MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists program to present a series of webinars and workshops for artists, Spring and Summer 2021. With the COVID-19 pandemic's … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Linda Bond
Linda Bond (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '13), moves us through present times by sharing her pandemic journal. As we all try to make sense of what it means to be alive during this plague, ArtSake is forever … [Read More...]
Three Stages: B. Lynch
Some creative projects begin without a map. In this Three Stages post, artist B. Lynch traces the journey of her Reds and Greys multimedia art (now on view in New Gilded Age at the College of the Holy Cross), which has … [Read More...]
How Do You Keep Your Creative Practice Sustainable?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. We were curious about sustainability. How do artists make sure they can consistently maintain their practice, be it through the lens … [Read More...]
Simone John: Poetic Inheritance
Even before the pandemic, Simone John's (Poetry Fellow '20) creative practice was headed in a direction that would serve her well during months of isolation and uncertainty. Since the 2016 election, she had been … [Read More...]
How Do You Deal with Stress and Burn-out as an Artist?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked, How do you deal with stress and burn-out, as an artist? Kavita Pillay, filmmaker If being stressed out … [Read More...]