Artists, take note: the Thirteenth annual Artists Under the Dome event takes place at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Monday, November 18, 2019. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts invites Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines (visual arts, literary, performing, crafts, new … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Artist Opportunities in the Bag
Ok, but where did middle C go? Call to Mural Artists The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites mural artists to submit qualifications to be considered for a $9,500 commission to paint a mural on four large cylindrical storage tanks. Submit … [Read More...]
Artists Opportunities Seer
Request for Proposals for Public Art Project Artists and artist teams are invited to submit qualifications for the design and installation of artwork for an Oklahoma Art in Public Places project at the new Sallisaw Veterans Center. This project is … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 19
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Elizabeth Alexander (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres '11) and Youjin Moon (Film & Video Finalist '17) are among the Women to Watch … [Read More...]
Weighing Artist Opportunities
Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship applications are now available for Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Fellowship awards are $15,000 each and finalists receive $1,500. Learn more. Deadline: October 7, 2019 Call for … [Read More...]
Balla Kouyaté In the Spotlight
The National Endowment for the Arts just named Massachusetts Traditional Artist Fellow Balla Kouyaté as a 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellow. … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities in the Living Forest
Of Note: Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship applications are now available for Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Fellowship awards are $15,000 each and finalists receive $1,500. Learn more. Deadline: October 7, … [Read More...]
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From the Archives
Mass. Open Studios Sep-Oct 19
Go local! Open studios events are great opportunities to experience and support artists working in your very own neighborhood. Check out these open studios events in Massachusetts* this September and … [Read More...]
Ilana Manolson: Following the Fleeting
The short film embedded above is by Emma Angen Rose, a collaboration with Ilana Manolson (Painting Fellow '18, '08). Manolson, who has a solo exhibition at the Cadogan Contemporary Gallery in London in April 2019, … [Read More...]
How Do You Use Online Platforms as an Artist?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we're revisiting a question we first posed to artists in 2013: How do you use online platforms as an artist? Judith … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Meg Alexander
Meg Alexander, a multiple-year awardee in the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships Program, is exhibiting in the two-person show How Little Is Enough? at Drive-By Projects, in April and May. Here, the accomplished … [Read More...]
Duncan Gowdy: Woodworking, Photography, and Illustration
Duncan Gowdy carves out time from his studio to talk about his image inspired work. I grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, in an area of town that is walking distance to the Charles River, farming fields, and … [Read More...]
Gigi Rosenberg: The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing
In the introduction to her recent book, Gigi Rosenberg shares an anecdote about her first grant proposal: an application to the Boston Film/Video Foundation (now, sadly, defunct) for a documentary project. She says that … [Read More...]