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 August 6, 2020, 4 PM, featuring David Snead (President and CEO, Handel and Haydn Society), Katherine Tallman … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Fellows Notes – Aug 20
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iik6Unztyj0 Many Mass Cultural Council awardees are exhibiting in the AREA CODE Art Fair (thru 8/31), online … [Read More...]
Update on the 2021 Artist Fellowships
Mass Cultural Council is proud to support Massachusetts artists through Artist Fellowships. Mass Cultural Council receives an annual appropriation from the state Legislature, and many details of the Artist Fellowships, such as the award amount and … [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 considering how her ancestors … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Feeling Positive
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 July 30, 2020, 4 PM, featuring Kate Gilbert (Executive … [Read More...]
AREA CODE Art Fair: August 1-31, 2020
AREA CODE Art Fair was founded by David Guerra in response to the pandemic's impact on New England's arts and culture sector. The fair features works from New England's most inspiring art galleries, nonprofit organizations, and individual artists … [Read More...]
Black Beauty Dance
Black Beauty Dance is a virtual workshop series for Black college dancers created and led by Shakia Johnson, who is the Five College Joint Lecturer in African Diasporic Dance. Against the backdrop of the murders of George Floyd and other Black people … [Read More...]
Videos
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From the Archives
Nicole Terez Dutton: Building Poems
Language is plastic, so it's always building, it's always expanding. It always can be made to accommodate new ideas. - Nicole Terez Dutton On the Mass Cultural Council's Creative Minds Out Loud podcast, Nicole … [Read More...]
Why Do You Support Other Artists?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. In this time when supporting one another is even more important, we were interested in the generosity and community we see among artists. … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Wen Yu
Wen Yu is a multimedia artist who utilizes research to create projects integrating art, technology, story-telling, and tangible materials. She is currently Artist in Residence at Cambridge Community Television (CCTV), … [Read More...]
P. Carl: The Story of Becoming a Man
In a recent feature on WBUR's Radio Boston, P. Carl (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '18) discussed why he wrote his new memoir, Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition. In part, it was because he didn't see trans … [Read More...]
Potentially Shocking Subjects in Art
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How do you approach potentially shocking subjects (violence, sexuality, profanity, etc) in your … [Read More...]