Crafts Artists Entries are being accepted for the 84th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft, one of the oldest juried exhibitions in New England. This annual summer tradition at the Fitchburg Art Museum strives to discover, encourage, and celebrate the artists and crafters. The Regional Exhibition … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Stairway to Artist Opportunities
Studio Space Do you need affordable studio space? Are you in Beverly, MA or interested in working in this city? Fill out this interested artist survey The purpose of this survey is to identify artists in Beverly, the North Shore, and the Greater … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – May 19
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett (Choreography Fellows '14, '08, '04, '96, '94), Emily Beattie (Choreography Fellow '18), and Joel LaRue … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Swarm
Learn more about bees, just because. Short Play Festival The Players Theatre in New York city is currently accepting submissions for their 9th Annual June Short Play Festival. Short Plays and Musicals with a performance time of 15 minutes or less, … [Read More...]
Sean Padraic McCarthy: In the Midst of the Sea
In 2016, Sean Padraic McCarthy won a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction. As he gets ready to publish his debut novel, In the Midst of the Sea on May 1, 2019, we asked him about his new book, the difficult balance … [Read More...]
C Major Artist Opportunities
Young Poets Entries are currently being accepted for the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships. Winners receive awards of $25,800 each for young poets in the U.S. through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry … [Read More...]
Heavenly Artist Opportunities
Of Note: The Worcester PopUP is a new space for workshops, community events, performances and opportunities to share and sell locally made creative work by artist and creative entrepreneurs. The Worcester PopUP is a program of the Worcester Cultural … [Read More...]
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From the Archives
Mass. Open Studios: Apr-Jun 19
Open studios events are great opportunities to experience and support artists working in your very own neighborhood. Check out these April, May, and June Open Studios events in Massachusetts*. SoWa Artist Guild … [Read More...]
Iconoclast of Dance: Adrienne Hawkins
On our podcast, Creative Minds Out Loud, choreographer and master teacher Adrienne Hawkins discusses the field of dance – how the making of, and support for, the work has changed over time, its persistent challenges, and … [Read More...]
Anne Lilly: Hypnotic Sculpture
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. Anne Lilly, one of the … [Read More...]
Sculptor Niho Kozuru: Structure & Flow
Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. We were … [Read More...]
Three Stages: Sarah Bliss and Rosalyn Driscoll
Moving image artist Sarah Bliss and sculptor Rosalyn Driscoll (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellows '13) have just premiered their latest collaborative project, a four-channel, 30-minute, immersive sculptural video … [Read More...]
Self in Art
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How much of the "self" is in your art? At what remove do you keep yourself (as a … [Read More...]