Guest post by karen Krolak, co-Artistic Director of Monkeyhouse One of my canine collaborators is softly snoring in the predawn darkness as I wrestle with insomnia on the day that addenda: an exercise course from the Dictionary of Negative Space opens at Stove Works. In between obsessing over … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
3 Grants Now Available to Artists
This fall Mass Cultural Council is offering three grant opportunities for Massachusetts artists and individuals working in the cultural sector: Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals This one-time pandemic recovery program provides … [Read More...]
Paws on Artist Opportunities
Call for Artists The New Hampshire Art Association invites you to enter The 23nd Annual Joan L Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition Magnificence of the Mundane. Located at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in downtown Portsmouth, NH, this exhibit is one of … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 22
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. For event-based listings, always confirm event details with the listed venue. Karl Baden (Photography Fellow '99), Rebecca Doughty … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Remain Cloudy
Of Note: Mass Cultural Council's Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals are unrestricted $5,000 grants to creatives and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth. Watch a recorded webinar about the … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Keep on Track
Call for Mendon Town Hall Campus Special Art Project The Mendon Cultural Council is looking for an artist to create a unique visual art installation for the recently restored Town Hall Campus. The artwork will be located outside and must endure the … [Read More...]
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From the Archives
Mass Open Studios Sep-Nov 22
Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of individual artists is essential to our vibrant communities. If you're interested in supporting and connecting with artists in your very own neighborhood, consider attending … [Read More...]
Message to Yourself as a Younger Artist
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we decided to return to a question we first asked in 2018: If you could deliver one message to yourself as a younger artist, … [Read More...]
Artists and Creative Gig Workers: Apply for a Cultural Sector Recovery Grant
We are pleased to share that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting applications to the Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals. This $15 million one-time FY23 grant program is funded through state pandemic … [Read More...]
Supporting Indigenous Artists: Who Defines Culture?
On Mass Cultural Council's Power of Culture blog, multimedia artist Erin Genia, an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and a Mass Cultural Council Outreach Coordinator, wrote an intriguing post about … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Marjorie Forte
ArtSake recently threaded our own needle by connecting with Marjorie Forte (Mass Cultural Council Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '20) and her expressive embroidery work. Thread is a simple thing found in every home. … [Read More...]
Artists: Connect with Your Local Community
When individual artists approach Mass Cultural Council looking for support and opportunities, we point them toward our Artist Fellowships (unrestricted monetary awards to artists) and ArtSake (our online resource for … [Read More...]