Jodi Colella, of Somerville, is an artist, teacher and community builder. She uses needlework to infuse renewed power to craft practices. The resulting works convey both whimsy and threat, as they capture that place where anxiety and beauty can co-mingle. She pushes the boundaries of traditional … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Virtuosic Artist Opportunities
Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships 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 to … [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 in recognition of artistic excellence) and ArtSake (our online resource for … [Read More...]
Raise Your Voice Artist Opportunities
Of Note: Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill invites the community to the 5th Annual Steamroller Print Extravaganza taking place on Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This is a free community event for people of all … [Read More...]
What Does a Healthy Partnership Between Organizations and Artists Look Like?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked a group of artists and arts professionals: What does a healthy partnership between cultural organizations and local artists look … [Read More...]
Grants and Workshops from Assets for Artists
Assets for Artists is an organization that supports artists in achieving financial security and business growth. It was founded on the belief that artists are key to vibrant communities and healthy economies. Mass Cultural Council is a proud funder … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes: Sep 19
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. María Luisa Arroyo (Poetry Fellow '04), Amy Dryansky (Poetry Fellow '18, '12), and Elizabeth Witte (Poetry Fellow '16) are among the … [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...]
Cagen Luse: Drawn to Comics
Boston-based artist and illustrator Cagen Luse is the originator of Lunch Time ComiX, a biographical rendering of his family and growing up and living as a "racially ambiguous artist, father, foodie, sci-fi nerd and … [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...]
Paul Turano on Wander, Wonder, Wilderness
Paul Turano set out to make a personal, nonfiction film about urban green spaces - but the project wandered into a new realm. The resulting work, Wander, Wonder, Wilderness, is a multi-faceted, participatory documentary … [Read More...]
Tips on Applying for an Artist Fellowship
In the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program, we instruct our panelists to make their grants decisions based on two criteria*: Artistic quality Creative ability Given that all decisions are based … [Read More...]
Unexpected Journeys in Art
As an artist, where you intend to go at the outset of a new work isn't always where you end up. You may start with an idea but in realizing it be led into surprising, even bewildering territory. We asked artists in … [Read More...]