Winter Workshops for CT, RI & MA Artists Assets for Artists is announcing their FREE Winter 2021-2022 business and finance workshops before the snow flies. Their workshops remain online, so you won't even have to shovel to attend! Enrollment is limited, so register early! Read more for workshop … [Read More...]
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Hold the Pose Artist Opportunities
Mass Cultural Council Choreography, Poetry, and Traditional Artist Fellowships The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted awards in recognition of exceptional creative work by Massachusetts artists. This year, Mass Cultural Council is committing over $1 … [Read More...]
Pedal to the Metal Artist Opportunities
Art for Social Justice Grants Cambridge Arts support projects that present the themes and ongoing work of social justice to the Cambridge public through the arts. They invite individuals and organizations to apply for grants of $7,500 each for … [Read More...]
Fall Artist Fellowships Info Session Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FozB2R-O1A Mass Cultural Council staff presented an Information Session about the Artist Fellowships on October 5, 2021. The info session shared general details about the Artist Fellowships as well as specific … [Read More...]
Shopping for Artist Opportunities
Free Online Workshops for Artists MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists is offering free, online workshops for artists. Laura Christensen's online crowdfunding workshops explores several strategies for successful campaigns to fund your artist projects. … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 21
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and cancellations, you should always double-check any event details with the listed venues. Edie Bresler … [Read More...]
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From the Archives
Announcing the 2022 Artist Fellowships Grant Cycle
Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of individual artists is essential to a thriving society. We are excited to announce the Fiscal Year 2022 grant cycle of the Artist Fellowships to support Massachusetts … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Nilou Moochhala
Artist Nilou Moochhala has embarked on a heartfelt work, "Reflecting on our Pandemic Experience: A 2021 Public Art Project". The work consists of 100 mixed media drawings printed on meditation flags at Menotomy Rocks … [Read More...]
Envisioning Your Art, Post Pandemic
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. About a year ago, we asked artists how the pandemic had impacted their art. For good or ill, COVID-19 forced many artists to reimagine … [Read More...]
Daniel Grant: The Business of Being an Artist
Daniel Grant of Amherst, Mass., is an experienced arts writer and the author of The Business of Being an Artist. We asked him about the origins of his book and what artists need to know about their careers and current … [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 … [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...]