I'm not an engineer. I make a lot of buildings, but I'm not an architect. My only title is an artist. - Matthew Mazzotta On the Mass Cultural Council's Creative Minds Out Loud podcast, Matthew Mazzotta (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '19, '11) discusses how he uses dialogue within … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Frosty Artist Opportunities
Student Photo Slam Sign-up for the Photographic Resource Center's Student Photo Slam on December 8, 2019. All photo students from Emerson, Emmanuel, Endicott, Fitchburg State University, Lesley University, MassArt, NESOP, Northeastern and SMFA are … [Read More...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 19
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Charles Coe (Poetry Fellow '96), Elizabeth Graver (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '06), Pagan Kennedy (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities for We the People
Filmmakers The Boston International Film Festival (April 16-21, 2019) is currently accepting entries. The festival strives to bring together in Boston local, national and international filmmakers by promoting the world's most artistic and creative … [Read More...]
Sari Boren: Exhibiting
Sari Boren (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Finalist '14) writes prose and plays and is an independent museum exhibit developer. She's about to perform her one-woman show Exhibiting at the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education in … [Read More...]
Giddy Up Artist Opportunities
Call for Participation Individuals are invited to participate in an annual worldwide initiative called On Display Global, a movement installation developed by physically-integrated dance company Heidi Latsky Dance, to commemorate the United Nation's … [Read More...]
Artist Opportunities Plus More
Public Meeting: A hearing regarding improving access to work space and live-work spaces for artists in the City of Boston will be Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at noon. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify. Learn … [Read More...]
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From the Archives
Mass Open Studios Nov-Dec 19
Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of individual artists is at the core of our vital communities. If you're interested in supporting and connecting with artists in your very own neighborhood, open studios … [Read More...]
Pushing Boundaries: Using Needlework to Express What it Means to be Human
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 … [Read More...]
How Have Health Issues Impacted Your Art?
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we asked: How have health issues impacted your art – or vice versa? Judith Klausner, multi-disciplinary artist I … [Read More...]
Studio Views: Gin Stone
Cape Cod artist and environmentalist Gin Stone uses dyed reclaimed longline fishing gear to create her work. Here she discusses her process and how her environmental awareness directly influences her use of … [Read More...]
Duncan Gowdy: Woodworking, Photography, and Illustration
Duncan Gowdy carves out time from his studio to talk about his image inspired work. I grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, in an area of town that is walking distance to the Charles River, farming fields, and … [Read More...]
Gigi Rosenberg: The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing
In the introduction to her recent book, Gigi Rosenberg shares an anecdote about her first grant proposal: an application to the Boston Film/Video Foundation (now, sadly, defunct) for a documentary project. She says that … [Read More...]