In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in the creative life of one work of art. Here, 2008 Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow Tracy Winn takes us through the writing process that produced the upcoming story collection Mrs. Somebody Somebody (Southern Methodist University Press … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2008
For anyone: a roundup
For anyone who... ... could use some space and support for their choreographic art: Green Street Studios in Cambridge is accepting applications (due 12/12) to their Emerging Choreographers Program. The program fosters new work by giving six choreographers 40 hours of rehearsal space between Feb. and May '09 and by matching them with a Mentor/Choreographer. This round's … [Read more...]
Obama and the arts – UPDATED
Updated 11/14: responding to my request for Massachusetts Obama art to add to this post, artist and calligrapher Emily Gallardo sent the above cross-stitched Obama portrait. More of her original pins are posted on her blog. Thank, Emily! Whatever your politics, if you're an artist or otherwise art-centric individual, you'll be glad to hear that President-Elect Barack Obama … [Read more...]
SS, JW, & the NBF
The National Book Foundation just posted some great interviews with the current National Book Award finalists, including MCC Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellows Salvatore Scibona ('06) and Joan Wickersham ('08). From the interview with Salvatore, by Bret Anthony Johnson: BAJ: An interesting similarity among the fiction finalists this year is how all of the novels focus on … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger: Bren Bataclan
You're strolling around your city, and you see this cartoon-inspired painting. Then you see the attached note saying the painting is free, with one catch. So you take the painting, follow its instructions, and with that... you've joined Bren Bataclan's Smile Boston Project. We asked Bren Bataclan, a street artist like no other, to guest post and describe his effort to … [Read more...]