We're interested in Massachusetts arts organizations that identify a specific need for artists, then shape their organization to directly meet that need - in essence, match the right horse with the right course. We contacted Mary Sherman about her thriving organization and its unique appeal to artists with global aspirations... The course: artists may not have the time or … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Poised for Artist Opportunities
Money Talks MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, in collaboration with Berkshire Creative, IS183 Art School, and Pittsfield Office of Cultural Development is offering Tricks of the Trade, a free professional development seminar series for artists. The next session focuses on pricing one's artwork. Registration is required. Contact Jess Conzo, program coordinator for … [Read more...]
Translating shuddersome stories
One measure of a vibrant local literary scene is the way it branches out to artists throughout the world. Russian writer Ludmilla Petrushevskaya visits Massachusetts this week with her book There Once Lived a Women Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales, and the book has interesting ties to Massachusetts. Genre-defying Northampton author/publisher Kelly Link … [Read more...]
Second Nature on the ‘tube
The above video was sent our way by artists involved with Second Nature, currently on exhibit at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. The show, recently explored on ArtSake, features art of the natural world, by Vico Fabbris (Painting Fellow '06), Susan Lyman, Michael Mazur, and Nathalie Miebach (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '09). ' course, there's no substitute … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Through the Hoop
Smack Mellon offers free studio space to eligible artists for a one-year period. The program provides artists working in all visual arts media a free private studio space and a $5000 fellowship (dependent upon funding). This is a non live-in space. Deadline: November 12, 2009 The Photographic Resource Center EXPOSURE: The 2010 PRC Juried Exhibition Go here for more … [Read more...]