Have you always wanted to participate in the London Biennale but aren't near enough to the London-centered DIY arts festival to do so? Well, if you're near enough to Boston this Thursday evening (August 19), you're in luck. TransCultural Exchange, a Mass. org specializing in connecting international cultural communities, is holding a local satellite event - a curated salon - as … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Looking at the Big Sky for Artist Opportunities
That Cloud Looks Like Ireland Filmmakers: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is accepting entries for their film festival which will take place February 11-20, 2011 in Missoula, Montana. Deadline: September 3, 2010 They Look Down at the Ground Missing Painters: the New American Paintings 2010 Northeast Competition is accepting submissions from artists in CT, DE, MA, ME, … [Read more...]
Hammock art: a round-up
It's a sleepy August morning, and you are, hopefully, supine in a hammock or in crystalline sand on some manner of cape (Cod, Ann, Canaveral, etc.). In case you brought your laptop, here's a round-up of useful, edifying, interesting, or otherwise nifty art-related web destinations. I brake for blogs that find unique uses for the format. Like Good Ear Review, which publishes … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: John Mallia
Your browser does not support the audio element. I don't know about you, but I've been blood-curdlingly screaming nonstop since the moment I woke up. It's Friday the 13th! On this creepiest of possible day-of-the-week/day-of-the-month combinations, we offer the eerie and evocative soundscape Leg, from composer John Mallia (Music Composition Fellow '09). Gallery … [Read more...]
Salem Literary Festival Writing Contest
This Sunday, August 15 is the deadline to submit your entry to the Salem Literary Festival Writing Contest. What should you submit? Original short fiction exploring the theme of New England history, which the contest encourages writers to define broadly and creatively. Entries will be judged by authors Brunonia Barry (The Lace Reader) and Katherine Howe (The Physick Book … [Read more...]