Since 1999, the Boston Theater Marathon (May 21-22, 2011) has been like a day-long birthday party for new plays, thrown in vigorously good spirits by a game New England theater community. In 2009, the festival's winning model - 50 short plays performed by 50 theater companies in one day at the Boston Center for the Arts - was augmented with the Warm-up Laps, a slate of free … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Studio Views: Joshua Meyer
Through persistence and hard work, Joshua Meyer (Painting Fellow '10) has found that ultra sweet spot where paintings hover between order and chaos. One of the delights of his work is the transformation of the physical material of paint into a seemingly living breathing figure inhabiting an interior life. Let's take a look at his studio and paintings. I try to keep a lot … [Read more...]
Call to Action: Contact Your MA Senator
As you may know, this is a blog of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and our budget is primarily determined through an appropriation by the state legislature. There's a whole process to this, including budget recommendations released by the governor and later on the House and the Senate. Today, the Senate Ways & Means Committee released a proposed state budget for the … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities, Y’all
Filmmakers FP's Spotlight on Documentary is now accepting applications from filmmakers in production or post-production seeking financing partners, broadcast/distribution, and festival invitations. Spotlight on Documentaries is for feature-length (>50 minutes) U.S. projects in any stage of production, as long as some footage has been shot, and the film is not complete. The … [Read more...]
Studio Views: Adria Arch
Some artists will never, ever, color outside of the line. For them, accidents are an anathema meant to be erased, gessoed over as quickly as possible, sanded away, and left undetected before the art police sees the evidence (you know who you are and we love you for it). For other artists, accidents are encouraged to occur. These daredevil souls welcome and seek out … [Read more...]