The Art of Leaving, a multi-disciplinary dance performance at The Arts Block in Greenfield, MA, takes place on Nov. 4 and 5, 2011, 7:30 PM. But elements of the project have been viewable by the public stretching back to May 2011, when Cynthia McLaughlin, the creator of The Art of Leaving: Portrait Tales, began exhibiting large scale photographs in public places. The … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
What Makes for a Good Day Job as an Artist?
As an artist, is it better to earn your living in a field related to your creative work? Unrelated to your creative work? Solely through your creative work? In our conversations with artists, we've asked: What's the best/worst day job you've ever had? Artists' answers often provide insight to the conundrum of how to make money while thriving as an artist. Among some of … [Read more...]
Nathalie Miebach’s Call to Composers
In July 2011, Nathalie Miebach (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '09) was a 2011 TEDGlobal Fellow, speaking in Edinburgh about her fascinating work transmuting weather data into sculptural and musical art. You can watch her TED Talk, above, or find in on the TED site. Nathalie's process involves gathering weather data, which she translates into dazzling sculptures using … [Read more...]
Christian McEwen’s World Enough & Time
Throughout her creative life, Christian McEwen's (Playwriting Fellow '11) encounters in art and literature have taught her a deceptively simple lesson: slow down. The writer, who has worked in poetry, prose, film, and theater, recently published a new book, World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down (Bauhan Publishing, 2011), about how slowing the pace of life can … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities: Tricks? Or treats?
More please, or else! Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction The Briar Cliff Review's 16th Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction contest is now accepting entries. $1000 first place for each category plus publication in Spring 2012. Learn more. Deadline: November 1, 2011 Photography The Houston Center for Photography is now accepting applications for their … [Read more...]