Truth, whether revealed, bent, created, or discovered, told straight or told slant, is central to the creative process. Sometimes, the question of what is and isn't true in art can become a deep source of controversy. We've been exploring issues artists encounter in their work, and we recently asked artists in different disciplines: How do you incorporate the "true" in your … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Cur8or: Ellen Wetmore
Artist Ellen Wetmore has curated a group exhibition of work by the Boston Sculptors, an artists’ cooperative founded in 1992. The University Gallery at UMass Lowell exhibition highlights the work of 30 members. The show includes works both installed in the gallery as well as outside. 1. Explain the idea behind the Boston Sculptors’ show that you’ve curated. How to fit 20 … [Read more...]
Mass Poetry Fest 2012!
O flames that glowed! O hearts that yearned! The Massachusetts Poetry Festival is nigh upon us! It's a schedule of events, workshops, performances, and readings, centered around a three-day (April 20-22, 2012) festival in Salem, MA. As Mass Poetry Fest Executive Director January Gill O'Neil put it in a recent blog post, "More than 85 sessions: poetry, panels, slams, music, … [Read more...]
Little Crabby Artist Opportunities
Five foot two, eyes of blue, oh what those five feet could do, has anybody seen my gal? Choreographers The American Dance Guild’s (ADG) 2012 Performance Festival is now accepting entries. The festival will take place at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 W. 55th Street (at 9th Avenue), New York City on September 6-9, 2012. Learn more. Deadline: April 6, 2012 Fiber … [Read more...]