Community can be a place, a group, an environment, a conversation. In the arts, community means all that and something more. We recently asked artists in different disciplines: What makes an arts community thrive? Lara JK Wilson, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow, Board member and Instructor at Grub Street Writers, Inc. What makes a thriving writers' community? The short … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Catty Artist Opportunities
Here's the whole kit and caboodle. Call to Artists Entries are now being accepted to the exhibition The National, sponsored by Cape Cod Art Association. Eligible mediums include oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, fine art photography. See the Register Now tab to learn more. Deadline: June 3, 2012 Site-specific Installations of … [Read more...]
Studio Views: Jodi Colella
Artist Jodi Colella's nimble mind and nimble fingers have produced an array of compelling sculptures. It's our good fortune that she's got a show coming up at NK Gallery in June. Let's take a look into her studio and learn about her working process. I create 3D objects as abstractions of natural forms. Using found and manufactured materials I explore the characteristics … [Read more...]
Announcing 37 Awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2012 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry. Twenty artists will receive fellowships of $7500 and another 17 will receive $500 finalist awards. See a complete list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and … [Read more...]
Nuts for Artist Opportunities
Shake it out and see what happens. Visual Artists The Dennis Public Library is looking for artists to display their paintings, drawings, illustrations, and photography in their large, brightly lit meeting room. The library's meeting room is used by many different organizations on an almost daily basis. Show periods run for one calendar month. Artists are welcome to hold an … [Read more...]