As Autumn marches on and becomes increasingly, well, autumnal, take a minute to read the latest news from MCC's past and present Fellows/Finalists. Still Life Lives! at Fitchburg Art Museum includes work by Matthew Gamber, Mary Kocol, Catherine McCarthy, Mary O'Malley, Shelley Reed, Janet Rickus, Evelyn Rydz, Tara Sellios, Randal Thurston, and Deb Todd Wheeler, among … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Video Tour of Pedigree
A ceramic deer-hoof chandelier, a devolved dining room set, a curio of mutated porcelain figurines; with Pedigree, now on exhibit at the New Art Center in Newton (through October 14, 2013), curator Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston has assembled an art experience somewhere between a Victorian salon and a mad scientist's laboratory. The curator was kind enough to take ArtSake … [Read more...]
Everyone Can Play a Piano
Luke Jerram, the artist who developed Street Pianos, had brought this awesome public art project to public spaces in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline. So get ready to tickle those keys because 75 pianos will be available for anyone to play and enjoy. Find a piano near you! … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Sweet Dreams
Take a nap. Refresh your mind. And then apply. Poets New Criterion's Poetry Prize is currently accepting manuscript entries of up to 60 pages. A prize of $3,000 and publication by St. Augustine's Press is given annually for a poetry collection that pays close attention to form. Charles Martin, Roger Kimball, and David Yezzi will judge. Learn more. Deadline: September 30, … [Read more...]
Deadline for Artist Fellowships in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts Is Oct. 7
To all Massachusetts artists in Drawing, Poetry, and Traditional Arts who are interested in applying for an MCC Artist Fellowship but haven't started yet: there's no time like the present. The deadline is Monday, October 7, 2013. Unrestricted grants of $10,000 and finalist grants of $500 are awarded to Massachusetts artists through a competitive, anonymously-judged process, … [Read more...]