No nipping Polly! There's enough for everyone. Of Note: Basic Training for Artists: Community, Survival, & Thrival, a free workshop on Saturday, March 22nd from 9:30am-2:00pm at the Parker Hill Branch Library (1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury). Artist Luanne E Witkowski, creator or Basic Training for Artists, a Mission Hill resident and MassArt studio manager, will … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Potentially Shocking Subjects in Art
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How do you approach potentially shocking subjects (violence, sexuality, profanity, etc) in your work? This is Part One of a two-part post. Katrina Majkut, visual artist My primary goal when approaching potentially shocking objects is complete honesty. … [Read more...]
Potentially Shocking Subjects in Art
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How do you approach potentially shocking subjects (violence, sexuality, profanity, etc) in your work? This is Part two of a two-part post. Judy Haberl, multi-disciplinary artist My modus operandi is not to shock, or disturb per se, but to call … [Read more...]
Tova Mirvis: Visible City
Tova Mirvis, a 2010 Artist Fellow in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, is about to publish her third novel, Visible City, an engrossing story of neighbors whose lives unfold in close-set NYC apartments. As the author prepares to launch the book (March 18, 2014 at Newtonville Books), she shares details about her writing process, living with "undoneness," and the writer/voyeur … [Read more...]
Creative Space 3/5
While MCC's ArtistLink Initiative is being re-worked, creative space opportunities that previously would have been listed on artspacefinder.org are going to be shared here on ArtSake. Here is the most recent as of March 5, 2014: Three Lofts for Rent at Western Avenue Lofts in Lowell Western Avenue Lofts in Lowell has three lofts available. Second floor lofts are … [Read more...]