Janet Echelman, of Brookline, is world renowned for her soaring, ephemeral aerial sculptures. But until now, she's never had a major public art commission in the Boston area. As anyone who has walked through the Rose Kennedy Greenway since May 3rd can tell you, that's changed. Her new work, As If It Were Already Here, suspends one ton of spliced and knotted rope and twine … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Major League Artist Opportunities
Let's play hardball. Poets The American Poetry Review is currently accepting entries for their Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize. The prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review will be given annually for a poem by a poet under the age of 40. Learn more. Deadline: May 15, 2015 Poets The Academy of American Poets is currently accepting entries for their Lenore … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 15
This May, our past Fellows/Finalists are flinging open their studio doors (for Open Studios), making art out of the historic snows of 2015, and singing and dancing with Mandy Patinkin... Check out some of the exciting Open Studios events this month, which feature too many MCC awardees to list: Somerville Open Studios (5/1-5/3), SoWa Artist Guild Art Walk & Open … [Read more...]