This month, while the sunshine ebbs, the news from past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships shines ever shinier. Liza Bingham and Zehra Khan are among the artists in Lost Cat: Art in the Age of Social Media, at Cape Code Museum of Art (11/24-1/17, events 12/5). In October, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
9th Annual Artists Under the Dome Event Nov. 4
A reminder that the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition invites all artists of the Commonwealth to attend the 9th Annual Artists Under The Dome event. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., within the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House. The Massachusetts Cultural Council's Executive Director Anita Walker, will be one of the guest … [Read more...]
Masquerading Artist Opportunities
We mean business! Of Note: TransCultural Exchange's 2016 International Conference, February 25-27, 2016, at Boston University, is an international event that brings together artists, curators, scientists, gallery owners, funders, critics, artist-in-residency directors and those from other fields looking to work with artists. TransCultural Exchange’s 2016 International … [Read more...]
Boston Supports Artists
Two recent announcements reflect a steadily growing landscape of support for artists in Boston. Brother Thomas Fellowships Congratulations to the ten artists named as 2015 Brother Thomas Fellows - a list that includes four past Mass Cultural Council awardees. The Brother Thomas Fellows receive unrestricted grants of $15,000 through a fund established at the Boston … [Read more...]
Lisa Nilsson: Spell-binding Art in Paper
Creating intricate works using a traditional paper technique called quilling, Lisa Nilsson doesn't mind working slowly. But when her spell-binding art went viral, her career went through a swift transformation. Lisa's work was recently featured in the Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres exhibit at the New Art Center in … [Read more...]