It's a Leap Year, so there's an extra day this month to enjoy the awesomeness of Massachusetts artists! For a taste, we offer news from past Fellows and Finalists of MCC's Artist Fellowships. Melinda Lopez, who has a new play opening this month (see below), in the 40 Years of Fellowships project Two exhibitions at the University of New Hampshire Museum of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Artist Opportunities On the Run
We'll get 'em next year. Call for Art The Cape Cod Museum of Art is currently accepting entries from visual artists for their first open juried exhibition Breaking the Mold. The juror is Mim Brooks Fawcett, Executive Director of the Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA. Up to 40 finalists will exhibit their work, and she will choose several pieces for awards. Awardees will be … [Read more...]
Downhill Artist Opportunities
Steady on those skis! At the bottom of the hill is the MCC's Artist Fellowship program's January 25th deadline. Of Note: The Missing Rung: Conversations of the Aging Artist, a free event at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, 527 Tremont Street, Boston. Panelists Kat Nasti (Boston: Kat Nasti Dance), Lisa Giobbi (NYC: Lisa Giobbi Movement Theatre, Momix, Martha Clarke) and … [Read more...]
Cambodian Master Potter Yary Livan: A Life Shaped by Clay
During the Khmer Rouge genocide of the 1970s, Yary Livan's training in traditional Cambodian ceramics put his life in dire peril. But later, it also saved him - and a centuries-old tradition found new roots in Lowell, Massachusetts. Video features music by past Music Composition Fellow Scott Wheeler Yary Livan's (Traditional Arts Fellow '12) story exemplifies how … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Turned to Stardust
"Gimme your hands cause you're wonderful (wonderful)" - David Bowie Printmaking Residency The Zea Mays Printmaking Residency Program provides an opportunity for artists to work in a cutting-edge studio, research center, educational institution and artist community. They strive to create an environment that is both professional and personal with great respect for the creative … [Read more...]