Periodically, we pose questions to artists about issues they face in their work and lives. We were curious about the relationship between an artwork's subject and its form, materials, structure, and process. We asked artists, To what extent is your art-making process shaped or impacted by your work's subjects? Kim Adrian, writer For me, half the work of writing is … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Artist Opportunities Brush With Greatness
Of Note: Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship applications in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, Traditional Arts now available. Fellows awarded $12,000 each and Finalists will receive $1,000 awards (contingent upon final state budget approval). The deadline is October 2, 2017. Learn more. Call to Artists The Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites artists to be a … [Read more...]
Linda Sou: Preserving and Growing Culture in Lowell
Linda Sopheap Sou is featured in the latest episode of the Mass Cultural Council's podcast Creative Minds Out Loud. A former executive director of Lowell's Angkor Dance Troupe, she began training with the traditional Cambodian performing arts group at age three (being, as it happens, the daughter of its founder). Check out Creative Minds Out Loud, featuring conversations … [Read more...]
World Premiere of Tracy Heather Strain’s Lorraine Hansberry Documentary
At Mass Cultural Council, we are privileged to encounter a range of exhilarating creative projects. One of the more memorable in the past 10 years is The Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project by Tracy Heather Strain and Randall MacLowry (Film & Video Fellows '07). The project explores the life of playwright/activist Lorraine Hansberry, best known for her 1959 play A Raisin … [Read more...]
Doggedly Pursuing Artist Opportunities
Printmaking Residencies Zea Mays Printmaking offers two artist residencies - a full residency includes a private studio with their largest press (Takach 40" x 72" etching press), access to all of their etching, photopolymer, screen printing and monotype facilities and equipment and accommodations in an on-site apartment. A mini-residency brings you into their members' studio … [Read more...]