Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. The slideshow features images from some of this month's artists. To see more samples of their work, be sure to visit our online Gallery. For event-based listings, always confirm event details with the listed venue. Laura Christensen (Photography Finalist '21) and … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jun 22
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. The slideshow features images from some of this month's artists. To see more samples of their work, be sure to visit our online Gallery. For event-based listings, always confirm event details with the listed venue. Emily Beattie (Choreography Fellow '18) and … [Read more...]
Learning to Be Auntie’s Baby
Artists Simone John (Poetry Fellow '20) (aka Simone Ivory) and flowerthief (one half of the music duo Optic Bloom) collaborated to create the audio poetry project, Auntie's Baby. Auntie's Baby draws on the artists' multidisciplinary background, using family phone calls, poetry, music, and sound to "open a portal into Black storytelling." Recently, Simone and flowerthief … [Read more...]
Rep. Trahan Honors Young Artist
Recently, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, who represents Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, hosted participants in the District's annual Art Competition. We are pleased to share that this year's competition winner, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School student Medhita Sinha, is a student of Sunanda Sahay. Sunanda, who was … [Read more...]
Awards to Artists in Drawing & Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the Fiscal Year 2022 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing & Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. The awards include 34 fellowships of $15,000, and 58 finalist awards of $5,000. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists. This is the second series of Artist Fellowships awards Mass Cultural Council has … [Read more...]