We heartily congratulate the City of Boston and the five artists awarded its inaugural Artist Fellowships. At a ceremony yesterday (October 11, 2017) at Boston City Hall, Mayor Marty Walsh and Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston, announced that the city's first Artist Fellowships would be awarded to performance artist Marilyn Arsem, filmmaker … [Read more...]
Apply for a Local Cultural Council Grant by Oct 16
The deadline is fast approaching to apply for a grant from Mass Cultural Council's Local Cultural Council Program. What are the Local Cultural Council grants, you ask? Well, Local Cultural Councils in 351 cities and towns throughout Massachusetts award grants (the average grant is around $500) for cultural projects that benefit a specific Massachusetts community. Most … [Read more...]
Brendan Mathews: The World of Tomorrow
Brendan Mathews, a fiction writer whose stories have twice been selected for the Best American Short Stories anthologies, just published his first novel, The World of Tomorrow. We asked Brendan about the book, "balance" and "control" as a literary artist, and what's next. Where did the idea for your new novel The World of Tomorrow begin? And what has been its journey since … [Read more...]
The Power of Culture
Mass Cultural Council believes in the Power of Culture. This week, Mass Cultural Council launched a new strategic plan. The plan, created through thousands of conversations with and input from artists, creative professionals, and other supporters of culture throughout the Commonwealth, reflects our vision, a vision where: Culture elevates the quality of life and … [Read more...]
What Common Artist Advice Do You Find Useless?
Periodically, we pose questions to artists about issues they face in their work and lives. This month, we asked, What's a common piece of artist advice that you find useless? Samantha Fields, multimedia artist "Work smarter, not harder." OK, so this can be good advice when you are building a 300-pound mold for slip casting - you use a hoist; even better, you put in … [Read more...]