James Dye won the Sally R. Bishop Prize for Best in Show at the 2017 Worcester Biennial (on view at ArtsWorcester thru 6/2). Biennial juror Samantha Cataldo (Currier Museum of Art) selected James' dip pen and india ink drawing The Temple of the Burdened Host (pictured above), and along with a $1,000 prize, James will have a solo exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum in the … [Read more...]
Help Shape an Upcoming Cultural Convening
This fall the Mass Cultural Council plans to hold a daylong event on a Saturday in Worcester that will bring together community members from across the Commonwealth. The goal is to provide resources, training, tools, and most importantly, inspiration to help communities build capacity and effect change in order to increase the impact of their community led-efforts to sustain … [Read more...]
Announcing Artist Awards in Film & Video, Music Composition, and Photography
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2017 Artist Fellowship awards in Film & Video, Music Composition, and Photography. The awards include 18 fellowships of $12,000, and 17 finalist awards of $1,000. See a full list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of the work … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 17
Mass Cultural Council is honored to support the work of individual artists. Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. May 2017: Hiding in Plain Sight: Folk Masters of Massachusetts showcase concert features past or current recipients of an Artist Fellowship or Traditional Arts Apprenticeship performing at the … [Read more...]
Debra Weisberg: Large-Scale Installation at Facebook
Using tape, paper, and other unexpected materials, Debra Weisberg (Drawing Fellow '08) explores the boundaries of drawing. Here, she discusses a recent commission to create a large-scale installation as part of the Facebook Artist in Residence Program. I recently completed a 22-ft long commission for Facebook Cambridge Office, done mostly on-site over a 10 day period. … [Read more...]