Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2016 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Eighteen artists will receive fellowships of $12,000, and 17 artists will receive $1,000 finalist awards. See a full list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and … [Read more...]
What Role Does Research Play in Your Art?
Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Historical, archival, and other research can be crucial to artists, but how and why can vary widely depending on the artist's work. We asked artists in different disciplines, What role does research play in your process? View a gallery of some of the research-influenced work … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 16
In May's news from MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists: books, pop-up shows, crowdfunding campaigns, Spring arts festivals, and excellence aplenty. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2016 (4/29-5/1) in downtown Salem is a festival of readings, workshops, talks, and other poetry-related events, many featuring past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships Program - read more. John … [Read more...]
James Rutenbeck on The Clemente Project
James Rutenbeck's latest film-in-progress, The Clemente Project, explores the The Clemente Course in the Humanities, a tuition-free, college-level course targeting adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. The film tells the stories of participants in Dorchester, such as Kafi Dixon, a recently evicted MBTA bus driver, and Carl Chandler, a father/grandfather/mentor in a struggling … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2016
ArtsBoston has just launched a calendar of Massachusetts arts festivals to celebrate the rich and diverse array of arts and cultural festivals across the Commonwealth - including many that are funded by MCC's new Festivals Program. One of those festivals is the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, a three-day series of poetry events, workshops, performances, and readings organized … [Read more...]