The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2015 Creative Writing Fellowships in Prose. Congratulations to all recipients of this prestigious literary honor, but particularly to Lenore Myka of Somerville, Celeste Ng of Cambridge, Paul Harding of Topsfield, and Joy Ladin of Hadley (also a past MCC awardee in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction). And speaking of past MCC … [Read more...]
Fellowships: Apply Now in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, & Painting
We're excited to announce that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting 2016 Artist Fellowship applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2016. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants of $12,000 and finalist awards of $1,000, in recognition of artistic … [Read more...]
Sean Greene: Painting and Dealing with It
Sean Greene's painting is driven by freedom, feeling, and, above all, exhilarating color. That's the case whether he's painting in his toothbrush-factory art studio, on the walls at Facebook's office, or propped up recovering from a life-altering skateboarding accident. He paints, and he deals with it. Video features music by past Music Composition Fellow Eric … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 15
Happy December! Read our monthly list of the news and honors of MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Sheila Gallagher and Deb Todd Wheeler join Eva Lundsager for the exhibition Inscape/Instress, at the Wellesley College Jewett Gallery (thru 12/18). Read a thoughtful review in the Boston Globe. ** Steven Bogart's play Alice in War will be performed at the Boston … [Read more...]
Why Work Collectively?
Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Artists are often encouraged to collaborate, but there's a tension inherent in this advice. How to find the shared good for the individual's vision and the group's? We asked artists in different disciplines, Why work collectively? Brittany Gravely, filmmaker, member of the … [Read more...]