The Isles Arts Initiative (IAI) is a series of series of exhibitions, site-responsive installations, events, and performances on and around the Boston Harbor Islands, in Summer 2015. The Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park that reflect natural splendor and historical importance - as well as the pressing implications of climate change. In their work for the IAI, artists … [Read more...]
Melinda Lopez: A Soaring Theatrical Voice
We're celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. For playwright Melinda Lopez (Dramatic Writing Fellow '03), several opportunities came together in short succession, which opened doors, which led to other opportunities... All the while, her … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Sarah Bliss and Rosalyn Driscoll
Moving image artist Sarah Bliss and sculptor Rosalyn Driscoll (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellows '13) have just premiered their latest collaborative project, a four-channel, 30-minute, immersive sculptural video installation, Blindsight (6/11 – 7/19/15 at Boston Sculptors Gallery). Here, they retrace their journey through its maze. Inspiration Sarah Bliss: We … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jul 15
As we continue to celebrate 40 years of fellowships in Massachusetts, here are some of the star-spangled, firecrackin' July honors and accomplishments of the program's awardees. Eighteen past Fellows and Finalists, including awardees from each of the four decades in the Artists Fellowships' history, are among the artists participating in the Isles Arts Initiative, in and … [Read more...]
Charles Tracy of NPS on the Isles Arts Initiative
Though not volcanic (as far as we know...), something is stirring in the drumlins of the Boston Harbor Islands this summer. The Isles Arts Initiative is a series of site-responsive installations, events, performances, screenings, and exhibitions in and about the Boston Harbor Islands. Some of the region's most exciting artists - including 18 past awardees of MCC's Artist … [Read more...]