Theatre artist John Kuntz has an epic imagination, whether for inhabiting the turmoil of a 600-lb man as an actor or for conjuring the interwoven stories surrounding a mysterious hotel as a playwright. But until recently, he hadn't written plays on an epic scale. Intriguing then that the Circuit Theatre Company, the troupe producing John's latest play The Annotated History … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Aug 14
Italy may take off the whole month of August, but past MCC Fellows/Finalists are busy bees! Here are this month's news and notes from past MCC awardees. John Cameron and Timothy Coleman both have work on exhibit at the Furniture Masters pop-up gallery, 127 Newbury St. in Boston (thru 8/15). Joshua Meyer and Dawn Southworth join Lizbeth Firmin for an exhibition at Rice … [Read more...]
Creative Space 7/29
While MCC's ArtistLink Initiative is being re-worked, creative space opportunities that previously would have been listed on artspacefinder.org are going to be shared here on ArtSake. Here is the most recent as of July 29, 2014: Studio Share in Allston Photographer looking for a cool studiomate. This is a spectacular corner of the world for a creative person! … [Read more...]
Funding for Individual Artists in Massachusetts
Ethan Murrow (Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '16), WOODLAND MADRIGAL - SUCCULENT ODE (2016), graphite on paper 52x36in You're a Massachusetts artist and you're looking for grants. Here are some ideas. (Article updated August 2022.) Direct Funding for Artists When Massachusetts individual artists ask us about grants, our first response is to strongly encourage … [Read more...]
FIGMENT Boston July 26-27, 2014
One weekend this July, an art party will spring up on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. When it's over, the whole event will disappear without a trace. (Like, say, a figment of someone's imagination?) FIGMENT Boston is a free, collaborative art experience, open to all. Artists/volunteers were encouraged to submit proposals that fit with FIGMENT's principles, which include … [Read more...]