We recently updated the Gallery@MCC, our online gallery featuring Artist Fellows and Finalists, with work samples by 2013 awardees. It's always a privilege to share this work, which gives a hint of the extraordinary diversity and excellence of work being made in these parts. A snapshot of the recently added work... In Crafts, virtuosic embroidery by Daniel Kornrumpf … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities in the Eye of the Beholder
Everybody's a critic! Poets Entries are now being accepted for the Academy of American Poets James Laughlin Award. A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a second book of poetry by a U.S. poet. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to approximately 5,000 members of the Academy of American Poets. Publishers may submit manuscripts that have come under … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 12
We're past Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. Now maybe... Fellows Notes Monday? Whatever the occasion, here's the latest news from our past MCC awardees. Claire Beckett, Fred H.C. Liang (also the curator), and Stephen Tourlentes are all featured in Inside Out 2012 at the Inside Out Museum, Beijing (thru 12/31). The late Karen … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Aug 12
Our monthly news from MCC Fellows/Finalists, like a cool, invigorating breeze to part the humid August haze... Laura Chasman, Andrea Sherrill Evans, Caleb Neelon, and August Ventimiglia are all featured in Time Flies: Two Years at Drive-By in Watertown, through August 25, 2012. Elizabeth Alexander's Still Life: a fabricator's banquet will be installed at The Cape Ann … [Read more...]
Maud Morgan Arts in Cambridge
We're interested in Massachusetts organizations that identify a specific need in the arts, then shape their programs accordingly - the right horse for the course, so to speak. Here, we look at Maud Morgan Arts, an art center that tailors its programs to its community of artists - and to the eclectic creativity and generous spirit of the artist after which it's … [Read more...]