October! Welcome the Great Pumpkin and read this month's news and notes of past MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists. Sachiko Akiyama and Beth Galston are both exhibiting in Branching Out: Trees as Art at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (thru 9/20/15). Andrew Mowbray, Cristi Rinklin, Deb Todd Wheeler, and Joe Wardwell join Dana Clancy, Audrey Goldstein, John Guthrie, and … [Read more...]
What Do You Strive to Capture When Documenting Your Work?
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, What do you strive to capture when documenting your work? (And how do you so?) Dug North, automata maker My sculptures are interactive and kinetic. It is difficult to capture the essence of a piece unless you actually operate it yourself. The best I can … [Read more...]
Gallery of 2014 Awardees
Happy New Year! MCC's "year" ends in June (we operate on a fiscal year, beginning in July). So as we ring in the New Year (fiscally), we thought we'd take the opportunity to look back on the FY14 that was. To that end, we invite you to visit our online Gallery to view artists that received Artist Fellowships awards, this year and others. Image: Sonia Almeida (Painting … [Read more...]
Mass Cultural Council Announces 37 Awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2014 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Nineteen artists and one collaborative duo will receive fellowships of $10,000, and 17 artists will receive $500 finalist awards. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists, to date. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on … [Read more...]
Self in Art
Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How much of the "self" is in your art? At what remove do you keep yourself (as a participant/subject), your experiences and memories, and/or your closely-held beliefs from your art? Part one of a two-part discussion. Alissa Cardone, choreographer My … [Read more...]