Using tape, paper, and other unexpected materials, Debra Weisberg (Drawing Fellow '08) explores the boundaries of drawing. Here, she discusses a recent commission to create a large-scale installation as part of the Facebook Artist in Residence Program. I recently completed a 22-ft long commission for Facebook Cambridge Office, done mostly on-site over a 10 day period. … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Apr 17
In April, a shower of news from past and present Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship awardees. LEFT ON PEARL Preview/Trailer from Susan Rivo on Vimeo. Natalie Alper, Anne Neely, Jo Ann Rothschild, and Maxine Yalovitz-Blankenship are part of the group exhibition Expanding Abstraction: New England Women Painters from 1950 to Now at the deCordova Museum … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Mar 17
It's March, the equator is about to pass by the center of the sun (happy Spring Equinox), and our past Artist Fellowships awardees continue to shine with honors, exhibitions, readings, and so much more. Here's the latest news. Lisa Nilsson, from the 40 Years of Fellowships project. This month, the artist exhibits at the Currier Museum of Art Elizabeth … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jan 17
Each month, we share the news and honors of Artist Fellows & Finalists. Here's the newest, in this new month of the new year. Regie Gibson, Letta Neely, Monica Raymond, and David Valdes Greenwood are among the artists whose work will be performed at Pinning Our Hopes, an evening of poems and scenes exploring the years ahead under the new president. The show, which is … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 16
Here's a December-ific roundup of the latest news from Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellows/Finalists. Laura Baring-Gould, Niho Kozuru, and Gretchen Romey-Tanzer are all exhibiting in CraftBoston Holiday (12/2-12/4) at Hynes Convention Center. David Bookbinder and Mary O'Malley have collaborated on the adult coloring book 52 (more) Flower Mandalas. Mary converted … [Read more...]