Back to school, kiddos! Here's the latest news from our esteemed alumni - the past awardees of our Artist Fellowships Program. The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and the New Art Center in Newton (NAC) join together to present the MCC Artist Fellows in Painting, Choreography, Drawing & Printmaking, and Traditional Arts (9/16-10/15, opening reception 9/16, 6-8 … [Read more...]
Erica Daborn: Dialogues with Mother Earth
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present the 2016 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellows in Painting, Choreography, Drawing & Printmaking, and Traditional Arts on September 16-October 15, 2016, at the NAC. Erica Daborn, one of the exhibiting artists, shares how her installations envision a tragic history that's yet to happen. I have been … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jun 16
Summery news from current and past MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists. Congratulations to Ilisa Barbash, Jane Gillooly, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, and Lucia Small, all of whom will receive funding from the LEF Foundation as part of their Spring 2016 Moving Image Fund awards. Carrie Bennett and Frannie Lindsay join Jennifer Barber for a poetry reading at Porter Square Books on … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 16
In May's news from MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists: books, pop-up shows, crowdfunding campaigns, Spring arts festivals, and excellence aplenty. The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2016 (4/29-5/1) in downtown Salem is a festival of readings, workshops, talks, and other poetry-related events, many featuring past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships Program - read more. John … [Read more...]
Basia Goszczynska: Reclaimed Wilds
Early in 2015, we were thrilled to work with Basia Goszczynska (Film & Video Fellow '13), who created an animated title sequence for our 40 Years of Fellowships video project. In recognition of the 40th anniversary of fellowships in the Commonwealth, we have been asking artists "what came next," after their state-funded award. We decided to explore the same topic with … [Read more...]