Happy December! Read our monthly list of the news and honors of MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Sheila Gallagher and Deb Todd Wheeler join Eva Lundsager for the exhibition Inscape/Instress, at the Wellesley College Jewett Gallery (thru 12/18). Read a thoughtful review in the Boston Globe. ** Steven Bogart's play Alice in War will be performed at the Boston … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 15
Wouldn't it make more sense if they named the eighth month of the year, rather than the tenth month, October? I just thought of that... (Actually I just checked Wikipedia, and it turns out October was the "eighth month in the old Roman calendar." They just kept calling it that after it became the tenth month, like how we all still "dial" a phone number even though dials are … [Read more...]
Deb Todd Wheeler: Other Atmospheres
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. One of the exhibiting artsts, Deb Todd Wheeler (Mass Cultural Council awardee in '15, '11, '03) blends photography, sculpture, mixed media, and installation in her ongoing project in the … [Read more...]
Vintage Vinyl Artist Opportunities
Poetry Entries are now being accepted for the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award is given annually to a woman poet over 40 years of age who has not published a book in any genre. The winner receives $1,000; publication in Voices From the Attic, the university's literary journal; and round-trip transportation and lodging to give a reading at Carlow University with this year's judge, … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Aug 15
As our Artist Fellowships turn 40, here's the current news of the awards' recent and past recipients. Watch 40 Years of Fellowships videos featuring Diane Arvanites & Tommy Neblett, Niho Kozuru, Melinda Lopez, and Rania Matar. Mark Cooper and Joo Lee Kang are both exhibiting at the Seattle Art Fair, as part of the Samson Gallery. ** Sandra Allen's drawing … [Read more...]