Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of individual artists is essential to our vibrant communities. If you're interested in supporting and connecting with artists in your very own neighborhood, consider attending a nearby open studios event. Check out these open studios in Massachusetts* this September, October, and November. Unless listed as virtual, all events are … [Read more...]
From the Archives
Message to Yourself as a Younger Artist
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we decided to return to a question we first asked in 2018: If you could deliver one message to yourself as a younger artist, what would it be? Photographer and writer David Bookbinder, writer Carin Clevidence, poet Wendy Drexler, painter Liang Guo, paper cutting artist Zhonghe … [Read more...]
Artists and Creative Gig Workers: Apply for a Cultural Sector Recovery Grant
We are pleased to share that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting applications to the Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals. This $15 million one-time FY23 grant program is funded through state pandemic recovery monies Mass Cultural Council received from the Legislature. The Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals program offers unrestricted grants of … [Read more...]
Supporting Indigenous Artists: Who Defines Culture?
On Mass Cultural Council's Power of Culture blog, multimedia artist Erin Genia, an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and a Mass Cultural Council Outreach Coordinator, wrote an intriguing post about institutional barriers to supporting Native American and indigenous artists. One of the primary barriers is captured in this question: "How are arts and culture … [Read more...]
Studio Views: Marjorie Forte
ArtSake recently threaded our own needle by connecting with Marjorie Forte (Mass Cultural Council Drawing & Printmaking Fellow '20) and her expressive embroidery work. Thread is a simple thing found in every home. As a material, it evokes memories of handwork done by our grandmothers, binding the past with the present, speaking across generations. As a means of … [Read more...]