Mass Cultural Council periodically poses questions to artists about issues in their work and lives. This month, we wanted to revisit a question we first posed in 2014, What technology trends are impacting your discipline? Whether it's artificial intelligence in art, new distribution platforms, or evolving creative tools, technology has the potential to impact creative … [Read more...]
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Funding for Massachusetts Artists and Culture Bearers
Nayana LaFond (Grantee '23), ANONYMOUS, WOMAN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO, from the PORTRAITS IN RED series, acrylic on canvas, 24x36 in. You're a Massachusetts artist or culture bearer, and you're looking for grants. Here are some ideas. Direct Funding from Mass Cultural Council Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners should check out our … [Read more...]
Fundamentals of Applying for Grants
You, too, can craft grant applications that soar. This article is adapted from a presentation at the TransCultural Exchange Conference in Boston, November 4, 2022. It covers the fundamentals of applying for grants as an artist or culture bearer. WHY Why apply for grants? It's an important question, because even in the best of circumstances, grant applications take time … [Read more...]
Crowdfunding and Membership Platforms as an Artist
Let's say you have an in-progress creative project (a film, music album, graphic novel, etc.) and you want funding so you can realize your vision. Or let's say you have a steady output of work (a bi-weekly publication or a new song a week) requiring resources to continue making and sharing. Traditional grant programs (such as our Artist Fellowships or Local Cultural … [Read more...]
Captioning Your Videos
If you've made a video but haven't added captions, have you really said enough? You've created a video. It could be a work of art itself, or a documentation of another work (a dance or interactive installation, for instance), or a reading of a literary work, or an explanatory video, or any number of the ways creative people utilize moving images. If your video includes sound … [Read more...]