Ilana Manolson is a 2008 MCC Painting Fellow. She is currently traveling with other fellow Massachusetts artists to South Africa where they will create work at the Artist Proof Studio. She has graceously offered to share her experiences on ArtSake. South Africa has become a fascinating place for artists of many diverse backgrounds to create and learn. Along with my … [Read more...]
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Guest Blogger: Charlie Anderson
When we asked Williamstown Film Festival director Steve Lawson about ties to Massachusetts artists for this year's festival, he mentioned that one of the films in the "All-Shorts" series was by emerging Boston-area filmmaker Charlie Anderson. Charlie traveled to Williamstown to participate in the festival, and here, he shares his unique film-arts-in-the-Berkshires … [Read more...]
A Primer on Grants & Residencies by Mira Bartók
Through a combination of need and resourcefulness, writer/artist Mira Bartok has learned the ins and outs of grants, awards, and residencies. Add to that a spirit of goodwill, and the result is Mira's List, her thorough and useful website on opportunities for individual artists. We invited her to share her background in applying for funding as well as her pragmatic insights on … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger: George Fifield
George Fifield is the founder and director of Boston Cyberarts, Inc., a nonprofit arts organization, which produces the Boston Cyberarts Festival. The 2009 festival takes place April 24 - May 10 at dozens of locations across Greater Boston. We asked George to offer some insight as to how the region came to be known as a nexus of art and technology. The Boston Cyberarts … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger: Cam Terwilliger
When organizing a Commonwealth Reading Series event this past February 2009, I was sorry to learn Cam Terwilliger, a 2008 Fellow in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, would be unable to participate. But I had to admit, he had a terrific excuse: he'd be in a different hemisphere that month. I'll let Cam explain where he was and what he was up to, as he's graciously agreed to share … [Read more...]