In mid-August, we plan to publish our guidelines for the 2017 Artist Fellowships cycle. In preparation, we've updated our Tips on Applying for an Artist Fellowships article on ArtSake. We've also recently updated our compendium of opportunities to find funding as a Massachusetts artist. If you're a Massachusetts artist hoping for funding to make your work, both articles … [Read more...]
Announcing 35 Awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2016 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Eighteen artists will receive fellowships of $12,000, and 17 artists will receive $1,000 finalist awards. See a full list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and … [Read more...]
Announcing 32 Awards in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2016 Artist Fellowship awards in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Sixteen artists will receive fellowships of $12,000, and 16 artists will receive $1,000 finalist awards. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative … [Read more...]
Congratulations to NEA Creative Writing Fellows in MA
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2015 Creative Writing Fellowships in Prose. Congratulations to all recipients of this prestigious literary honor, but particularly to Lenore Myka of Somerville, Celeste Ng of Cambridge, Paul Harding of Topsfield, and Joy Ladin of Hadley (also a past MCC awardee in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction). And speaking of past MCC … [Read more...]
Alexandra Anthony: a Filmmaking Tale Worthy of Myth
When she won a state fellowship in 1987, Alexandra Anthony thought her personal documentary Lost in the Bewilderness was nearly complete. But real life doesn't have a neat ending. Like a journey out of Greek myth, the film project searched for decades before finding its way home. Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews … [Read more...]