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Announcing the 2021 Artist Fellowships Grant Cycle

December 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

Lucy Kim (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow 19), detail of STEPHEN MARINO, FITNESS TRAINER 2 (2016), oil, paint, acrylic paint, resin, epoxy, fiberglass, 92x60x3 in, Photo Credit: Tony Luong.

Mass Cultural Council believes that the work of individual artists is essential to a thriving society. We are excited to announce the launch of the 2021 grant cycle of the Artist Fellowships to support Massachusetts artists and the excellence of their creative work. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously-judged awards, with grant decisions based solely on the … [Read more...]

Three Stages: B. Lynch

December 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

B Lynch, AFTER THE SHOW, LILY IN THE BALLROOM (2020), digitally constructed photograph, printed 5 x 7 in.

Some creative projects begin without a map. In this Three Stages post, artist B. Lynch traces the journey of her Reds and Greys multimedia art (now on view in New Gilded Age at the College of the Holy Cross), which has grown into a richly detailed, sci-fi influenced world. Gather Commencing a new project is a mysterious process for me. In 2012, I was bumbling in the … [Read more...]

Pushing Boundaries: Using Needlework to Express What it Means to be Human

September 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Jodi Colella, of Somerville, is an artist, teacher and community builder. She uses needlework to infuse renewed power to craft practices. The resulting works convey both whimsy and threat, as they capture that place where anxiety and beauty can co-mingle. She pushes the boundaries of traditional techniques to create works that imply an inner vitality and a self-awareness of … [Read more...]

Mark Cooper: Radical Connectivity

October 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

Mass Cultural Council and New Art Center will present the 2017 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellows Invitational in Photography, Sculpture/Installation/New Genres. Included in the exhibition is Mark Cooper, a multimedia artists who explores the multifaceted layers of life and its interconnectivity through the creation of ceramic vessels to large scale installations will be … [Read more...]

Debra Weisberg: Large-Scale Installation at Facebook

April 28, 2017 1 Comment

Using tape, paper, and other unexpected materials, Debra Weisberg (Drawing Fellow '08) explores the boundaries of drawing. Here, she discusses a recent commission to create a large-scale installation as part of the Facebook Artist in Residence Program. I recently completed a 22-ft long commission for Facebook Cambridge Office, done mostly on-site over a 10 day period. … [Read more...]

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