June is here. Sunshine is real. Let's experience some art. Here are a few ideas, care of our Fellows Notes (current news of past MCC fellows/finalists). We are excited to announce New and Recent Work by 13 Massachusetts Cultural Council Award Recipients in Painting and Drawing, an exhibition at Tufts University Art Gallery in Medford. The exhibition will run June 2 - … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 2011
Spring is a-bloom, allergens are omnipresent, and Massachusetts artists are being their usual awesome. Here's this month's news from past MCC fellows/finalists. This month, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival takes place in Salem, Massachusetts (you’ll see events featuring past fellows/finalists throughout this month’s notes). But we wanted to be sure to draw your … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – April 11
Here's the latest installment of Fellows Notes, the current news of past fellows/finalists from our Artist Fellowships Program. The April 1, 2011 weather may be a Fool's Day snow-prise, but the following list of April awards, honors, news, and announcements is pure sunshine. We're thrilled to share that Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro's (Playwriting Fellow '11) play Before I … [Read more...]
Announcing 29 Awards to Composers, Dramatic Writers, and Sculpture/Installation Artists
The 2011 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship awards have been announced for Music Composition, Playwriting, and Sculpture/Installation. Applications for the Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowship Program were open to all eligible Massachusetts artists. A total number of 416 eligible applications were received; 86 in Music Composition, 124 in Playwriting, and 207 … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Ariel Kotker
As we leave the year 2010 behind us, here's a glimpse from our gallery of past fellows/finalists befitting the occasion: Ariel Kotker (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '07) meticulously constructs - by hand - the life a young man left behind, in a fascinating ongoing installation. You can follow the installation's progress on the His Room As He Left It blog. Image: Ariel … [Read more...]