We compile a monthly list of presentations, honors, publications, and events featuring past and present MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. As you'll see, the news is good - not just about these award-winning artists, but also about the breadth and vitality of contemporary arts throughout the Commonwealth. SIX past and current MCC Artist Fellows were selected to be among … [Read more...]
Lana Z. Caplan’s Illusions at Gallery NAGA
Lana Z. Caplan is interested in the ways that women's social identities can be comprised of at-odds imagery and expectations. As she says in an interview on the Gallery NAGA website: "in the third wave of feminism, we're expected to be individualistic and successful, to be able to do it all, have a family, relationships, time for ourselves, to be sexy and sexually liberated. … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Here and There
Of Interest to Public Artists: NEFA's next brown-bag lunch topic for artists is called An Insider's View on Image Submissions. This session will focus on preparing images of your work for public art submissions. Art and architectural photographer Charles Mayer will share tips and suggestions on how to get the best photographs of your work. December 10, 2009 from 11:30 A.M. - … [Read more...]
Erika Zekos on Shedding Light
On December 5, at 5 PM, a tobacco shed in Amherst will transform with light. Shedding Light is a public art project conceived and created by artist/architect Erika Zekos and supported by, among others, the Town of Amherst, the Amherst Cultural Council, and the Swartz Family Farm, where the project will be on display December 5-31. Erika's past projects include Greetings from … [Read more...]
Congratulations Brother Thomas Fellows
In a ceremony at The Boston Foundation this past Tuesday night, eight artists (including six past fellows/finalists from the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships Program) were announced as the inaugural Brother Thomas Fellows, receiving unrestricted awards of $15,000. The awards are part of the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk whose porcelain … [Read more...]