Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. Pat Shannon, one of the exhibiting artists, walks us through her art making process. For a few years, a crosswalk and parking space became my plein air workplace. Leading up to this … [Read more...]
Deb Todd Wheeler: Other Atmospheres
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC. One of the exhibiting artsts, Deb Todd Wheeler (Mass Cultural Council awardee in '15, '11, '03) blends photography, sculpture, mixed media, and installation in her ongoing project in the … [Read more...]
New Art Center Presents Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres
Mass Cultural Council and The New Art Center (NAC) will present the Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, September 18-October 17, 2015, at the NAC, 61 Washington Park in Newtonville, MA. The exhibition will showcase awardees from Mass Cultural Council's 2015 Artist Fellowships, bringing together works in the Crafts and … [Read more...]
Why Fund Artists?
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been supporting artists for over 40 years through the Artist Fellowships Program. To help illuminate why, Mass Cultural Council has asked past awardees going all the way back to 1975 to share their personal stories of receiving the state award for artistic excellence. The following gallery compiles of some of those stories, which tell of … [Read more...]
How Do You Talk about Your Art?
Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. At some point, most artists are asked to either speak or write about their work and about their creative process. How much do they explain? What aspects do they steer away from discussing? We asked artists in different disciplines, What do you strive to convey when speaking or … [Read more...]