This week, the 2014 Commonwealth Reading Series launches at Cambridge Public Library (Thursday, October 23, 2014, 7 PM, 449 Broadway, Cambridge MA). The series highlights MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists in literature. This event features Susan Bernhard, William Giraldi, Tanya Larkin, Danielle Legros Georges, Thomas H. McNeely, and Karen Skolfield and, like all events in the … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Oct 14
October! Welcome the Great Pumpkin and read this month's news and notes of past MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists. Sachiko Akiyama and Beth Galston are both exhibiting in Branching Out: Trees as Art at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (thru 9/20/15). Andrew Mowbray, Cristi Rinklin, Deb Todd Wheeler, and Joe Wardwell join Dana Clancy, Audrey Goldstein, John Guthrie, and … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities By the Powers of Shakespeare
By the powers of Shakespeare, I defy ye all... ... to apply apace for yon artists opportunities! Of Note Assets for Artists recently published a great list of upcoming deadlines for artist opportunities. Click and prosper. Art Projects in Melrose The Melrose Messina Fund for the Arts (MMFA) is currently accepting grant proposals from artists interested in bringing their … [Read more...]
Readings by State-Awarded Writers and Poets
We are honored to announce the 2014 Commonwealth Reading Series, a series of reading events featuring Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellows/Finalists in the literary arts. The readings will take place this October and November 2014 in venues throughout the Commonwealth, and they'll feature awardees from our recent grants in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction and … [Read more...]
Challenges in Categorizing Creative Work
Roughly once a month, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Often, creative work defies easy categorization. We asked a group of artists working in intriguing ways, What challenges do you face when asked to name a category for your work? Liz Nofziger, site-specific installation artist My work doesn't fit neatly in any … [Read more...]