In our modern world, mysteries abound! On the other hand, so do plastic water bottles. And twist ties (see above). In fact, lots of things abound. Information. Celebrities. Blog posts and websites. Haters and their hatin'. Makers and their makin'. It's been suggested that curation will be increasingly key to our navigation, as a culture, of the overly abundant … [Read more...]
Links Letter
It's a busy time here at the state arts agency – but interesting arts links wait for no one. So we thought it might be a good opportunity to round up some links of interest to Massachusetts artists and art-fans. The Emerging Filmmakers Series at the Boston Center for the Arts launches tomorrow (Thursday, April 7), with two film screenings, including the premiere of … [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...]
Leslie Williams, on Success
The 2011 Commonwealth Reading Series of events with MCC writers and poets concludes with a reading at Newtonville Books in Newton on Tuesday, April 5, 7 PM. One of the participants in the 4/5 Newtonville Books reading is Leslie Williams (Poetry Fellow '10), whose poetry collection Success of the Seed Plants was published by Bellday Books in 2010. We asked Leslie about … [Read more...]
Sharon Howell: Poet in Everytime
The 2011 Commonwealth Reading Series of events with MCC writers and poets continues this week with a reading at Porter Square Books in Cambridge on Thursday, March 31, 7 PM. We asked one of the participating literary artists, Sharon Howell (Poetry Fellow '10) about her work and life, about being a poet in every time. ArtSake: You received your MCC award for poems from the … [Read more...]