Here's the latest installment of Fellows Notes, the current news of past fellows/finalists from our Artist Fellowships Program. From the looks of it, the new year will be rich with great art! Peter Brown (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '06) reads from his new short story collection A Bright Soothing Noise at Brookline Booksmith, on Tuesday, January 11, 7 PM. The … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 10
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. Two past Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellows will read from their … [Read more...]
Henriette Lazaridis Power talks The Drum, Four Stories, and her first novel
One of the perks of working at a place like the Massachusetts Cultural Council is meeting artists like Henriette Lazaridis Power (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '06), who along with being great practitioners of their craft, also contribute in fascinating ways to the creative community at large. Henriette founded and edits the innovative audio literary journal The Drum, will … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Nov 10
Here's the latest installment of Fellows Notes, the current great news of past Fellows/Finalists from our Artist Fellowships Program. November's got some terrific stuff: Claire Beckett's photos on DC buildings... TRIIIBE's ongoing installation at Boston University... Eric Henry Sanders's new play in New York. Read on. On the Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene … [Read more...]
Tour de Awesome
This post is a pictorial tour of some of the exceptional stuff past fellows/finalists from MCC's Artist Fellowships Program are currently up to. 1. Reimagined tea pots. Leslie Sills (Crafts Fellow '95) created the above work, called HIGH TEA. The sculptural teapot is among the works included in The Teapot Redefined, an exhibition of sculptural teapots at Mobilia … [Read more...]