Leah Giberson's unique process may be part of the reason that the familiar subjects of her mixed media works - houses, mobile homes, and other symbols of suburbia - take on an almost fantastical vitality. Look closer, they urge; there's more than meets the eye here. In the midst of mounting two solo shows (one in the New England area - see below), Leah let us peek into her … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – June
June 2010 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 fellows are featured in Solstice: a Magazine … [Read more...]
The inventions of Cambridge Street
The above image, representing a project called "Gossiping Birds" (which features bird sculptures projecting live Twitter "tweets"), is one of the art installations vying to go from theorized to realized on Cambridge Street. "Gossiping Birds" is a proposal by Nick Rodrigues (MCC Sculpture/Installation Fellow '07), one of ten artists chosen as finalists for a Public Art … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – April
April 2010 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. Three MCC Fellows/Finalists are featured in an … [Read more...]
SWAN Day: March 27
This Saturday, March 27 is SWAN Day. That is, Support Women Artists. Now. Day. (Italics and punctuation added for emphasis. By me. 'Cause, you know, it deserves some oomph, and punctuation/italics is how you do it in blogs.) SWAN Day is organized by WomenArts (formerly known at the Fund for Women Artists) a nonprofit org founded by Martha Richards in Northampton, Mass., … [Read more...]