For the next few weeks, travelers in Boston's Logan International Airport may feel, ever so briefly, like they're passing through a Cambridge artist studio. Through September 18, an exhibition of Cambridge Open Studios artwork will be on display in Logan's Terminal A and B-C walkway. The show has its origins in Spring 2009, when the Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) coordinated … [Read more...]
Volunteer at NAMAC
The environment for media arts makers is, to put it mildly, in a state of change. So many ideas are in play, so many words abuzz - sustainability, monetization, community-building, to name a few - that this month's NAMAC (the National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture) biennial conference at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel (April 26-29) couldn't come at a better time. It's a … [Read more...]
Artadia finalists announced
Artadia, a New York-based arts nonprofit, announced the finalists for the Artadia Awards 2009 Boston - including several past MCC Artist Fellows/Finalists (linked, below). Congratulations to: Claire Beckett, Cree Bruins, Ambreen Butt, Laura Chasman, Caleb Cole, Margo Cooper, Raul Gonzalez, Eric Gottesman, Wendy Jacob, Erik Levine, Steph Plourde-Simard, Nick Rodrigues, Amie … [Read more...]
Baby dragons, a sleeping fairy, the wings of Daedalus
If you are into the cabinet of curiosities, then the current exhibition at the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester might appeal to you. The show is called Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell. It's an exhibit that examines the stories behind mythological creatures and encourages visitors to ask "why couldn't this happen?" And it features … [Read more...]
2009 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships announced
The 2009 Artist Fellowships in Crafts, Film & Video, Music Composition, Photography, Playwriting, and Sculpture/Installation have been announced. Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowships are anonymously judged and provide unrestricted grants (this year, $10,000 for fellows and $1,000 for finalists) to individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence. … [Read more...]