The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been supporting artists for over 40 years through the Artist Fellowships Program. To help illuminate why, Mass Cultural Council has asked past awardees going all the way back to 1975 to share their personal stories of receiving the state award for artistic excellence. The following gallery compiles of some of those stories, which tell of … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Aug 15
As our Artist Fellowships turn 40, here's the current news of the awards' recent and past recipients. Watch 40 Years of Fellowships videos featuring Diane Arvanites & Tommy Neblett, Niho Kozuru, Melinda Lopez, and Rania Matar. Mark Cooper and Joo Lee Kang are both exhibiting at the Seattle Art Fair, as part of the Samson Gallery. ** Sandra Allen's drawing … [Read more...]
Megan and Murray McMillan: This Land is a Ship at Sea
The Isles Arts Initiative (IAI) is a series of series of exhibitions, site-responsive installations, events, and performances on and around the Boston Harbor Islands, in Summer 2015. The Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park that reflect natural splendor and historical importance - as well as the pressing implications of climate change. In their work for the IAI, artists … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Sarah Bliss and Rosalyn Driscoll
Moving image artist Sarah Bliss and sculptor Rosalyn Driscoll (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellows '13) have just premiered their latest collaborative project, a four-channel, 30-minute, immersive sculptural video installation, Blindsight (6/11 – 7/19/15 at Boston Sculptors Gallery). Here, they retrace their journey through its maze. Inspiration Sarah Bliss: We … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jul 15
As we continue to celebrate 40 years of fellowships in Massachusetts, here are some of the star-spangled, firecrackin' July honors and accomplishments of the program's awardees. Eighteen past Fellows and Finalists, including awardees from each of the four decades in the Artists Fellowships' history, are among the artists participating in the Isles Arts Initiative, in and … [Read more...]