Though not volcanic (as far as we know...), something is stirring in the drumlins of the Boston Harbor Islands this summer. The Isles Arts Initiative is a series of site-responsive installations, events, performances, screenings, and exhibitions in and about the Boston Harbor Islands. Some of the region's most exciting artists - including 18 past awardees of MCC's Artist … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Apr 15
This April, MCC's past Fellows/Finalists are SPRING-ing with news! (Note to self: get better at puns.) Here is this month's news and notes from past Artist Fellowships awardees. Sachiko Akiyama, Laura Chasman, and Caleb Cole are exhibiting in Revealing Identity, a group show at the Concord Art Association (4/9-5/23, opening reception 4/9, 6-8 PM). Karl Baden, … [Read more...]
Get Ahead Artist Opportunities
Get your head in the game and take advantage of these upcoming opportunities. Of Note Spark! Networking Event at Sohn Fine Art in Lenox, MA. Register now for the first SPARK! networking event of the year, held at Sohn Fine Art in conjunction with the 4th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition benefiting Berkshire Creative. Meet other creatives working in the region, make … [Read more...]
Announcing 32 Awards in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2015 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship awards in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres. Fifteen artists will receive fellowships of $10,000, and 17 artists will receive $1000 finalist awards. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists, to date. The awards are anonymously judged, based … [Read more...]
What Kinds of Support Are Most Important?
Roughly once a month, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Mass Cultural Council is proud to support artists with Artist Fellowships for excellence, but monetary grants are only one among numerous ways an artist might receive support. We asked a group of artists in different disciplines, What kinds of support have been most … [Read more...]