It's a Leap Year, so there's an extra day this month to enjoy the awesomeness of Massachusetts artists! For a taste, we offer news from past Fellows and Finalists of MCC's Artist Fellowships. Melinda Lopez, who has a new play opening this month (see below), in the 40 Years of Fellowships project Two exhibitions at the University of New Hampshire Museum of … [Read more...]
Laura Andel: Vivid Composition
When we first envisioned the Mass Cultural Council's 40 Years of Fellowships video project, we wanted a title sequence that captured the excellence and innovative spirit of Massachusetts artists. Once we heard Laura Andel's (Music Composition Fellow '99) song Sao Dao, we knew it was the song we wanted: vivid, textured, and brilliantly alive - perfect to accompany Basia … [Read more...]
40 Years of Music Composition
If you watch the Mass Cultural Council's 40 Years of Fellowships videos, which tell the stories of some of the incredible artists we've funded since 1975, the over-arching story (as we see it, anyway) is that when a community supports artists, the impact is wide-ranging and profound. But the project also tells a parallel story: each video features music by a past MCC Music … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Nov 15
This month, while the sunshine ebbs, the news from past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships shines ever shinier. Liza Bingham and Zehra Khan are among the artists in Lost Cat: Art in the Age of Social Media, at Cape Code Museum of Art (11/24-1/17, events 12/5). In October, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Sep 15
Back to school. Bummer!/Awesome! (Depending on whether you like school.) Take a break from the syllabus and read this news from past MCC awardees. The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and The New Art Center (NAC) will present the MCC Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres, 9/18-10/17) at the NAC, with an opening reception on Friday, September 18, … [Read more...]