It's March: in like a lion, out like a much less snowy lion (hopefully). Here's the latest news/notes from MCC Fellows and Finalists. Mary Lum and Rachel Perry Welty are both exhibiting in the Yancey Richardson Gallery booth at the Armory Show in NYC (3/5-3/8). Nathalie Miebach, Cristi Rinklin, and Michelle Samour, are exhibiting in a three person show called … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities in the Ice Box
From an early French ice-skating manual. Translated caption: "The pleasures of the ice-box." Of Note In the Artist-in-Business Training in Holyoke, artists learn and create elements of both their business and marketing plans and leave with next steps to build their business. Sessions topics include pricing, web and offline marketing, understanding your market, finding funds, … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 15
Here it is, the February Fellows Notes, featuring the news and honors of past awardees of MCC's Artist Fellowships Program. Enjoy! (We'll be shoveling snow until further notice.) Amy Archambault, Matthew Gamber, Cristi Rinklin, Leslie Schomp, and Marguerite White are in PULSE: New Works by Faculty Artists at the College of the Holy Cross Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art … [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...]
Anne Neely on the Stories of Water
Anne Neely creates work for Water Stories, now on exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science Tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 21), artist Anne Neely will be in conversation with Robert Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association, at The Broad Institute in Cambridge. The event is part of Catalyst Conversation, a series exploring the dialogue between art and … [Read more...]