As Autumn marches on and becomes increasingly, well, autumnal, take a minute to read the latest news from MCC's past and present Fellows/Finalists. Still Life Lives! at Fitchburg Art Museum includes work by Matthew Gamber, Mary Kocol, Catherine McCarthy, Mary O'Malley, Shelley Reed, Janet Rickus, Evelyn Rydz, Tara Sellios, Randal Thurston, and Deb Todd Wheeler, among … [Read more...]
Video Tour of Pedigree
A ceramic deer-hoof chandelier, a devolved dining room set, a curio of mutated porcelain figurines; with Pedigree, now on exhibit at the New Art Center in Newton (through October 14, 2013), curator Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston has assembled an art experience somewhere between a Victorian salon and a mad scientist's laboratory. The curator was kind enough to take ArtSake … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Sep 13
Take a break from back-to-school shopping (pencils pencils need more pencils!) and check out this month's news from past MCC Fellows/Finalists. The show Pedigree at the New Art Center includes Elizabeth Alexander, Caleb Cole, Cynthia Consentino, Joo Lee Kang, and Shelley Reed, among others. The show is curated by Liz Devlin of FLUX.Boston and runs 9/16-10/14. The New … [Read more...]
Making Their Mark
Photos above are from Ellen Wineberg's (Painting Finalist '04) ongoing art class at the Pine Street Inn Art Program at the Women's Inn located in Boston, MA. The Women's Inn is New England's largest emergency shelter for women, providing a safe place to sleep for more than 100 women each night. The class was originally founded and taught by Jo Ann Rothschild (Painting Fellow … [Read more...]
2014 Artist Fellowship Guidelines Available
We're excited to announce that Massachusetts Cultural Council 2014 Artist Fellowship guidelines, dates, and deadlines are now available. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants for individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence (please note the Traditional Arts category is not anonymously judged and has additional … [Read more...]