In April: MCC artists venture into books and onto screens, up on stages and out on the airwaves, and just generally do great things in the Commonwealth and beyond. The latest news from our Fellows/Finalists... Elizabeth Alexander and Randal Thurston are exhibiting in Paper and Blade: Modern Paper Cutting at Fuller Craft Museum (thru 7/31). Rick Ashley, Claire Beckett, … [Read more...]
How Do You Approach the Business of Art?
Periodically, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. It can be challenging to balance artistic creation with the financial, marketing, or other career aspects of artists' work. Artists are encouraged to see their art career as a "business" - but how does that translate into practice? We asked artists in different disciplines, What is … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Mar 16
Traveling portraits, poems of the moment, new art shared locally and abroad: here's the March news from current and past MCC Fellows/Finalists. Mass Poetry's Poem of the Moment has recently featured poems by Carrie Bennett (Expedition Notes 34), Sarah Sousa (Epistle), and Rodney Wittwer (& the Sun Is a Fine Buggy of China: Balloons!). Portraits by Laura Chasman … [Read more...]
Artist’s Voice: Coe Lapossy
An artist's process of searching to discover a yet unknown truth to herself and her viewers can be simultaneously exhilarating, challenging, and inspiring. Coe Lapossy is embarking on this path and has graciously invited us to come along for the ride. My project for Brink v.2 is titled Meg/Sydney/Alec. About halfway into the project, I began to think of it more like a … [Read more...]
Fellowships: Apply Now in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, & Painting
We're excited to announce that Mass Cultural Council is now accepting 2016 Artist Fellowship applications in the categories of Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2016. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants of $12,000 and finalist awards of $1,000, in recognition of artistic … [Read more...]