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...]
Sean Greene: Painting and Dealing with It
Sean Greene's painting is driven by freedom, feeling, and, above all, exhilarating color. That's the case whether he's painting in his toothbrush-factory art studio, on the walls at Facebook's office, or propped up recovering from a life-altering skateboarding accident. He paints, and he deals with it. Video features music by past Music Composition Fellow Eric … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 15
Happy December! Read our monthly list of the news and honors of MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Sheila Gallagher and Deb Todd Wheeler join Eva Lundsager for the exhibition Inscape/Instress, at the Wellesley College Jewett Gallery (thru 12/18). Read a thoughtful review in the Boston Globe. ** Steven Bogart's play Alice in War will be performed at the Boston … [Read more...]