Roughly once a month, we pose a question to artists about an issue they face in their work and lives. Often, creative work defies easy categorization. We asked a group of artists working in intriguing ways, What challenges do you face when asked to name a category for your work? Liz Nofziger, site-specific installation artist My work doesn't fit neatly in any … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Peel Out
Participate in Public Performance Art Outside the MFA Now, Speak! is an outdoor installation at the Museum of Fine Arts by Argentinean artist Amalia Pica. The work encourages impromptu performances by all MFA visitors and passersby. Pica’s lectern is an invitation to publicly share voices. On June 14th at 1pm, an original text art piece text called Jayne Telephones, by Boston … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jun 14
It's June! Paper plate holders, baked bean mounds, and "picnic" (as a verb) are all emerging from their winter slumbers. Here are this sun-shiny month's news and notes from MCC awardees. At Gallery NAGA, Sophia Ainslie, Masako Kamiya, David Moore, and Randal Thurston join John Guthrie in the exhibition On the Wall, and Harold Reddicliffe has work in the group show Color … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Mar 13
In our March list of news from past MCC Fellows/Finalists, we come in like a (drawn) line, out like an iamb.* Congratulations to Caitlin Berrigan and Kelly Carmody, both recently selected for the Assets for Artists Program. Linda Bond, Jan Johnson, Masako Kamiya, and Lydia Kann Nettler are among the artists in the 2013 Wheaton Biennial Show, Drawing Out of Bounds … [Read more...]
Reflecting on Artist Opportunities
Quit petting me little girl, you're distracting me. Why must I always wait outside the museum? I love Eva Hesse! -Thoughts from anonymous, a dog tied up outside the ICA, Boston. Playwrights Cape Cod Community College is continuing its Play with your Food series, featuring local playwrights' original scripts for workshop readings. All productions take place in the college's … [Read more...]