Creating intricate works using a traditional paper technique called quilling, Lisa Nilsson doesn't mind working slowly. But when her spell-binding art went viral, her career went through a swift transformation. Lisa's work was recently featured in the Mass Cultural Council Awardees in Crafts and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres exhibit at the New Art Center in … [Read more...]
Carl Phillips: Poetry of the Irreconcilable
In 1990, Carl Phillips was a high school Latin teacher in Falmouth when he had a chance encounter with a Massachusetts poet. That experience led him to apply for a state fellowship in poetry - and onto an extraordinary career exploring the irreconcilable forces of need and desire. Carl Phillips' thirteenth collection of poetry, Reconnaissance, was just published by … [Read more...]
Learn about Mass Cultural Council Support for Artists
This month, Mass Cultural Council has been holding a series of informational sessions about Mass Cultural Council Support for Individual Artists, exploring the grants, services, and other forms of support Mass Cultural Council and its partner organizations provide for individual artists. The final event in this series takes place Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 7-8:30 PM, at … [Read more...]
Alexandra Anthony: a Filmmaking Tale Worthy of Myth
When she won a state fellowship in 1987, Alexandra Anthony thought her personal documentary Lost in the Bewilderness was nearly complete. But real life doesn't have a neat ending. Like a journey out of Greek myth, the film project searched for decades before finding its way home. Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews … [Read more...]
Composer Lewis Spratlan: Long Journey of a Dream
American composer Lewis Spratlan won an Artist Fellowship the first year the grants were offered, in 1975. He had just begun working on an opera, Life Is a Dream, whose journey spanned five decades, from near-abandonment to the one of the highest honors in American music. Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some … [Read more...]