Crafts Artists Entries are being accepted for the 84th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft, one of the oldest juried exhibitions in New England. This annual summer tradition at the Fitchburg Art Museum strives to discover, encourage, and celebrate the artists and crafters. The Regional Exhibition provides artists with a museum environment to exhibit their artwork and … [Read more...]
Recent Posts
Recent posts about the creative process, support for individual artists, and new art in Massachusetts.
Stairway to Artist Opportunities
Studio Space Do you need affordable studio space? Are you in Beverly, MA or interested in working in this city? Fill out this interested artist survey The purpose of this survey is to identify artists in Beverly, the North Shore, and the Greater Boston area who would be interested in potentially renting space at BevArt. The building has been voted surplus by the City of Beverly … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 19
Fellows Notes is a monthly listing of the latest news from awardees in our Artist Fellowships Program. Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett (Choreography Fellows '14, '08, '04, '96, '94), Emily Beattie (Choreography Fellow '18), and Joel LaRue Smith (Music Composition Finalist '17) all received Live Arts Boston (LAB) grants from the Boston Foundation. Steven Bogart … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Swarm
Learn more about bees, just because. Short Play Festival The Players Theatre in New York city is currently accepting submissions for their 9th Annual June Short Play Festival. Short Plays and Musicals with a performance time of 15 minutes or less, no more than 15 pages in length. Writers are eligible to submit up to 2 plays. The theme is New York City. Learn more. Deadline: … [Read more...]
Sean Padraic McCarthy: In the Midst of the Sea
In 2016, Sean Padraic McCarthy won a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction. As he gets ready to publish his debut novel, In the Midst of the Sea on May 1, 2019, we asked him about his new book, the difficult balance of work+life+art, and what's next in his intriguing trajectory as a literary artist. What came first for In the Midst of the … [Read more...]