Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the Fiscal Year 2022 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. The awards include 21 Fellowships of $15,000 and 37 Finalist awards of $5,000 (increased from $1,500 in recent cycles), plus one honorary Finalist designation. The Artist Fellowships are direct grants to Massachusetts artists. Except in … [Read more...]
Recent Posts
Recent posts about the creative process, support for individual artists, and new art in Massachusetts.
Dog-Eared Artist Opportunities
Call for Artists The Esplanade Association has announced a new Public Art Opportunity to bring four pieces of art to the Esplanade in 2022! In partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and Volunteers Incorporating Black Excellence, Inc. (VIBE) seeks up to four (4) qualified artists to design and install murals on electrical boxes along … [Read more...]
Spring 2022 Workshops for Artists
Mass Cultural Council is thrilled to share that we are once again partnering with MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists (A4A) program to support Massachusetts artists. We are proud to be one of the funding partners in a series of artist-focused webinars and workshops, Spring 2022. All workshops listed below are FREE for Massachusetts artists at all stages of their careers. … [Read more...]
Winter Artist Fellowships Info Session Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peLTRowOdb4 Mass Cultural Council staff presented an Information Session about the Artist Fellowships on January 12, 2022. The info session shared general details about the Artist Fellowships as well as specific information about current applications in Drawing & Printmaking, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting, with a January 24, … [Read more...]
Mass Cultural Council Seeks Public Input on COVID Relief Programs
Seeking Public Input on COVID Relief Programs Mass Cultural Council will convene a virtual Public Input Session on January 24, 2022, from 4-6pm, to solicit public comment on how the $60 million in the state’s ARPA spending plan to aid artists and cultural organizations with pandemic recovery should be utilized and invested. The Agency is seeking feedback from all … [Read more...]