Brave New Jersey, a feature film co-written by Michael Dowling (Dramatic Writing Fellow '09), will screen at the Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema this weekend (8/18-8/21). The film explores how a small town reacts to "the original fake news" - the 1938 radio broadcast of Orson Wells' War of the Worlds. In an interview with the Berkshire Eagle, the playwright/screenwriter … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Jan 17
Each month, we share the news and honors of Artist Fellows & Finalists. Here's the newest, in this new month of the new year. Regie Gibson, Letta Neely, Monica Raymond, and David Valdes Greenwood are among the artists whose work will be performed at Pinning Our Hopes, an evening of poems and scenes exploring the years ahead under the new president. The show, which is … [Read more...]
Historic Artist Opportunities
Of Note: The National Museum of African American History & Culture has opened in Washington DC. Poets Entries are now being accepted for the New Criterion's Poetry Prize of $3,000 and publication by St. Augustine's Press. The prize is given annually for a poetry collection that pays close attention to form. Erica Dawson, Roger Kimball, and David Yezzi will judge. Submit … [Read more...]
Apply Now for an Artist Fellowship in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres
We're thrilled to announce the launch of the 2017 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program. The Artist Fellowships are unrestricted, anonymously judged, competitive grants for individual artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Fellowship awards are currently $12,000. Finalist awards are $1,000. There are two deadlines per fiscal year, divided by discipline. … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Mar 16
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...]