With some sharpie markers, a keyboard, and a humorous intellect, Victoria Hart, commonly known as Vi Hart, a self-described Recreational Mathemusician, has done something quite remarkable. Watch Vi Hart uses her video magic to demystify Stravinsky and Schoenbergs 12 tone compositions. Who says math isn't fun? … [Read more...]
Skills Building
Artist Opportunities Between the Lines
Read on fellow travelers: Call for Art ART in the PARK is an annual juried art event sponsored by the Artists' Group of Charlestown, in cooperation with the Friends of City Square Park. ART in the PARK 2013 will be held in City Square Park, Charlestown, MA on Saturday September 7th , 2013 (rain date Sunday September 8th). Learn more. Deadline: August 1, 2013 Plays and … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Sewn Together
Something good is bound to emerge when you follow the pattern. Fiction The Bard Fiction Prize is awarded to a promising, emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at the time of application. In addition to the monetary award, the winner receives an appointment as writer in residence at Bard College for one semester, without the expectation that he … [Read more...]
Heady Artist Opportunities
Time to get rolling. Cross that finish line baby and send in your applications! Playwright Residency Applications are now being The UMass (Amherst)New Play Lab Paid Residencies. Two playwrights will be chosen for concurrent 10-day residencies during the mainstage production period of their scripts as public staged readings directed and dramaturged by UMass graduate students … [Read more...]
Funding for Individual Artists in Massachusetts
You're a Massachusetts artist and you're looking for grant support. Here are some ideas. (Article updated and re-published.) Direct Funding for Artists When Massachusetts artists ask us (the Artists Department at the Massachusetts Cultural Council) about grant support for individual artists, our first response is to strongly encourage they investigate our Artist … [Read more...]