The Massachusetts Artists Coalition has organized two free events for artists of all disciplines: Live-Art-Speak at the Boston Public Library, Saturday, November, 6, 2010 (1-4:30pm) includes a tour of the Kirstein Business Library geared for artists as well as information sessions on Cultural Districts, Fair Trade, Artists Spaces, and networking opportunities. … [Read more...]
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Words, words, words
We head into an auspicious span of days for word-lovers. Boston Book Festival This Saturday, October 16, is the Boston Book Festival. If world-class writers were muscles, this event would be bursting out of its sleeves. Elizabeth Alexander, Bill Bryson, Atul Gawande, Allegra Goodman, Jennifer Haigh, A.M. Homes, Dennis Lehane, and Joyce Carol Oates are joined by dozens … [Read more...]
Voice Your Support of Arts Education
IF you believe that: A. schools matter B. art matters and furthermore... C. that it matters that art is taught, celebrated, supported, and fostered in schools... ... THEN we believe you may want to tell your legislators about it. It is, after all, Arts in Education Week (September 12-18, 2010). Furthermore, it's election season. Combine the two and you have an ideal … [Read more...]
Ask an Arts Attorney
This is our second installment of Ask an Arts Attorney, in which arts and entertainment lawyer Jenny Milana of DangerMilana answers your questions on legal issues relating to work in the arts. Incidentally, if you have any arts law questions, send them our way for a future "Ask an Arts Attorney" post. Please note: this post is for informational benefit only and should not … [Read more...]
Tips on Applying for a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
Tips to guide you safely through the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship application process. (2011 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships guidelines are now available.) In the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program, we instruct our panelists to make their grants decisions based on two criteria: Artistic quality Creative ability "But wait!" exclaims … [Read more...]