To make art, you sometimes you need to find a way to fund it. These days, that can mean traditional grant funding programs, like Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowships or Local Cultural Council grants, or alternative methods like crowdfunding or microfunding. We asked a group of artists and funders: What's the most important thing for an artist to keep in mind in asking … [Read more...]
Tips
Absentee Voting
It's a given that artists are used to freely expressing their opinions through their art. Every decision that goes into the creation of the final piece matters. "Do I like this color, should I remove this passage..." and so on. Voting is another form of expression. You get to decide what matters to you. So we here at ArtSake encourage all eligible citizens of the … [Read more...]
How to Let the Universe Know About Your Art News
You've got something absolutely smashing - a new book, an exhibition, an artist talk, a performance - and, naturally, you're looking for the most effective mountaintop from which to shout about it. Here are some ideas about where to promote your art news. People Are Social (Media) Animals Now, about Facebook. Did you particularly want to know where your middle school … [Read more...]
Tips on Applying for a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship
Mass Cultural Council 2013 Artist Fellowships Program guidelines are now available. Here's some advice as you plan your application. In the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program, we instruct our panelists to make their grants decisions based on two criteria*: 1. Artistic quality, and 2. Creative ability. "But wait!" exclaims an imagined ArtSake reader. "If … [Read more...]
Funding for Individual Artists in Massachusetts
Here, we look at funding opportunities for artists in Massachusetts (though there may be an opportunity or two in here for those of you who live out-of-state). This article was first created in 2008, but recognizing the funding landscape is ever-shifting, we've snipped its split ends, straightened its lapels, and spiffed it up with updated details. Direct Funding for … [Read more...]