Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. It's hard to calculate the change and disruption the COVID-19 crisis has caused, on every level. We were curious about the ways it might have shifted the trajectory of artists' work. We asked artists in different disciplines: How has the pandemic impacted your creative … [Read more...]
Request for Visiting Curators
Request for Proposal Visiting Curators I & II, Boston Arts Academy, Boston MA The Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts is seeking proposals for two Visiting Curators for the academic year 2020-2021, to curate works in non-traditional exhibition spaces. The two $5,000 exhibition projects would take place in physical … [Read more...]
AREA CODE Art Fair: August 1-31, 2020
AREA CODE Art Fair was founded by David Guerra in response to the pandemic's impact on New England's arts and culture sector. The fair features works from New England's most inspiring art galleries, nonprofit organizations, and individual artists without gallery representation. It's free and presents a range of digital and decentralized in-person experiences across greater … [Read more...]
Curators, Editors, and Presenters: Our Advice for Artists
Periodically, we pose questions about issues artists face in their work and lives. This month, we're posing a question to a group of curators, editors, and presenters that we first posed in 2017: If you could convince artists to change ONE thing about the way they approach you/your organization for opportunities, what would it be? Aynel David Guerra, Curator, Director of … [Read more...]
Announcing Awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting
Mass Cultural Council is honored to announce the 2020 Artist Fellowship awards in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. The awards include 18 fellowships of $15,000, and 16 finalist awards of $1,500. See a list of this year's fellows and finalists, to date. The awards are anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of the … [Read more...]