Woo hoo! It's a new year, meaning a new start, a blank canvas, and twelve new chances to share the news/notes of past MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Here's January '13. Carrie Bennett and Cheryl Clark Vermeulen both have poetry in the new issue of Caketrain. Sandy Litchfield and Sage Sohier both have solo shows opening at Carroll and Sons Gallery (1/4-2/16, … [Read more...]
Three Stages: Ben Berman
In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Ben Berman will read from his debut poetry collection, Strange Borderlands, at Brookline Booksmith on Jan. 5, and here, he maps its path to completion. Inspiration Many of the poems in the book are rooted in my experiences abroad - as a … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 12
Phil saw his shadow - six more weeks to enjoy Winter arts in MA. Here's the news from past MCC Fellows/Finalists, for Feb. Visualize data with Reese Inman (Drawing Fellow '08) and Nathalie Miebach (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '09) in Random Access at Montserrat Art Gallery (thru 3/31, artist talk 2/28, 11:30 AM). On the Border Line between crafts and contemporary … [Read more...]
Brief Interview on the Mass Poetry Fest
Us: Are you planning on participating in this weekend’s Massachusetts Poetry Festival (May 12, 13, & 14) in Salem? You: Yes. Us: Great, it will be a BLAST and it's sure to leave you burgeoning with poetic fervor. You: That's cool. Us: Exceedingly! Besides, lots of great MCC awardees are taking part. Ben Berman (Poetry Fellow '08), for instance, is running the … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – May 2011
Spring is a-bloom, allergens are omnipresent, and Massachusetts artists are being their usual awesome. Here's this month's news from past MCC fellows/finalists. This month, the Massachusetts Poetry Festival takes place in Salem, Massachusetts (you’ll see events featuring past fellows/finalists throughout this month’s notes). But we wanted to be sure to draw your … [Read more...]