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Surprising Responses to Your Art

January 3, 2012 3 Comments

Part of the thrill of making art is discovering how your audience interacts with your work. In our conversations with artists in numerous disciplines, we've asked: What's the most surprising response to your work you've ever received? Kathleen Volp, visual artist I have been under the impression that the subject of many of my pieces was a deeply textured cantaloupe. I was … [Read more...]

Fellows Notes – June 11

June 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

June is here. Sunshine is real. Let's experience some art. Here are a few ideas, care of our Fellows Notes (current news of past MCC fellows/finalists). We are excited to announce New and Recent Work by 13 Massachusetts Cultural Council Award Recipients in Painting and Drawing, an exhibition at Tufts University Art Gallery in Medford. The exhibition will run June 2 - … [Read more...]

Mass Cultural Council Painting & Drawing Fellows at Tufts University Gallery

May 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

We are excited to announce New and Recent Work by 13 Mass Cultural Council Award Recipients in Painting and Drawing, an exhibition at Tufts University Art Gallery in Medford. The exhibition will run June 2 - July 31, 2011, with an opening reception Thursday, June 2, 5:30-8 PM. The 13 exhibiting artists are all Fellows in Drawing and Painting from the 2010 grant … [Read more...]

Fellows Notes – Feb 11

January 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

Here's the latest installment of Fellows Notes, the current news of past fellows/finalists from our Artist Fellowships Program. In February, our past awardees roll with rock book clubs, pack for Rome residencies, go walking (and dancing) in Memphis, and lots more. Five MCC Artist Fellowship Program awardees in Painting, Vico Fabbris (Fellow '06), Christopher Faust … [Read more...]

Nano-interview with Christopher Faust

July 8, 2010 1 Comment

Reams of paper have been used to write about the concept of the gaze in painting. This is a nano-interview, so we're not going there. Instead we're honored to have artist Christopher Faust (FY10 MCC Painting Fellow) take us on a quick ride into his mind. Let's see what he has to say. What artists' work do you admire most but create nothing like? Paul Pfeiffer at the moment. … [Read more...]

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