Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center (NAC) will present the 2016 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellows in Painting, Choreography, Drawing & Printmaking, and Traditional Arts on September 16-October 15, 2016, at the NAC. Cristi Rinklin, one of the exhibiting artists, takes us on a visual exploration of landscape. The landscape is a consistent motif … [Read more...]
2016 Artist Fellows Exhibition
Mass Cultural Council and the New Art Center in Newton (NAC) join together to present the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellows in Painting, Choreography, Drawing & Printmaking, and Traditional Arts. The exhibition will showcase a selection of the Commonwealth's most talented artists working in a variety of disciplines. By bringing together artists from these four … [Read more...]
Art in Response to Art
It can be a slow burn or a lightning strike: the spark of an idea for a new work of art. Sometimes it starts with an image, or a memory, or a misheard fragment of speech. Or it may start when one artist experiences another artist's work, a journey of imagination as an art audience that leads to an exploration as creator. We're interested in art made in response to other … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – July 12
It's July: cue the John Philip Sousa and make way for a march of news from MCC Fellows/Finalists. Sophia Ainslie and Stacey Alickman are in the group show NET work: A drawing and mixed media installation at Kingston Gallery (7/5-7/28, reception 7/6, 5:30-7:30 PM), in which individual works by the show's artists have a variety of interconnections. Intra Country: … [Read more...]
Cristi Rinklin: Diluvial
Cristi Rinklin (Drawing Fellow '10) is creating a mesmerizing installation for the Currier Museum of Art in NH, a transparent frieze mounted on floor-to-ceiling windows with walls of accompanying imagery. Here, she discusses the installation (called "Diluvial"), her campaign on USA Projects to support the exhibition, and her work and life as an artist with a flood of creative … [Read more...]