David Binder's (Film & Video Fellow '11) award winning documentary film Calling My Children is screening at the United States Capitol July 25, 2012 in coordination with the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, July 22-27. Calling My Children (watch an excerpt, above) is an intimate portrayal of the effects of love and loss on one family's struggle for … [Read more...]
What’s the Essence of a Portrait? Part Two
We've been asking artists about issues they encounter in their work, and we recently asked three artists currently exhibiting portraits: What's the most essential element you try to capture in your portraiture? Always interested in a multi-disciplinary take on things, we put the same question to a photographer, a filmmaker, and a composer. Stephen DiRado (Photography … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Dec 11
Tis the season (for great news from past fellows/finalists of our Artist Fellowships). Hark! Steve Almond (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '08) blesses readers with God Bless America readings, including a co-event with the also-awesome Elizabeth Searle (12/6 at Stellina in Watertown). Steven Barkhimer (Playwriting Fellow '11) puts on his director’s hat for Merry … [Read more...]