Some news from MCC's past fellows/finalists, to read by the light of the rockets red glare. Massachusetts Cultural Council Awards to FAWC Fellows: The Importance of Artists Among Us, an exhibition featuring Linda Bond, Nathalie Miebach, Jim Peters, and Nicky Tavares, curated by Daniel Ranalli, is at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown this month. The exhibition is in … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Feb 13
On the eve of the big storm, a blizzard of good news: Feb's notes and honors from MCC Artist Fellows & Finalists. Recent MCC awardee Caitlin O'Neil reviews George Rosen's short story collection The Immanence of God in the Tropics for Ploughshares: "he writes with such stark, unadorned clarity that distant places snap into focus." Sophia Ainslie has a solo show, in … [Read more...]
Nano-Interview with Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
The fiber revolution continues to evolve in the hands of Elizabeth Whyte Schulze (Crafts Fellow '09). If you look closely at her work, you'll notice the influence of petroglyphs from the American Southwest, contemporary graffiti, and the cave paintings of Lascaux, a place that she actually visited firsthand (and we are all the better for it). What artists' work do you … [Read more...]
State of Art: Mass Cultural Council Awardees at Concord Art Association
We are thrilled to partner with the Concord Art Association (CAA) to present State of Art: Mass Cultural Council Fellows and Finalists. The exhibition features the work of Mass Cultural Council awardees in Painting (from 2008) and Crafts (2009). The show runs March 17-May 1, 2011, with an opening reception March 17, 6-8 PM. 2009 Crafts artists include: Michael and … [Read more...]