A sneak peak at the top secret ArtSake headquarters. Playwrights The Yale Drama Series is seeking original, unpublished, full-length plays written in English. No translations, musicals, or children’s plays. The winner will receive the David C. Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of the manuscript by Yale University Press, and a staged reading at Lincoln Center Theater. Learn … [Read more...]
Artist Opportunities Line Up
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La… Fiction Entries are now being accepted for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. A prize of $25,000 and publication by Algonquin Books is given biennially for a novel that addresses social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. U.S. writers who have had previous publications but have not published a book … [Read more...]
Call for Artists from Artist-Run Cooperative
The Kingston Gallery, an artist-run cooperative in Boston's SoWA neighborhood is reviewing applications for up to 4 new members. Since its inception nearly thirty years ago, Kingston Gallery has empowered its artist-members through opportunities to exhibit work, join a community of fellow artists, and participate directly in the gallery's operation. In addition to a solo … [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...]
Studio Views: Sophia Ainslie
Sophia Ainslie lets us peek into her studio (and gallery) process as she creates her vibrant paint and ink artworks. My studio is 3 miles from my home. It's in an active factory building with lots of other artists. It's spacious, has no windows, but lots of wall space. I chose it for that reason and also because I don't like to be reminded of time passing. This way, I … [Read more...]