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...]
How Do You Choose Your Titles?
I made it. Now what do I call it? We've been exploring issues artists encounter in their work, and we recently asked artists in different disciplines: How do you choose your titles? Paul Endres, Jr, painter Being a painter in a digital age is, at least in part, a contradiction. Many artists might also suggest that providing titles to their visually-based art is also a … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – July 11
Set off some dazzling fireworks (naturally, I mean safely and legally) - it's time to celebrate July's news and notes from past MCC fellows/finalists. Shakedown, an exhibition at DODGE Gallery in NYC, includes work by Taylor Davis (Sculpture/Installation Fellow '99), Sheila Gallagher (Drawing Finalist '10), and Laurel Sparks (Painting Fellow '04). The show also features … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – June 11
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...]