Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. We were excited to visit with Niho Kozuru (Sculpture/Installation/New Genres Fellow '09) during her solo exhibition at the Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, in Winter … [Read more...]
Choreographers Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett: A Prolific Collaboration
We're celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. Many "perfect match" collaborations have helped Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett, aka Prometheus Dance, receive six Artist Fellowships since 1994, making them the most highly awarded artists … [Read more...]
Melinda Lopez: A Soaring Theatrical Voice
We're celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. For playwright Melinda Lopez (Dramatic Writing Fellow '03), several opportunities came together in short succession, which opened doors, which led to other opportunities... All the while, her … [Read more...]
Fellows Page to Screen
Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by delving into the Commonwealth's history of support for Massachusetts individual artists. We have awarded many superb literary artists since 1975, and one fun sidenote to this history is the number of past Artist Fellowships awardees who've gone on to have novels adapted into films. Here are the page-to-screen … [Read more...]
Photographer Rania Matar: Telling Women’s Stories
Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews with some of the extraordinary artists who have received Artist Fellowships since the program's inception in 1975. We're thrilled to share our first interview, with Rania Matar (Photography Fellow '11, '07). "Every single person here has a story." Rania Matar tells women's stories … [Read more...]