Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts

Apply Now for 2020 Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowships

(via the Mass Cultural Council)

MCC logoMass Cultural Council is currently accepting applications for 2020 Artist Fellowships. You can apply now for Fellowships in Drawing & Printmaking, Poetry, and Traditional Arts. Deadline: Monday, October 7, 2019.

The Artist Fellowships are $15,000 awards to recognize excellence in Massachusetts artists. The program also awards $1,500 finalist grants.

Looking for inspiration? Check out the work of past awardees in the Mass Cultural Council Gallery.

There are two Artist Fellowships application deadlines per year, and this is the first deadline. We will welcome applications in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting beginning December 15, 2019, with a January 27, 2020 deadline.

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Contact Your Senators: $5 Billion for Library and Museum Services may be Diverted to Pay for Border Wall

A Call-to-Action by the American Alliance of Museums:

Even though Congress is on recess, critical funding decisions are being considered now. In recent days reports have noted that $5 billion may be diverted from the Senate spending bill that funds the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to pay for President Trump’s border wall. ~ American Alliance of Museums

The Alliance has provided a form letter you can work from to contact your Senators, especially if they are Members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. (more…)

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