Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

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

Voice your support for the endangered UMass Amherst Labor Center

There are many artists’ unions in the U.S. (SAG-AFTRA, the Boston Musicians’ Association,  the National Writer’s Union, to name a few) and many artists of all disciplines who hold part-time jobs as adjunct professors, and/or work in labor positions for their second jobs. Therefore, it is distressing to learn that UMass Amherst’s Labor Center, as well as many labor education …

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Call for Nominations: 2017 Commonwealth Awards

via the Massachusetts Cultural Council The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) seeks nominations for the 2017 Commonwealth Awards, the state’s highest honor in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Presented every two years by the MCC, the awards recognize both the well-known and the unsung heroes who contribute to our quality of life in Massachusetts through their …

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MCC Announces 2017 Artist Fellowships

The 2017 MCC Artist Fellowships in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres are awaiting your application.

Deadline is Monday, October 3, 2016.

Read tips on applying.

Apply online in one of the following categories:

Crafts – APPLY NOW
Dramatic Writing – APPLY NOW
Sculpture/Installation/New Genres – APPLY NOW (if submitting still images; if submitting video).

Later this year (December 15, 2016), MCC will begin accepting 2017 Artist Fellowship applications in Film & Video, Music Composition, and Photography, with a January 23, 2017 deadline.

The Artist Fellowships are competitive, anonymously judged grants of $12,000 and finalist awards of $1,000, providing direct support to individual Massachusetts artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Find guidelines and application instructions.