Ephemeral Art article in Art & Object
/FOG X FLO was an exciting addition to the current trend towards participatory art experience.
Here you will find postings of recently published articles, book, film and exhibition reviews written by me. Occasionally I'll toss in a link to something of interest to practicing writers, artists, and filmmakers.
FOG X FLO was an exciting addition to the current trend towards participatory art experience.
Here’s my latest article published in Art & Object:
This review is in the current issue of Vermont Woman Magazine:
https://www.vermontwoman.com/articles/2018/1118/03-mideast-art/mid-east-art.html
This comment about my writing from the editor of Adelaide Literary Magazine made my day.
"I would like to thank you for your contribution and to invite you to continue publishing in the Adelaide Literary Magazine. Your writing is expressive, mature, and multi-layered, and it was my particular pleasure to bring it to readers."
Here's my essay titled Going Hunting:
http://adelaidemagazine.org/nf_cynthia_close.html
They also publish in print. You can order a copy on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949180441/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542478294&sr=1-1&keywords=ADelaide+Literary+Magazine+No.18+November+2018
Here's my latest review in Art New England of New England Now, an intelligently curated exhibition full of surprises at the Shelburne Museum:
It was a pleasure being interviewed by Garrett Dennert, nonfiction editor for Orson's Publishing. My essay, "What's Love Got to do With It?" will be appearing in their spring 2019 issue.
https://orsonspublishing.com/blog/orsons-review-issue-two-interview-cynthia-close
10 great ways to be “present” in the experience of art:
https://www.artandobject.com/news/10-fleeting-art-experiences
Here’s my latest book review published in Documentary Magazine online and in print in the fall issue.
https://www.documentary.org/column/reality-ink-zen-editing-primer
Fabulous photos of the art work covered in my review published in Vermont Woman of this most revealing exhibition: https://www.vermontwoman.com/articles/2018/0918/06-women-art/women-arts.html
Here’s my latest feature article for documentary.org
As I found out when I interviewed her for this article in Art & Object
https://www.artandobject.com/articles/audacious-creativity-crystal-wagner
Writing this article for Art New England was fun. I laughed out loud as I worked on it.
http://artnewengland.com/ed_columns/the-toon-state-cartoonists-find-sanctuary-in-vermont/
An innovative way for some collectors to bring their art into the public sphere was to open their own hotels. I cover that and other revelations about museum quality art found in hotels in this recent article for Art & Object:
https://www.artandobject.com/articles/room-view-9-hotels-art-worth-seeing
On Monday night August 13th at the BWW Open Mic Night here in Burlington Vermont I read one of my first commercially published pieces, Grandma at MOMA which found it's way to GRAND Magazine in 2014. A brief search indicated it is still accessible online: http://www.grandmagazine.com/2014/03/grandma-moma/
Two articles published in the Spring 2018 print edition of Documentary Magazine
https://www.documentary.org/column/films-within-films-collected-ethno-fiction-jean-rouch
It was a pleasure writing about the beautiful work of these two artist/farmers for Vermont Woman Magazine:
http://www.vermontwoman.com/articles/2018/0618/07-Farmer-Artists/farmer-artists.html
I'm pleased to be writing for Professional Artist Magazine. My first article, From Student to Professional has just been published.
https://professionalartistmag.com/…/august-september-2018-…/
https://professionalartistmag.com/…/august-september-2018-…/
The online literary journal, Across the Margin, just published American Cab my essay about a chance meeting in a Vermont snowstorm.
The published works of Cynthia Close on documentary film, art, and women in the arts.
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