Discipline: Interdisciplinary Art

Eric Novak

Discipline: Interdisciplinary Art
Region: Brooklyn, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 2005

At MacDowell, Eric Novak made puppets and drawings for the second half of the puppet theatre piece, The Adventures of Charcoal Boy. Along with collaborators Sarah Provost and Elyas Khan, they completed the writing of the end of the show, which would premiere in New York City in December 2005.

Studios

Heinz

Eric Novak worked in the Heinz studio.

The icehouse, built of fieldstone in 1914–1915, was a practical part of Marian MacDowell’s plan for a self-sufficient farm. Winter ice cut from a nearby pond was stored here for summer use on the property. Idle since 1940, it was a handsome but outdated farm building. In 1995, Mrs. Drue Heinz, a vice chairman…

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