MacDowell in the Schools 2019

Since 1996, this program has been bringing the creative process to the classroom, and has also invited the classroom into the studio. Students in grade school, high school and college in the Monadnock Region all benefit from the time and expertise of MacDowell Fellows as they share their passion and their work with the next generations of artists and art lovers. So far this year, more than 200 students from elementary grades through high school have welcomed MacDowell Fellows to their classrooms or visited the Fellows in their studios. The following MacDowell Fellows volunteered their time during their residencies in 2019 to meet with student artists: Composer Philippe Bodin, visual artist Paul Collins, playwright Sarah DeLappe, visual artist Yewen Dong, playwright Stephen Gregg, composer Victor Marquez-Barrios, composer Martha Mooke, writer Vint Virga, performance artist Ed Woodham, and writer Chavisa Woods.

To learn more about this program, contact Ann Hayashi.

Fellow Victor Marquez Barrios presents to high school students

Composer Victor Marquez-Barrios visited with the Intro to Music Theory and Keyboarding Class at ConVal Regional High School in January.

Fellow Chavisa Woods in a group photo with high school students after a presentation to their class

Writer Chavisa Woods met with 13 ConVal Regional High School students enrolled in Ashley Vanat’s Young Adult Fiction course in the spring.

Fellow Vint Virga presents to a group of high school students in a lecture hall

Writer Vint Virga gave a presentation titled "From California to Zambia: Life On the Road as a Wildlife Conservation Veterinarian" to 80 students from Carol Young and Moira Milne’s AP and Honors Science classes in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre at ConVal High School.

Paul Collins shows a group of high school students a piece he is working on during a studio visit

Visual artist Paul Collins opened Cheney studio to a handful of ConVal Regional High School art students and their teachers in April.

A Fellow poses for a photo with a group of students

Andy's Summer Playhouse producing artistic director (and 2017 Colony Fellow) Jared Mezzocchi brought a group of young actors to MacDowell to assist playwright in residence Stephen Gregg in reading his play-in-progress "Carina Comes Out."

Fellow Martha Mooke hosts a group of students in her studio. One of the students is playing her violin

Composer Martha Mooke showed a group of student composers from The Walden School her studio, demonstrated her electronic components, and let a student try his hand at playing her viola and manipulate its sound.

Fellow Yewen Dong presents to a group of high school students during a studio visit.

In October, Yewen Dong opened Firth Studio to a handful of ConVal High School art students, explained her working process and answered questions. (An Putnam photo)

Fellow Ed Woodham with a group of elementary school students who came for a studio visit. The students are all holding up a piece of artwork that they made with the artist

Peterborough Elementary School 4th graders from Mrs. Compton’s and Mrs. Lavoie’s classes visited performance artist Ed Woodham in Adams Studio to meet Ed, learn about MacDowell, and make ripped-paper collages.