Our Studio Showdown is BACK!

Our 32 MacDowell studios are going head-to-head in a tournament-style fundraising battle, all in pursuit of one glorious goal: raising enough to fund an entire MacDowell Fellowship. That’s $25,000—a fully community-funded residency for an artist to dream, create, and push boundaries.

This tournament isn’t just about bragging rights (though, let’s be honest, those are fun). It’s about ensuring artists have the space and support to do what they do best.

We are thrilled to have a donor this year who will match 10k of your gifts with another 10k in honor of last year’s champion, Garland Studio – thank you!

You have until March 17th at midnight to make your first play; then we’ll knock off studios one round at a time until we have our last studio standing on March 28th. So show us some team spirit and studio love! Let’s raise a fellowship and have some fun doing it.

Thank you for standing with MacDowell and the freedom to create.