Made at MacDowell
Discover new works of art supported by MacDowell Fellowships.
In the Hands of Wen Liu, Sculptures Hold and Heal
Wen Liu’s sculptural practice traces the emotional and physical imprints of lived experience, preserving both tangible materials and the intangible weight of memory.
A Vision Born at MacDowell
Outpost Office Wins Small Lots, Big Impacts Competition with "Growing Together"
Melissa Koziebrocki performs "Sit and Spin"
Fellow Melissa Koziebrocki on her site-specific work "Sit and Spin" performed in Eastman Studio on February 17, 2025.
An 'Anarchic' New Play for Jacobs-Jenkins & Troyano
Freedom of MacDowell yields an "anarchic" new play about art and identity for Alina Troyano and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Lilliam Rivera’s Tiny Threads
The author focuses on final threads of new thriller - and two new projects - at MacDowell.
Robert Hutchison Explores the Collective Memory of Landscapes
With “Memory Landscapes,” Robert Hutchison investigates the power of collective memory in sites of natural disaster.
Lucha Libre and Life in Alex Espinoza’s The Sons of El Rey
Alex Espinoza’s novel about a dying lucha libre star pulls no punches — or thrown chairs or choke holds, for that matter.
New Work and Relationships Grew from Essie Chambers' Residency
At MacDowell, found are not only the roots of Essie Chambers' debut novel, Swift River, but also those of a collaboration that yielded an award-winning film.
Ferns and Family History in Wei Tchou's Experimental Memoir Little Seed
Part personal field guide to ferns, part narrative about her family, Little Seed considers botany and the life of plants in relation to her experience navigating identity and grappling with mental health.
Amina Ross' Body Vessels
Developed at MacDowell, artist Amina Ross' "Body Vessel" sculptures debut in Hard Ground exhibition at MoMA PS1.
Jayne Anne Phillips' Night Watch Wins Pulitzer
The Pulitzer board hailed Night Watch, the author's newest MacDowell-supported novel, as a “beautifully rendered novel."
London Premiere for Nia Akilah Robinson's The Great Privation
Nia Akilah Robinson's MacDowell-supported play, The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar), has world premiere at Theatre503 in London.
June Edmonds' Meditations on African Resilience
MacDowell Fellow June Edmonds’ (23) third solo exhibition at Luis de Jesus Los Angeles, Meditations on African Resilience, debuted new paintings the artist created MacDowell’s Eastman Studio.
Benji Hart’s "World After This One"
World After This One, a movement and spoken word performance by Benji Hart, finds meaning through oppositional forces.
Michael Gitlin Knew He Had to Return to MacDowell
The elusive luna moth was a species Gitlin never saw anywhere but at MacDowell, and it features prominently in The Night Visitors, which premiered in October 2023 at the New York Film Festival.