Made at MacDowell

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 own experience navigating identity and grappling with the mental health of a family member.

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.

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.