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MacDowell Announces 2025 Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy and Hillcrest Arts Impact Award Honorees
September 9, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s preeminent multidisciplinary artist residency, will host its annual National Benefit at Gotham…
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In Memory of Chris Doyle (1960–2025)
September 5, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Chris…
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MacDowell Awards 151 Fall Winter Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
September 2, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 151 Fellowships to visionary artists working…
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MacDowell Welcomes Two Distinguished Individuals to its Board of Directors
August 5, 2025
MacDowell is proud to announce the election of two new members to its Board of…
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Two Tony Awards for MacDowell Fellows
June 15, 2025
Two MacDowell Fellows took home Tony Awards this June — Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (‘12, ‘15, ‘16)…
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30 MacDowell Fellows Among 2025 Guggenheim Recipients: A Celebration of Artistic Achievement
April 22, 2025
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2025 Fellowship, marking…
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Visual Artist, Architect, and Filmmaker Alfredo Jaar Honored with 65th Annual Edward MacDowell Medal in Recognition of his Contributions to American Culture
March 11, 2025
Peterborough, NH - Chilean-born visual artist, architect and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar is this year’s recipient of…
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MacDowell Awards 194 Spring-Summer Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
February 27, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 194 Fellowships to artists working in…
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MacDowell Presents 2024: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration with Bill T. Jones, Marlon James, and Lucy Liu
November 14, 2024
Intimate NYC gathering brings together iconic artists of our time to celebrate the cultural legacy…
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Komal Shah to Be Honored with 5th Annual Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 25, 2024
The award celebrates outstanding leaders in the arts and will be presented during MacDowell’s National…
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MacDowell Awards 145 Esteemed, Fall-Winter Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
September 4, 2024
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 145 Fellowships to artists working in…
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MacDowell Commences Alexander Studio Overhaul with Support of Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
September 3, 2024
MacDowell’s 102-year-old Alexander Studio will become one of the residency’s most energy efficient with a…
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MacDowell Welcomes Six New Board Members
July 30, 2024
MacDowell welcomed six distinguished individuals to its Board of Directors on Medal Day weekend in…
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Welcome to this Creative Sanctuary
July 25, 2024
Transcript: MacDowell Madam Chairman of the Board Nell Painter welcomes the 2024 Medal Day crowd…
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A Dream You Dream Alone is Only a Dream, A Dream We Dream Together is Reality
July 25, 2024
Transcript: David Newgarden accepts the Edward MacDowell Medal on behalf of 64th Medalist Yoko Ono…
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