Type: Artist News

Nine Fellows in Utah Presenting New Works at the Sundance Film Festival

January 24, 2015

Nine MacDowell Fellows presented work over at The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah…
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MacDowell Colony Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant

January 23, 2015

Grant to support first-time residencies for 10 artists from diverse backgrounds. Ten artists from across…
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Arnold T. Schwab Bequest Enriches Savidge Library for Future Generations of Artists

November 7, 2014

MacDowell Colony Fellow leaves legacy in new library expansion to engender collaboration and inspire creativity. …
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Recent MacDowell Projects Reflect Often Painful Work of Journalists

November 7, 2014

Writers Amos Kamil and Zahir Janmohamed were both at work this fall on non-fiction accounts…
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New Fellowships for Artists Working on LGBT-Themes in Performance

November 4, 2014

Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation supports artists working on LGBT themes in performance-based projects. New…
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MacDowell Medalist Betye Saar Delights Medal Day Crowd

September 10, 2014

Public attends as Michael Chabon presents 55th Edward MacDowell Medal to assemblage and installation artist. …
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Michael Chabon Welcomes Medal Day 2014 Visitors

September 9, 2014

Transcript: Michael Cabon on three stages to the making of a work of art: the…
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MacDowell Fellow’s Story Collection Reissued With Cheryl Strayed Introduction

July 26, 2014

Much of the work written during Julie Hayden’s four residencies at The MacDowell Colony in…
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MacDowell Connects Artists and Public: To the Benefit of Students, Residents, and Fellows

July 20, 2014

MacDowell in the Schools and MacDowell Downtown brings together almost 2,000 local residents with artists…
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Chinese TV Crew Films on MacDowell Colony Grounds for Documentary About Eileen Chang

June 9, 2014

Visit part of a research trip for one-hour film scheduled to broadcast in China this…
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Bobby Previte Records First Solo Improvisational Work at The MacDowell Colony

June 9, 2014

Six-disc set began in improvised recording studios created by the composer and bandleader during residencies. …
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Fellows Marry During MacDowell Residency After 15-year Partnership

June 5, 2014

Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell decide to elope while developing new theatre work at MacDowell. …
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Betye Saar to be Presented MacDowell Medal by Michael Chabon on August 10

April 20, 2014

Public invited to free ceremony and open studios at Medal Day honoring visual artist Betye…
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Fort Worth Opera to Premiere Herschel Garfein’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

April 18, 2014

MacDowell Colony Fellow says idea to re-create the Tom Stoppard play as an opera came…
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MacDowell Fellows Well Represented Among 2014 Pulitzer and Guggenheim Winners

April 18, 2014

Pulitzers for poetry and drama, plus 23 Guggenheim fellowships awarded to MacDowell artists. When the…
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