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Type: Artist Profiles
63rd MacDowell Medal to be Awarded to Abenaki Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin
April 3, 2023
Best-selling author Jesse Wente will introduce Medalist to crowd during free outdoor public celebration on…
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Remembering Stephen Sondheim
November 29, 2021
I first met Stephen Sondheim at his home in New York City, a few months…
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Rosanne Cash – A Truly American Artist with a Body of Work of Incredible Breadth and Depth
August 10, 2021
Transcript: Kurt Andersen introduces the 61st Edward MacDowell Medalist Rosanne Cash on July 1, 2021…
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First Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to be Presented to Ava DuVernay for ARRAY at MacDowell Benefit
September 27, 2020
Inaugural award to be presented by Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, with evening host Nell…
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"Tonal Conversations" Collaboration Sparked at MacDowell is Just the Beginning
March 4, 2020
While in residence at The MacDowell Colony in the winter of 2017, artists Anne Beal…
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Best-selling Author and Visual Artist Nell Painter Appointed Chair of MacDowell Colony Board of Directors
January 22, 2020
The award-winning author takes over for novelist Michael Chabon.
Nell Painter, the author of The New…
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Conceptual Artist Charles Gaines to Receive the 60th Edward MacDowell Medal
April 7, 2019
2019 Medal will be awarded to visual artist at free public event on August 11.
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Immigrant Artists Bring Unique and Important Perspectives to Art Making at MacDowell
November 20, 2018
Spotlight on Two Remarkable Immigrant Artists at MacDowell
Immigrants have long played a crucial role…
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Three MacDowell Fellows Named 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Grantees
October 11, 2017
Playwright Annie Baker, Playwright & Performance Artist Taylor Mac, and Architect Damon Rich All Found…
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Fiction Writer Dominica Phetteplace Among This Year’s Rona Jaffe Award Winners
September 12, 2017
Fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace (16) was named a winner of one of six 2017 Rona…
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Netflix Deal Brings MacDowell Fellow Novel Adaptation to Small Screen
July 10, 2017
When novelist Hillary Jordan (MF 10, 14, 17) heard the rapturous applause and watched the…
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The Art of Journalism as Practiced by Writer Jennifer Percy
April 19, 2017
Writer Jennifer Percy came to The MacDowell Colony in the summer of 2015 after spending…
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Jessica Stern Brings a Deep Understanding of Violence to Her Next Investigative Project
February 2, 2017
Jessica Stern, a national expert in terrorism, trauma, and post-traumatic stress, who has written books…
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Finbarr O'Reilly Comes To the Art of Longform as Both Writer and Photojournalist
November 17, 2016
Photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly was in residence at MacDowell this fall finishing the book Shooting Ghosts…
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Shane Bauer Reflects on Long-Form Journalism and Having Time to Dig Deep
September 17, 2016
Journalist Shane Bauer came to The MacDowell Colony this summer to transform his recent blockbuster…
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