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MacDowell Aims for Generational Impact with Anti-oppression/Anti-racism Work
June 4, 2021
In the spring of 2019, when Philip Himberg was hired as MacDowell’s new executive director…
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MacDowell Reaches Full Solar Electrical Generation
February 1, 2021
Last month, MacDowell celebrated the first anniversary of renewably generating all electrical energy powering the…
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Why MacDowell NOW? Without Artists There is no Justice
January 19, 2021
Without artists there is no justice – Darren Walker, president of The Ford Foundation
Dear MacDowell Family,
Nearing…
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MacDowell to Reopen Modified Residency Program for Artists This Month
October 13, 2020
A detailed safety plan developed by staff and medical experts will provide for safe resumption…
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Why MacDowell Now? On lockdown, wood pigeons, and grounding ourselves in the natural rhythms of creativity.
August 14, 2020
When Scotland went into COVID-19 lockdown on March 23, 2020 – a date now permanently emblazoned…
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A Challenge In Three Acts and Contingent Contingencies
May 20, 2020
Dear Friends,
We are taking a brief hiatus from our series of bi-monthly essays, penned by…
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MacDowell Announces Temporary COVID-19 Closure
March 13, 2020
Artists-in-residence will be assisted with early departures; no new Fellows to arrive until danger of…
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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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MacDowell Names Library in Honor of James Baldwin to Celebrate His Extraordinary Cultural Legacy
October 24, 2018
Public Ceremony November 4th at Tod Williams Billie Tsien-designed space to honor three-time Fellow who…
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Colony Opens a Gathering Space in New York City, and Launches MacDowell NOW Yearlong Initiative
July 16, 2018
MacDowell NOW Responds to Today’s Tumultuous Times, When Art, Culture, Expression, and Dialogue Are Essential…
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MacDowell Fellow Donates Father’s Thornton Wilder Collection to Colony
November 14, 2017
Composer Joel Harrison (MF 7x 02-14) has donated a box full of limited-edition Thornton Wilder…
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Images of Medal Day 2017
September 6, 2017
Tap or swipe above to see a slideshow of images of Medal Day 2017
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MacDowell Colony to Move into Expanded Chelsea Offices, Elects New President
May 2, 2017
NEW YORK, NY, May 1, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony, one of the nation’s leading…
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MacDowell and Schelling Studio: 110 Years of Working Artists
March 20, 2017
For the Colony’s first three summers, sculptor Helen Mears and writer Mary Mears each worked…
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Delta Omicron: Deep Energy Retrofit for Next Century
December 9, 2016
More energy efficient and comfortable live-in creative space opened for artists.
In July, Delta Omicron…
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