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MacDowell Announces Medal Day 2026 and Anthony Braxton as Recipient of the 66th Edward MacDowell Medal
March 18, 2026
MacDowell, the nation’s oldest artist residency program, is pleased to announce that composer and multi-instrumentalist…
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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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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 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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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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Sending Wishes and Whispers Out for Future Generations
July 25, 2024
Transcript: Executive Director Chiwoniso Kaitano invites the crowd to contribute to Yoko Ono Wish Tree…
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MacDowell’s Legacy of Creativity and Excellence
July 25, 2024
Transcript: Board President Christine Fisher introduces Executive Director Chiwoniso Kaitano at Medal Day 2024.
Thank you…
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It Is Comforting to be a Part of Something that is So Good
July 25, 2024
Transcript: Resident Director David Macy Remembers former board chair Robin McNeil.
Thank you so much, Chi!…
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Arts Icon Yoko Ono Honored with Prestigious MacDowell Medal in Recognition of Work Across Disciplines
April 22, 2024
The artist, musician, and activist will be celebrated during a free outdoor public celebration on…
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Fairfax Dorn, Co-Founder of Ballroom Marfa, to Be Honored with Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 28, 2023
Award highlights Ballroom Marfa Artistic Director Fairfax Dorn’s commitment to the arts and its creators…
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Providing Artists What They Need is a Simple and Pure Endeavor
August 2, 2023
Transcript: Board President Christine Fisher addresses the gathered at the July 23, 2023 Medal Day…
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A MacDowell Salute to Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
July 31, 2023
Transcript: Resident Director David Macy explains the naming of Van Zorn Studio
Thank you, Chi! This…
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Her Work Speaks Eloquently, Beautifully, of Histories We All Need to Face
July 31, 2023
Transcript: Madam Chairman of the Board and Fellow Nell Painter welcomes the crowd to Medal…
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