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MacDowell to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 – Peterborough, N.H. –The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has…
Patti Smith, Salman Rushdie & Michael Chabon Riff on Art & Inspiration 5th Annual Chairman’s Evening
November 14, 2017
NOVEMBER 14, 2017 -- NEW YORK: The MacDowell Colony the nation’s first artist residency program…
Images of Medal Day 2017, Honoring Filmmaker David Lynch
September 6, 2017
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Novelist Michael Chabon Wishes Medal Day Visitors the Truth of their Dreams
August 17, 2017
Transcript: Medal Day Welcome Address by Michael Chabon on August 13, 2017, at MacDowell
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Kristine McKenna Speaks of the Funny and Generous 2017 Medalist David Lynch
August 17, 2017
Transcript: Journalist Kristine McKenna Talks About David Lynch at The MacDowell Colony on Medal Day…
David Lynch Biographer Kristine McKenna to Speak at Medal Day August 13
July 25, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Peterborough, NH – July 25, 2017 – Curator, critic, and journalist Kristine McKenna will…
Filmmaker David Lynch Named 2017 Edward MacDowell Medalist
May 14, 2017
Peterborough, NH – May 14, 2017 – This year's Medal Day celebration will honor filmmaker David Lynch…
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…
Arts Advocacy Day Kicks Off with "The Art of Democracy"
April 6, 2017
The MacDowell Colony took part in the 30th annual Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C…
Michael Chabon Reflects On This Hard American Dream
August 23, 2016
Transcript: Medal Day welcome address
at The MacDowell Colony on August 14, 2016.
Watch the speech here.
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Peter Sellars Talks About the Triumph of Fine-Ness
August 20, 2016
Transcript: Introduction of Toni Morrison at The MacDowell Colony on Medal Day 2016 as a…
Toni Morrison Describes How She Began to Be a Writer
August 15, 2016
Transcript: The 57th Edward MacDowell Medalist explains the genesis of The Bluest Eye on August…
Director Peter Sellars to Introduce Toni Morrison to Medal Day Crowd August 14
July 24, 2016
Public invited to tour open studios at free event honoring Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Lincoln Financial and MacDowell Team Up to Engage Students With the Arts
June 9, 2016
Grant seeks to get more students involved in Medal Day honoring novelist Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison to Receive 2016 Edward MacDowell Medal
April 7, 2016
Nobel and Pulitzer winner joins venerated group of recipients and will be honored at free…