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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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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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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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Virtual MacDowell “Residency” to Kick Off in August
July 28, 2020
Virtual MacDowell: Connection through Conversation will begin with eight artists whose residencies were cancelled as…
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Financial Aid at MacDowell: Investing in Artists So They Can Invest in Their Art
March 23, 2020
Since I started working for The MacDowell Colony, my favorite part of the job has…
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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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MacDowell Awards Winter-Spring Fellowships to 87 Artists
January 14, 2020
Seven international artists join Americans from across the country
The MacDowell Colony has awarded Fellowships…
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79 Artists Awarded Fall MacDowell Fellowships
October 8, 2019
The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 79 artists from 19 states and six countries…
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93 Artists Awarded Summer MacDowell Fellowships
May 21, 2019
More than $1 Million in Support to be Given for Residencies
The MacDowell Colony has awarded…
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MacDowell Receives $30,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
March 13, 2019
Annual funding assistance will bring 10 artists to MacDowell
March 13, 2019 – New York …
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Family Endows New Musa McKim Guston Fellowship for MacDowell Artists Working in Any Discipline
February 4, 2019
New York – A gift given recently in the name of poet and painter Musa McKim…
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86 Artists Awarded Spring MacDowell Fellowships
January 22, 2019
Peterborough, NH – The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 86 artists from 18 states and…
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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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87 Artists Awarded Fall-Winter MacDowell Fellowships
August 29, 2018
The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 87 artists from 19 states and six countries…
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Spain-USA Renews Partnership with MacDowell to Extend Fellowships to International Artists
July 26, 2018
Emerging or established composers working in any genre are welcome to apply
July 26, 2018 – Peterborough…
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