Type: Fellowships

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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New Funding: Middle Eastern Artists, Artists with Children, and Oregon Visual Artists

November 16, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Nov. 16, 2016 -- The MacDowell Colony is proud to announce…
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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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Journalism Initiative Support Makes Finding the Long Arcs Possible

June 19, 2016

Deep reporting in writer's project about U.S.-Canada border is one of 15 fellowships assisted by…
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MacDowell Awards Charlotte Sheedy Fellowship to Cathleen Bailey

April 26, 2016

NEW YORK, April 26, 2016 – Writer Cathleen Richardson Bailey has been named the first recipient…
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Meehan Crist Wins Rona Jaffe Award

November 20, 2015

MacDowell Fellow secures Jaffe Award for work on head injury inquiry Meehan Crist was in Fiji…
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Charlotte Sheedy Fellowship Supports Diverse New Literary Voices

July 8, 2015

Michael Chabon announces anonymous gift in honor of agent Charlotte Sheedy expands MacDowell Colony’s commitment…
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New Journalism Fellowship Honors Distinguished Editor John S. Carroll

June 18, 2015

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – June 18, 2015 – The he MacDowell Colony, the nation’s first artist residency program…
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Guggenheim Fellowships to 14 MacDowell Fellows

April 20, 2015

Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu is among 14 MacDowell Fellows who’ve recently won 2015 Guggenheim Fellowships…
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Calderwood Grant Challenge Supports Writers of Long-Form Journalism

March 17, 2015

MacDowell launches Art of Journalism Initiative dedicated to narrative reporting. A new initiative at MacDowell…
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MacDowell Colony Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant

January 23, 2015

Grant to support first-time residencies for 10 artists from diverse backgrounds. Ten artists from across…
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New Fellowships for Artists Working on LGBT-Themes in Performance

November 4, 2014

Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation supports artists working on LGBT themes in performance-based projects. New…
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Under the Oscar Radar: MacDowell’s Filmmaker Residency Program Thrives with Academy Support

February 21, 2014

Twenty-five filmmakers from around the globe benefit from Academy’s support over the last year. In…
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The MacDowell Colony Receives NEA Art Works Grant to Support First-Time Residencies for Artists

January 14, 2014

Grant is one of 895 awarded by National Endowment for the Arts Art Works nationwide. …
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Pollock-Krasner Foundation Supports Two Emergency Residencies in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

January 13, 2014

Visual artists Golnar Adili and Blane De St. Croix displaced from Brooklyn studios during 2012…
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