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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.
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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.
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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…
Fellowships Reaching New Regions Bring Martin Kennedy, Other Artists to MacDowell
August 29, 2013
Concordia Foundation fellowships support artists from Oregon, North Carolina, Missouri, and beyond to cultivate more…
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Supports Voices of Change at The MacDowell Colony
August 28, 2013
Grant will help enrich artistic dialogue and cultural exchange of ideas between East and West…
Dreyfus Foundation Supports Growth in Performance-Based Residencies at MacDowell Colony
April 1, 2013
When audiences catch the dramatic central aria of Susan Yankowitz's new opera this summer, they…
Heinz Endowments Opening a World of Possibilities for Pittsburgh Artists at Macdowell Colony
April 3, 2012
Fellowships support artist residencies of up to two months for two Pittsburgh-area artists.
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Filmmaker Natalia Almada Receives Fledgling Fund Fellowship
February 7, 2011
Fellowship is the first designated exclusively to support documentary filmmakers at MacDowell.
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The MacDowell Colony Announces Fledgling Fund Fellowship for Documentary Filmmakers
July 14, 2010
Grant to provide a residency for filmmakers working on socially engaged film projects.
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ASCAP Foundation Supports Fellowship for Composers at The MacDowell Colony
May 14, 2010
Yotam Haber named first recipient of The ASCAP Foundation Composer Fellowship.
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The NEA Increases Funding for First-Time Residencies at MacDowell
January 1, 2010
The $35,000 grant will support first-time residencies for 10 artists in 2010.
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Writer Eva Talmadge Named First Recipient of The Rona Jaffe Foundation Fellowship
June 30, 2009
MacDowell and The Rona Jaffe Foundation join together to advance opportunities for women writers.
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The MacDowell Colony Announces New Support for Filmmakers
January 15, 2009
Grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences supports residencies.
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The MacDowell Colony Announces New Support for Women Writers
June 15, 2008
Endowed gift from The Rona Jaffe Foundation establishes new Fellowship.
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