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Arnold T. Schwab Bequest Enriches Savidge Library for Future Generations of Artists
November 7, 2014
MacDowell Colony Fellow leaves legacy in new library expansion to engender collaboration and inspire creativity.
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Recent MacDowell Projects Reflect Often Painful Work of Journalists
November 7, 2014
Writers Amos Kamil and Zahir Janmohamed were both at work this fall on non-fiction accounts…
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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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MacDowell Medalist Betye Saar Delights Medal Day Crowd
September 10, 2014
Public attends as Michael Chabon presents 55th Edward MacDowell Medal to assemblage and installation artist.
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Michael Chabon Welcomes Medal Day 2014 Visitors
September 9, 2014
Transcript: Michael Cabon on three stages to the making of a work of art: the…
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A Praise Song for Betye Saar
September 1, 2014
Transcript: Lowery Stokes Sims Introduces Medalist Betye Saar on August 10, 2014.
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It’s Saying for Me: You Go, Girl!
August 28, 2014
Transcript: Assemblage and installation artist Betye Saar accepting the 55th Edward MacDowell Medal on August…
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MacDowell Fellow’s Story Collection Reissued With Cheryl Strayed Introduction
July 26, 2014
Much of the work written during Julie Hayden’s four residencies at The MacDowell Colony in…
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MacDowell Connects Artists and Public: To the Benefit of Students, Residents, and Fellows
July 20, 2014
MacDowell in the Schools and MacDowell Downtown brings together almost 2,000 local residents with artists…
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Chinese TV Crew Films on MacDowell Colony Grounds for Documentary About Eileen Chang
June 9, 2014
Visit part of a research trip for one-hour film scheduled to broadcast in China this…
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Bobby Previte Records First Solo Improvisational Work at The MacDowell Colony
June 9, 2014
Six-disc set began in improvised recording studios created by the composer and bandleader during residencies.
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Fellows Marry During MacDowell Residency After 15-year Partnership
June 5, 2014
Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell decide to elope while developing new theatre work at MacDowell.
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Betye Saar to be Presented MacDowell Medal by Michael Chabon on August 10
April 20, 2014
Public invited to free ceremony and open studios at Medal Day honoring visual artist Betye…
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Fort Worth Opera to Premiere Herschel Garfein’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
April 18, 2014
MacDowell Colony Fellow says idea to re-create the Tom Stoppard play as an opera came…
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MacDowell Fellows Well Represented Among 2014 Pulitzer and Guggenheim Winners
April 18, 2014
Pulitzers for poetry and drama, plus 23 Guggenheim fellowships awarded to MacDowell artists.
When the…
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