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Pulitzer Prizes in Poetry and Music to Two MacDowell Fellows
May 8, 2015
The 2015 Pulitzer Prizes were announced in April, and among them were works by two…
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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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Renovations to Shop Studio Will Result in Bright, Weathertight Eastman Studio
March 15, 2015
Refitting and improvements make 100-year-old building most energy efficient on The MacDowell Colony grounds
A century-old…
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Nine Fellows in Utah Presenting New Works at the Sundance Film Festival
January 24, 2015
Nine MacDowell Fellows presented work over at The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah…
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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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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.
New…
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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.
I’m entitling this…
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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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