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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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MacDowell Fellows David Lang and Alvin Singleton Selected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

April 17, 2014

Composers are nominated for contributions to world of music and join seven other new members. …
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Chez Panisse Alumna Visits Well Students in Year's First MacDowell in the Schools Program

February 22, 2014

MacDowell Fellow Samin Nosrat, a Chez Panisse alumna and food writer, gave The Well School’s…
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Tree Harvest at MacDowell Colony to Revitalize Depleted Woodland

February 21, 2014

Winter tree harvest necessitates temporary closure of four studios and will improve health of forest. …
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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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Bryan Cranston as LBJ in Robert Schenkkan’s "All the Way" on Broadway

February 20, 2014

MacDowell Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winner brings newest play to Neil Simon Theatre after successful American…
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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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Thirteen MacDowell Fellows Among Writers of New York Times’ 100 Notable Books

January 13, 2014

Fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books by MacDowell Fellows chosen by NYT editors for annual list. …
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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…
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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…
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Author Frank Rich Introduces 2013 MacDowell Medalist Stephen Sondheim

August 22, 2013

Transcript: New York magazine Writer-at-Large and Medal Day presentation speaker Frank Rich introduces Stephen Sondheim…
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Stephen Sondheim Accepts 2013 Edward MacDowell Medal

August 20, 2013

Transcript: Stephen Sondheim accepts the 54th Edward MacDowell Medal on August 11, 2013 in Peterborough…
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