Get the latest MacDowell News
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…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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…
Learn More
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.
…
Learn More
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…
Learn More