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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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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.
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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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