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Executive Director Philip Himberg Calls Medal Day a Jubilee Celebrating Art’s Power to Transform

Transcript: Philip Himberg’s remarks to the Medal Day crowd on July 10, 2022 and his…
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In early 2021, Jenni Wu was named the first director of internal communications & human…
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Unanimous election brings strengths in development and mission building to nation’s first artist residency program. MacDowell…
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Honor to coincide with novelist Walter Mosley introducing 2022 MacDowell Medalist Sonia Sanchez during free…
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Renovation goals included increased usable wall space, improved lighting, and adding a bedroom and full…
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Incoming group of artists working in seven disciplines will arrive from 19 states and eight…
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It’s early spring in Paris, and the days are cold and rainy. When the sun…
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MacDowell Admissions Director Courtney Bethel answers our questions after a record number of applications for…
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Professor and international lecturer is a Langston Hughes Award and Robert Frost Medal winner and…
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Unoccupied for longer than the pandemic, Pan’s Cottage residence hall at MacDowell is finally welcoming…
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Freedom to Create has always been a touchstone of MacDowell’s core vision and values. We…
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Last year in Harper’s, the queer writer Garth Greenwell wrote an essay, “Making Meaning: Against…
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First-time Fellows will benefit from newest round of NEA funding. The National Endowment for the…
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I first met Stephen Sondheim at his home in New York City, a few months…
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Second Annual Arts Advocacy Award to be presented during free program of performances, readings, and…
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