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MacDowell Announces Medal Day 2026 and Anthony Braxton as Recipient of the 66th Edward MacDowell Medal
March 18, 2026
MacDowell, the nation’s oldest artist residency program, is pleased to announce that composer and multi-instrumentalist…
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MacDowell Awards 139 Spring Summer 2026 Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
February 27, 2026
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 139 Fellowships to visionary artists working…
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MacDowell Announces 2025 Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy and Hillcrest Arts Impact Award Honorees
September 9, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s preeminent multidisciplinary artist residency, will host its annual National Benefit at Gotham…
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MacDowell Awards 153 Fall Winter Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
September 2, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 153 Fellowships to visionary artists working…
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MacDowell Welcomes Two Distinguished Individuals to its Board of Directors
August 5, 2025
MacDowell is proud to announce the election of two new members to its Board of…
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Visual Artist, Architect, and Filmmaker Alfredo Jaar Honored with 65th Annual Edward MacDowell Medal in Recognition of his Contributions to American Culture
March 11, 2025
Peterborough, NH - Chilean-born visual artist, architect and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar is this year’s recipient of…
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MacDowell Awards 194 Spring-Summer Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
February 27, 2025
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 194 Fellowships to artists working in…
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MacDowell Presents 2024: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration with Bill T. Jones, Marlon James, and Lucy Liu
November 14, 2024
Intimate NYC gathering brings together iconic artists of our time to celebrate the cultural legacy…
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Komal Shah to Be Honored with 5th Annual Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 25, 2024
The award celebrates outstanding leaders in the arts and will be presented during MacDowell’s National…
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MacDowell Awards 145 Esteemed, Fall-Winter Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
September 4, 2024
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 145 Fellowships to artists working in…
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Arts Icon Yoko Ono Honored with Prestigious MacDowell Medal in Recognition of Work Across Disciplines
April 22, 2024
The artist, musician, and activist will be celebrated during a free outdoor public celebration on…
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Mellon Foundation Awards MacDowell with $600K Grant for Artist Support at its Renowned Residency Program
March 26, 2024
Award highlights common purpose between organizations as Mellon’s belief that arts are essential to human…
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154 Artists Awarded Prized Fellowships to Nation’s First Artist Residency Program this Spring-Summer
March 5, 2024
MacDowell has awarded the equivalent of more than $2.3 million in Fellowships to 154 artists…
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Fairfax Dorn, Co-Founder of Ballroom Marfa, to Be Honored with Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 28, 2023
Award highlights Ballroom Marfa Artistic Director Fairfax Dorn’s commitment to the arts and its creators…
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154 Artists Awarded Esteemed MacDowell Fellowships from Second Largest Application Pool
September 12, 2023
An international group of 154 talented artists working in multiple disciplines have been awarded Fellowships…
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