Latest News & Press Releases
Type: Press Releases
MacDowell Colony Board Elects New Directors
January 16, 2019
Group will be dedicated to helping guide the mission of one of the nation’s leading…
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Michael Chabon to Host Conversation with Photographer Carrie Mae Weems and Playwright Tony Kushner
November 11, 2018
Sixth Annual Chairman’s Evening on December 4 Promises
Wide-Ranging Discussion of the Intersections of Creativity, Culture…
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MacDowell Names Library in Honor of James Baldwin to Celebrate His Extraordinary Cultural Legacy
October 24, 2018
Public Ceremony November 4th at Tod Williams Billie Tsien-designed space to honor three-time Fellow who…
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87 Artists Awarded Fall-Winter MacDowell Fellowships
August 29, 2018
The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 87 artists from 19 states and six countries…
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Executive Director Cheryl Young Will Retire After 22 Years at Helm
August 13, 2018
Young’s total 30 years at MacDowell is highlighted by growth in support, Fellows served, and…
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Spain-USA Renews Partnership with MacDowell to Extend Fellowships to International Artists
July 26, 2018
Emerging or established composers working in any genre are welcome to apply
July 26, 2018 – Peterborough…
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Colony Opens a Gathering Space in New York City, and Launches MacDowell NOW Yearlong Initiative
July 16, 2018
MacDowell NOW Responds to Today’s Tumultuous Times, When Art, Culture, Expression, and Dialogue Are Essential…
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Literary Scholar Hillary Chute to Introduce MacDowell Medalist Art Spiegelman
July 16, 2018
Medal Day Free Public Ceremony on Sunday, August 12, 2018
WHAT: Literary scholar and comic expert…
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Cartoonist and Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman to Receive the 2018 Edward MacDowell Medal
May 21, 2018
Pulitzer-winning author of Maus will be honored with the first-ever Edward MacDowell Medal given in…
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85 Artists Awarded MacDowell Fellowships for Summer Residencies
April 23, 2018
The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 85 artists from 18 states and six countries…
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MacDowell to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018 – Peterborough, N.H. –The National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has…
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Spain-USA Foundation Partners with MacDowell to Extend Fellowships to International Artists
January 22, 2018
Javier Moreno Sanchez and Octavio Vasquez First to Arrive Under New Partnership
January 22, 2018 – Peterborough…
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85 Artists Awarded Fellowships for Winter-Spring Residencies at MacDowell
January 17, 2018
JANUARY 17, 2018 – PETERBOROUGH, N.H. –The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 85 artists from…
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Patti Smith, Salman Rushdie & Michael Chabon Riff on Art & Inspiration 5th Annual Chairman’s Evening
November 14, 2017
NOVEMBER 14, 2017 -- NEW YORK: The MacDowell Colony the nation’s first artist residency program…
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Autumn MacDowell Fellowships Awarded to 68 Artists in Seven Disciplines
September 14, 2017
PETERBOROUGH, N.H., SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 68 artists…
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