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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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David Lynch Biographer Kristine McKenna to Speak at Medal Day August 13
July 25, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Peterborough, NH – July 25, 2017 – Curator, critic, and journalist Kristine McKenna will…
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Summer Fellowships at MacDowell Awarded to 69 Artists in Multiple Disciplines
June 12, 2017
PETERBOROUGH, N.H., JUNE 12, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 69 artists…
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Filmmaker David Lynch Named 2017 Edward MacDowell Medalist
May 14, 2017
Peterborough, NH – May 14, 2017 – This year's Medal Day celebration will honor filmmaker David Lynch…
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MacDowell Colony to Move into Expanded Chelsea Offices, Elects New President
May 2, 2017
NEW YORK, NY, May 1, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony, one of the nation’s leading…
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NEA Grant Supports 10 MacDowell Artists from Diverse Backgrounds
March 13, 2017
When composer Travis Alford came to The MacDowell Colony for the first time last year…
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MacDowell Fellowships Awarded to 74 Artists In Multiple Disciplines
January 11, 2017
PETERBOROUGH, N.H., JANUARY 11, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 74 artists…
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New Funding: Middle Eastern Artists, Artists with Children, and Oregon Visual Artists
November 16, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Nov. 16, 2016 -- The MacDowell Colony is proud to announce…
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Director Peter Sellars to Introduce Toni Morrison to Medal Day Crowd August 14
July 24, 2016
Public invited to tour open studios at free event honoring Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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Architects of MacDowell Library Will Design Obama Presidential Library
July 11, 2016
PETERBOROUGH, N.H., JULY 11, 2016 -- President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have chosen…
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