Type: Press Releases

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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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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