James Baldwin Fellowship

Annual Fellowships

Portrait by Allan Warren

Portrait by Allan Warren

James Baldwin Fellowship

Established in 2019

James Baldwin held three residencies at MacDowell in 1954, 1958, and 1960. These fellowships honor his influence on the American consciousness through his writings on racial justice and social inequality by providing artists today—of any discipline—time and space to create work that celebrates and furthers Baldwin’s legacy as an activist and artist.

Current and past supporters of these fellowships include the Hearst Foundations, Amazon Literary Parnership, Bank of America, Agnes Gund, and Musa and Tom Mayer.

To learn more about naming or giving a Fellowship, contact Stacey Bosworth at 212-535-9690.

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