2019 New Hampshire Benefit
"At the Artist's Table"
Thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to this spectacular evening. As a result of your generous support we raised nearly $50,000 to benefit our residency program.
Check out our slideshow from the evening.
Fellows Dan Hurlin, Martha Mooke, and Sigrid Nunez discuss their creative philosophies at the 2019 New Hampshire Benefit in Colony Hall before a crowd of supporters, their friends, business leaders, and artists-in-residence on Saturday evening, October 19th.
Hosted by MacDowell Fellow and Board Member Dan Hurlin, the evening featured a stirring performance by composer Martha Mooke in The James Baldwin Library, followed by dinner in Colony Hall. After dinner, novelist Sigrid Nunez read a selection from a work in progress that was both funny and touching before Dan, Martha and Sigrid chatted informally about their creative experiences and the impacts of their residencies.
Our annual New Hampshire Benefit is held on the MacDowell grounds each year and brings together artists-in-residence, MacDowell supporters, and business leaders for an intimate community celebration of art and artists.
To learn more about the New Hampshire Benefit or to become a sponsor, please contact Dean Klingler at events@macdowellcolony.org or 212.535.9690
New Hampshire Benefit Committee
Co-Chairs
Sarah Garland-Hoch
Monica Lehner
Andi Axman
Eleanor Briggs
Ann Colony
Ellen Draper
Frank Guerra
Kit Henry
Robert Larsen
Scott Manning
Mollie Miller
Ted Pearre
Wendy Pearre
Kin Schilling
Jamie Trowbridge
Rosemary Wolpe
We hope to see you there!
Scenes from the evening
Wrapped artist pages prepared by artists-in-residence were auctioned off during the evening.
Artist-in-residence Jaime Lowe, board member and New Hampshire Benefit Committee member Jamie Trowbridge, MacDowell Fellow and presenter Sigrid Nunez, and artist-in-residence Bruce Crownover during cocktail hour.
Charlie Christ, former State Senator Sylvia Larsen, and MacDowell Special Events Director Dean Klingler caught up before dinner.
Susie Hackler with New Hampshire Benefit Committee member Monica Lehner.
Artists-in-residence Huck Hodge, Sara Lautman, and Sarah DeLappe in Savidge.
Artists-in-residence Elisabeth Condon and Carol Keller with guests Jim and Kate Frame.
Artists-in-residence McKenzie Funk, Emily Hass, MacDowell Admissions Director Courtney Bethel, and artist-in-residence Em Goldman.
Composer, violist, and MacDowell Fellow Martha Mooke performs in the James Baldwin Library before dinner.
Colony Hall was the location for dinner during the New Hampshire Benefit.
Jim Wolcott, Mark Goldstein, former N.H. Senator Sylvia Larsen, Andi Axman, and MacDowell board member Bob Larsen.
MacDowell Fellow and author Sigrid Nunez read a passage from a current project that was both funny and moving.
Guest Pat Colony, and artists-in-residence Emily Hass and Pamela Council.
Jocelyn Wolcott, Joan Goshgarian, Lew Feldstein, and artist-in-residence Elisabeth Condon.
MacDowell Board Liaison Virginia Podesta, artist-in-residence McKenzie Funk, and New Hampshire Benefit committee member Rosemary Wolpe.
MacDowell Board member and Fellow Dan Hurlin led a discussion with fellows Martha Mooke and Sigrid Nunez during the benefit.
The discussion between the three was an often humorous and insightful look into the creative process and the value of artist residencies.
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