Type: Artist News

The Art of Journalism as Practiced by Writer Jennifer Percy

April 19, 2017

Writer Jennifer Percy came to The MacDowell Colony in the summer of 2015 after spending…
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52-Title Donation Courtesy of Honor Moore and Board Member Peter Jachym

April 17, 2017

Thanks to MacDowell Fellow Honor Moore (10x 77-17) for facilitating a recent donation of 52…
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Pulitzer Prizes to Three Fellows in Crowded Field

April 11, 2017

Congratulations to poet Tyehimba Jess (15) who today won a Pulitzer Prize in poetry for…
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MacDowell and Schelling Studio: 110 Years of Working Artists

March 20, 2017

For MacDowell's first three summers, sculptor Helen Mears and writer Mary Mears each worked in…
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Jessica Stern Brings a Deep Understanding of Violence to Her Next Investigative Project

February 2, 2017

Jessica Stern, a national expert in terrorism, trauma, and post-traumatic stress, who has written books…
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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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Finbarr O'Reilly Comes To the Art of Longform as Both Writer and Photojournalist

November 17, 2016

Photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly was in residence at MacDowell this fall finishing the book Shooting Ghosts…
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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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Shane Bauer Reflects on Long-Form Journalism and Having Time to Dig Deep

September 17, 2016

Journalist Shane Bauer came to The MacDowell Colony this summer to transform his recent blockbuster…
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Journalism Initiative Support Makes Finding the Long Arcs Possible

June 19, 2016

Deep reporting in writer's project about U.S.-Canada border is one of 15 fellowships assisted by…
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MacDowell Awards Charlotte Sheedy Fellowship to Cathleen Bailey

April 26, 2016

NEW YORK, April 26, 2016 – Writer Cathleen Richardson Bailey has been named the first recipient…
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68 Artists in Varied Disciplines Awarded Fellowships

January 4, 2016

PETERBOROUGH, N.H., JANUARY 4, 2016 -- The MacDowell Colony named sixty-eight artists who have been…
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Meehan Crist Wins Rona Jaffe Award

November 20, 2015

MacDowell Fellow secures Jaffe Award for work on head injury inquiry Meehan Crist was in Fiji…
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Robert Dell Papers to be Part of Smithsonian Archives of American Art

October 13, 2015

Sculptor who became inventor and director of Center for Innovation and Applied Technology at The…
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Choreographer Richard Siegal Wrapping Busy Summer and Fall

September 17, 2015

Innovative performances of his work included stops in NYC, Marseille and Munich. Richard Siegal has been…
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