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Type: Artist News
MacDowell Colony Chairman Welcomes Medal Day Crowd with Some Big, Universal Questions
August 20, 2015
Transcript: Michael Chabon reflects on mortality
Thank you, thank you all for being here on this…
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Charlotte Sheedy Fellowship Supports Diverse New Literary Voices
July 8, 2015
Michael Chabon announces anonymous gift in honor of agent Charlotte Sheedy expands MacDowell Colony’s commitment…
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Jasper Johns, NEA Chair, and BBC Television Visit Colony
June 10, 2015
A busy three days sees visits from painter and printmaker Jasper Johns, National Endowment for…
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Meredith Monk Celebrates 50 Seasons Coast to Coast
May 15, 2015
Extraordinary series from Carnegie Hall to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco
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National Benefit in New York City Raises the Roof
May 15, 2015
Comedian and Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman made for a supremely entertaining emcee at MacDowell’s…
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Pulitzer Prizes in Poetry and Music to Two MacDowell Fellows
May 8, 2015
The 2015 Pulitzer Prizes were announced in April, and among them were works by two…
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Guggenheim Fellowships to 14 MacDowell Fellows
April 20, 2015
Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu is among 14 MacDowell Fellows who’ve recently won 2015 Guggenheim Fellowships…
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Calderwood Grant Challenge Supports Writers of Long-Form Journalism
March 17, 2015
MacDowell launches Art of Journalism Initiative dedicated to narrative reporting.
A new initiative at MacDowell…
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Renovations to Shop Studio Will Result in Bright, Weathertight Eastman Studio
March 15, 2015
Refitting and improvements make 100-year-old building most energy efficient on The MacDowell Colony grounds
A century-old…
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Nine Fellows in Utah Presenting New Works at the Sundance Film Festival
January 24, 2015
Nine MacDowell Fellows presented work over at The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah…
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MacDowell Colony Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
January 23, 2015
Grant to support first-time residencies for 10 artists from diverse backgrounds.
Ten artists from across…
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Arnold T. Schwab Bequest Enriches Savidge Library for Future Generations of Artists
November 7, 2014
MacDowell Colony Fellow leaves legacy in new library expansion to engender collaboration and inspire creativity.
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Recent MacDowell Projects Reflect Often Painful Work of Journalists
November 7, 2014
Writers Amos Kamil and Zahir Janmohamed were both at work this fall on non-fiction accounts…
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New Fellowships for Artists Working on LGBT-Themes in Performance
November 4, 2014
Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation supports artists working on LGBT themes in performance-based projects.
New…
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MacDowell Medalist Betye Saar Delights Medal Day Crowd
September 10, 2014
Public attends as Michael Chabon presents 55th Edward MacDowell Medal to assemblage and installation artist.
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