Latest News & Press Releases
Type: Buildings & Grounds
MacDowell Commences Alexander Studio Overhaul with Support of Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
September 3, 2024
MacDowell’s 102-year-old Alexander Studio will become one of the residency’s most energy efficient with a…
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Mellon Foundation Awards MacDowell with $600K Grant for Artist Support at its Renowned Residency Program
March 26, 2024
Award highlights common purpose between organizations as Mellon’s belief that arts are essential to human…
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A MacDowell Salute to Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
July 31, 2023
Transcript: Resident Director David Macy explains the naming of Van Zorn Studio
Thank you, Chi! This…
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Frankenthaler Climate Initiative Grant Helps MacDowell Go Greener
September 1, 2022
With a new grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, MacDowell will eliminate the need to…
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Firth Studio Upgrade Cuts Carbon Emissions, Increases Workspace and Adds Live-in Comfort
June 3, 2022
Renovation goals included increased usable wall space, improved lighting, and adding a bedroom and full…
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Pan’s Cottage Gets an Efficiency and Comfort Overhaul
February 15, 2022
Unoccupied for longer than the pandemic, Pan’s Cottage residence hall at MacDowell is finally welcoming…
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Campaign to Sustain: John Sieswerda on the Next 100 Years for the MacDowell Forest
November 9, 2021
For #GivingTuesday this year, we are spotlighting MacDowell’s commitment to environmental sustainability and some of…
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Librarian’s Probe into Photographer Leads to Discovery of 1925 Painting of MacDowell Grounds
November 1, 2021
A question about an early 20th-century photographer and a 12-year curiosity about a map have…
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MacDowell Aims for Generational Impact with Anti-oppression/Anti-racism Work
June 4, 2021
In the spring of 2019, when Philip Himberg was hired as MacDowell’s new executive director…
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MacDowell Reaches Full Solar Electrical Generation
February 1, 2021
Last month, MacDowell celebrated the first anniversary of renewably generating all electrical energy powering the…
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Why MacDowell NOW? Without Artists There is no Justice
January 19, 2021
Without artists there is no justice – Darren Walker, president of The Ford Foundation
Dear MacDowell Family,
Nearing…
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MacDowell to Reopen Modified Residency Program for Artists This Month
October 13, 2020
A detailed safety plan developed by staff and medical experts will provide for safe resumption…
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Why MacDowell Now? On lockdown, wood pigeons, and grounding ourselves in the natural rhythms of creativity.
August 14, 2020
When Scotland went into COVID-19 lockdown on March 23, 2020 – a date now permanently emblazoned…
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A Challenge In Three Acts and Contingent Contingencies
May 20, 2020
Dear Friends,
We are taking a brief hiatus from our series of bi-monthly essays, penned by…
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MacDowell Announces Temporary COVID-19 Closure
March 13, 2020
Artists-in-residence will be assisted with early departures; no new Fellows to arrive until danger of…
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