Type: Events

Kristine McKenna Speaks of the Funny and Generous 2017 Medalist David Lynch

August 17, 2017

Transcript: Journalist Kristine McKenna Talks About David Lynch at The MacDowell Colony on Medal Day…
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David Lynch Biographer Kristine McKenna to Speak at Medal Day August 13

July 25, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Peterborough, NH – July 25, 2017 – Curator, critic, and journalist Kristine McKenna will…
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Filmmaker David Lynch Named 2017 Edward MacDowell Medalist

May 14, 2017

Peterborough, NH – May 14, 2017 – This year's Medal Day celebration will honor filmmaker David Lynch…
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MacDowell Colony to Move into Expanded Chelsea Offices, Elects New President

May 2, 2017

NEW YORK, NY, May 1, 2017 -- The MacDowell Colony, one of the nation’s leading…
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Arts Advocacy Day Kicks Off with "The Art of Democracy"

April 6, 2017

The MacDowell Colony took part in the 30th annual Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C…
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Michael Chabon Reflects On This Hard American Dream

August 23, 2016

Transcript: Medal Day welcome address at The MacDowell Colony on August 14, 2016. Watch the speech here. As…
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Peter Sellars Talks About the Triumph of Fine-Ness

August 20, 2016

Transcript: Introduction of Toni Morrison at The MacDowell Colony on Medal Day 2016 as a…
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Toni Morrison Describes How She Began to Be a Writer

August 15, 2016

Transcript: The 57th Edward MacDowell Medalist explains the genesis of The Bluest Eye on August…
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Director Peter Sellars to Introduce Toni Morrison to Medal Day Crowd August 14

July 24, 2016

Public invited to tour open studios at free event honoring Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning…
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Lincoln Financial and MacDowell Team Up to Engage Students With the Arts

June 9, 2016

Grant seeks to get more students involved in Medal Day honoring novelist Toni Morrison PETERBOROUGH…
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Toni Morrison to Receive 2016 Edward MacDowell Medal

April 7, 2016

Nobel and Pulitzer winner joins venerated group of recipients and will be honored at free…
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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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He Was the Whole Man and a Remarkable, Majestic Human Being

August 21, 2015

Transcript: Fellow composer Yehudi Wyner and friend of the Medalist reviews the genius that was…
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Music is a Force that Brings Humans Together

August 21, 2015

Transcript: WQXR Radio Host Terrance McKnight explains the universe of activity that was Gunther Schuller. …
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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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