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Type: Fellowships
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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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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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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New Journalism Fellowship Honors Distinguished Editor John S. Carroll
June 18, 2015
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – June 18, 2015 – The he MacDowell Colony, the nation’s first artist residency program…
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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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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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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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Under the Oscar Radar: MacDowell’s Filmmaker Residency Program Thrives with Academy Support
February 21, 2014
Twenty-five filmmakers from around the globe benefit from Academy’s support over the last year.
In…
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The MacDowell Colony Receives NEA Art Works Grant to Support First-Time Residencies for Artists
January 14, 2014
Grant is one of 895 awarded by National Endowment for the Arts Art Works nationwide.
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