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Michael Chabon Welcomes Medal Day 2014 Visitors

September 9, 2014

Transcript: Michael Cabon on three stages to the making of a work of art: the…
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A Praise Song for Betye Saar

September 1, 2014

Transcript: Lowery Stokes Sims Introduces Medalist Betye Saar on August 10, 2014. I’m entitling this…
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It’s Saying for Me: You Go, Girl!

August 28, 2014

Transcript: Assemblage and installation artist Betye Saar accepting the 55th Edward MacDowell Medal on August…
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MacDowell Fellow’s Story Collection Reissued With Cheryl Strayed Introduction

July 26, 2014

Much of the work written during Julie Hayden’s four residencies at The MacDowell Colony in…
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MacDowell Connects Artists and Public: To the Benefit of Students, Residents, and Fellows

July 20, 2014

MacDowell in the Schools and MacDowell Downtown brings together almost 2,000 local residents with artists…
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Chinese TV Crew Films on MacDowell Colony Grounds for Documentary About Eileen Chang

June 9, 2014

Visit part of a research trip for one-hour film scheduled to broadcast in China this…
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Bobby Previte Records First Solo Improvisational Work at The MacDowell Colony

June 9, 2014

Six-disc set began in improvised recording studios created by the composer and bandleader during residencies. …
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Fellows Marry During MacDowell Residency After 15-year Partnership

June 5, 2014

Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell decide to elope while developing new theatre work at MacDowell. …
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Betye Saar to be Presented MacDowell Medal by Michael Chabon on August 10

April 20, 2014

Public invited to free ceremony and open studios at Medal Day honoring visual artist Betye…
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Fort Worth Opera to Premiere Herschel Garfein’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

April 18, 2014

MacDowell Colony Fellow says idea to re-create the Tom Stoppard play as an opera came…
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MacDowell Fellows Well Represented Among 2014 Pulitzer and Guggenheim Winners

April 18, 2014

Pulitzers for poetry and drama, plus 23 Guggenheim fellowships awarded to MacDowell artists. When the…
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MacDowell Fellows David Lang and Alvin Singleton Selected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

April 17, 2014

Composers are nominated for contributions to world of music and join seven other new members. …
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Chez Panisse Alumna Visits Well Students in Year's First MacDowell in the Schools Program

February 22, 2014

MacDowell Fellow Samin Nosrat, a Chez Panisse alumna and food writer, gave The Well School’s…
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Tree Harvest at MacDowell Colony to Revitalize Depleted Woodland

February 21, 2014

Winter tree harvest necessitates temporary closure of four studios and will improve health of forest. …
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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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