Latest News & Press Releases
Type: Press Releases
MacDowell Presents 2024: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration with Bill T. Jones, Marlon James, and Lucy Liu
November 14, 2024
Intimate NYC gathering brings together iconic artists of our time to celebrate the cultural legacy…
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Komal Shah to Be Honored with 5th Annual Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 25, 2024
The award celebrates outstanding leaders in the arts and will be presented during MacDowell’s National…
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MacDowell Awards 147 Esteemed, Fall-Winter Fellowships to Artists Working Across Disciplines
September 4, 2024
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 147 Fellowships to artists working in…
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Arts Icon Yoko Ono Honored with Prestigious MacDowell Medal in Recognition of Work Across Disciplines
April 22, 2024
The artist, musician, and activist will be celebrated during a free outdoor public celebration on…
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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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155 Artists Awarded Prized Fellowships to Nation’s First Artist Residency Program this Spring-Summer
March 5, 2024
MacDowell has awarded the equivalent of more than $2.3 million in Fellowships to 155 artists…
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Fairfax Dorn, Co-Founder of Ballroom Marfa, to Be Honored with Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
September 28, 2023
Award highlights Ballroom Marfa Artistic Director Fairfax Dorn’s commitment to the arts and its creators…
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154 Artists Awarded Esteemed MacDowell Fellowships from Second Largest Application Pool
September 12, 2023
An international group of 154 talented artists working in multiple disciplines have been awarded Fellowships…
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MacDowell Names Christine Fisher President of the Board of Directors
June 2, 2023
In the footsteps of Marian MacDowell, women lead next phase of residency
MacDowell has elected…
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63rd MacDowell Medal to be Awarded to Abenaki Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin
April 3, 2023
Best-selling author Jesse Wente will introduce Medalist to crowd during free outdoor public celebration on…
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Chiwoniso Kaitano Named MacDowell Executive Director with Charge to Deepen Access for All Artists
February 24, 2023
New Director to Focus on Expanding Sources of Support and Outreach.
Chiwoniso “Chi” Kaitano will join…
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MacDowell Awards Spring-Summer Fellowships to 142 Artists
February 14, 2023
MacDowell will welcome 142 artists from 23 states, Washington, D.C., and 11 countries for spring…
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MacDowell and Institute of American Indian Arts Offer New Creative Writing Fellowship to MFAs
December 5, 2022
New Fellowship highlights MacDowell’s desire to support Indigenous voices and continue efforts to improve access…
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MacDowell Grants Residencies to 129 Artists as Program Returns to Full Capacity
September 14, 2022
Latest group of incoming artists will work in seven disciplines and arrive from 21 states…
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MacDowell’s Philip Himberg to Step Down, Having Fulfilled Charge to Spur Transition to Greater Access and Opportunity Among Artists
September 6, 2022
Executive Director’s three-and-a-half years highlighted by deep dive into diversity, equity, inclusion and access work…
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