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Mellon Foundation Awards MacDowell with $600K Grant for Artist Support at its Renowned Residency Program

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 collage of eight portraits organized in two rows of four. Starting with the top, left image and moving clockwise: A black-and-white image of Polly Apfelbaum siting on a stool, smiling brightly and clasping her hands in her lap. Behind her the walls are painted with dots. Alice Sheppard, a multiracial Black woman with multi-colored, curly hair, sits in a lush, green, garden. Her arm is draped over a lime green chair. She wears a grey sweater and light blue scarf. One arm curls up and supports her head, a broad smile opens her face. A black-and-white image of Fred Hersch before a concrete wall, wearing glasses, a striped scarf, and a black jacket. Sharon Washington wears a cheetah print scarf, supports her chin with her hand and smiles warmly. Behind her is a dark purple wall. Shayok Misha Chowdhury, standing against a beige background, is shirtless, holding a twin-lens reflex camera in front of his chest and looking straight ahead. Laurie Sheck rests her arm on the large desk she is seated at, wearing a dark blue button down and silver jewelry, smiling softly. Martin Shanly smiles and looks slightly past the camera. He wears broad rimmed glasses and a dark blue button-down shirt. Behind him is a bright yellow poster. Lan Samantha Chang, wearing a blue tweed jacket and beaded necklace, stands in a sunlit hallway with a soft smile.

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 with brown hair and a green dress.

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

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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Christine Fisher stands with a life-size portrait of Marian MacDowell painted by Orlando Rouland.

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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Alanis Obomsawin smiling slightly and gazing down in black and white

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

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

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

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

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

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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Susan Unterberg, Founder of Anonymous Was A Woman, Honored with Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award

Susan Unterberg, Founder of Anonymous Was A Woman, Honored with Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award

August 15, 2022

Award highlights MacDowell Fellow and visual artist’s generous support of women-identifying artists and will be…
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A collage of portraits of MacDowell's four new board members

Four New Members Bring a Range of Talent and Expertise to MacDowell Board of Directors

June 15, 2022

Unanimous election brings strengths in development and mission building to nation’s first artist residency program. MacDowell…
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Poetry Foundation Supports Sonia Sanchez Fellowship at MacDowell

Poetry Foundation Supports Sonia Sanchez Fellowship at MacDowell

June 9, 2022

Honor to coincide with novelist Walter Mosley introducing 2022 MacDowell Medalist Sonia Sanchez during free…
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Collage of portraits of 8 Fellows

Arrival of 65 Artists at MacDowell Marks Last of COVID-related Reschedules

May 26, 2022

Incoming group of artists working in seven disciplines will arrive from 19 states and eight…
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