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Conceptual Artist Charles Gaines to Receive the 60th Edward MacDowell Medal

April 7, 2019

2019 Medal will be awarded to visual artist at free public event on August 11. …
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MacDowell Receives $30,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

March 13, 2019

Annual funding assistance will bring 10 artists to MacDowell March 13, 2019 – New York …
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MacDowell Names Philip Himberg New Executive Director

February 19, 2019

Head of Sundance Institute’s theatre program to take reins from retiring Cheryl Young June 1. February…
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Family Endows New Musa McKim Guston Fellowship for MacDowell Artists Working in Any Discipline

February 4, 2019

New York – A gift given recently in the name of poet and painter Musa McKim…
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86 Artists Awarded Spring MacDowell Fellowships

January 22, 2019

Peterborough, NH – The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 86 artists from 18 states and…
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MacDowell Colony Board Elects New Directors

January 16, 2019

Group will be dedicated to helping guide the mission of one of the nation’s leading…
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Michael Chabon to Host Conversation with Photographer Carrie Mae Weems and Playwright Tony Kushner

November 11, 2018

Sixth Annual Chairman’s Evening on December 4 Promises Wide-Ranging Discussion of the Intersections of Creativity, Culture…
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MacDowell Names Library in Honor of James Baldwin to Celebrate His Extraordinary Cultural Legacy

October 24, 2018

Public Ceremony November 4th at Tod Williams Billie Tsien-designed space to honor three-time Fellow who…
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87 Artists Awarded Fall-Winter MacDowell Fellowships

August 29, 2018

The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 87 artists from 19 states and six countries…
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Executive Director Cheryl Young Will Retire After 22 Years at Helm

August 13, 2018

Young’s total 30 years at MacDowell is highlighted by growth in support, Fellows served, and…
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Spain-USA Renews Partnership with MacDowell to Extend Fellowships to International Artists

July 26, 2018

Emerging or established composers working in any genre are welcome to apply July 26, 2018 – Peterborough…
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Colony Opens a Gathering Space in New York City, and Launches MacDowell NOW Yearlong Initiative

July 16, 2018

MacDowell NOW Responds to Today’s Tumultuous Times, When Art, Culture, Expression, and Dialogue Are Essential…
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Literary Scholar Hillary Chute to Introduce MacDowell Medalist Art Spiegelman

July 16, 2018

Medal Day Free Public Ceremony on Sunday, August 12, 2018 WHAT: Literary scholar and comic expert…
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Cartoonist and Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman to Receive the 2018 Edward MacDowell Medal

May 21, 2018

Pulitzer-winning author of Maus will be honored with the first-ever Edward MacDowell Medal given in…
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85 Artists Awarded MacDowell Fellowships for Summer Residencies

April 23, 2018

The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 85 artists from 18 states and six countries…
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