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Author Frank Rich Introduces 2013 MacDowell Medalist Stephen Sondheim
Transcript: New York magazine Writer-at-Large and Medal Day presentation speaker Frank Rich introduces Stephen Sondheim on August 11, 2013 at The MacDowell Colony.
Like countless others, I was moved by Stephen Sondheim’s words and music before I knew his name. In the late 1950’s, his early lyrics for two of…
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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Supports Voices of Change at The MacDowell Colony
Grant will help enrich artistic dialogue and cultural exchange of ideas between East and West on a local and global scale.
A new $50,000 grant from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation will bring more artists to The MacDowell Colony from the Middle East.
MacDowell launched the Voices of Change initiative in…
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Fellowships Reaching New Regions Bring Martin Kennedy, Other Artists to MacDowell
Concordia Foundation fellowships support artists from Oregon, North Carolina, Missouri, and beyond to cultivate more diverse community of artists.
Artists come from far and wide to work at The MacDowell Colony. Martin Kennedy, a British composer based in St. Louis, describes his residency at The MacDowell Colony as a journey…
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Mixter
Built
in 1927–1930, the Florence Kilpatrick Mixter Studio was funded by
its namesake and designed by the architect F. Winsor, Jr., who also
designed MacDowell's original Savidge Library in 1925. Mixter Studio,
solidly built of yellow and grey-hued granite, once had sweeping
views of Pack Monadnock to the east. The lush forest has now grown…
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Adams
Given
to the MacDowell Association by Margaret Adams of Chicago, the
half-timbered, stuccoed Adams Studio was designed by MacDowell Fellow
and architect F. Tolles Chamberlin ca. 1914. Chamberlin was
primarily a painter, but also provided designs for the Lodge and an
early renovation of the main hall.
The
studio’s structural integrity was restored during a thorough
renovation in…
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Alexander
Originally designed to be a visual art gallery, this facility was built in memory of the late John White Alexander (1856-1915) and funded by Elizabeth Alexander and their son James. John White Alexander was highly regarded as a portrait painter and, in the early part of the 20th century, served…
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Garland
Marian
MacDowell and friends originally named this studio in memory of Anna Baetz, the
nurse who helped care for Edward MacDowell in the waning years of his
life.
With
generous support from the Garland family, the studio was renovated in
2013 and renamed the Peter and Mary Garland Studio. The inward
opening, diamond-pane windows were replaced…
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Barnard
Originally
built near MacDowell's Union Street entrance, the Barnard Studio — which was funded by
Barnard College music students — was re-located to its current site
in 1910. When the small structure was moved,
its size was doubled with the addition of a second room. This
remodeling, financed by Mrs. Thomas E. Emery of Cincinnati…
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Calderwood
In
the winter of 1998, motivated by his passion for reading, Stanford
Calderwood donated funds for a new writers’ studio. Burr-McCallum
Architects of Williamstown, MA, provided the award-winning design in
1999; and the construction of the handsome studio was completed in
time for its first artist to arrive early in 2000.
With
a series of double-hung casement…
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