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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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