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Art and artists are made at MacDowell. For more than a century, MacDowell has given artists time, space, community, and freedom to create. https://www.macdowell.org
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Thank you to @BloombergDotOrg for supporting this project through their #DigitalAccelerator program. This generous support has enabled us to strengthen our technology infrastructure, operate more efficiently, and better align with our strategic goals in today’s rapidly evolving arts landscape.
July 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Using plastic bottles to make works that reference objects of the past offers me a space to playfully explore the transformation of form and material while reflecting on issues of history, culture, and value.”
— Shari Mendelson ‘18
July 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Join us at MacDowell NYC for a conversation with four remarkable Native artists, directors and curators.

Wednesday, July 16 • 6:30PM

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July 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Tomorrow, NH Gives begins!

We thank you for standing with us. Your generosity fuels creativity, supports artists, and sustains the spirit of artistic freedom at MacDowell.

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June 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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MacDowell Fellow Joseph Keckler (@josephkeckler , ‘11, ‘14, ‘19, ‘24) to perform at The Met @metmuseum.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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During her MacDowell residency, Vietnamese American poet Cathy Linh Che worked on Becoming Ghost, a long-awaited collection tracing her parents’ journey as Vietnamese refugees hired as extras in Apocalypse Now.

#MadeAtMacDowell
April 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Join us for May’s edition of MacDowell Downtown with interdisciplinary artist and musician Marcus Fischer. Fischer is known for his immersive and layered compositions that blend sound, space, and memory.

MacDowell Downtown
May 2, 2025
Monadnock Center for History and Culture
7:30 p.m.

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April 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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30 MacDowell Fellows are 2025 Guggenheim honorees—a powerful testament to the impact of time, space, and creative community. We’re proud to see so many alumni recognized as the Guggenheim Foundation marks 100 years of excellence.
Congratulations fellows!

#ContemporaryArtists #MacDowell
April 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Congratulations to MacDowell Fellow Phillis Levin on the publication of her poetry collection An Anthology of Rain!
April 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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MacDowell Fellow Ethel Rackin’s "Forge" is today's featured poem on the Slowdown podcast! Created/hosted by MacDowell Fellow Major Jackson, The Slowdown offers listeners a moment of reflection & connection through the power of poetry. “Forge” is included in her new book IN TIME from The Word Works.
April 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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MacDowell Fellow A. Kendra Greene returns with NO LESS STRANGE OR WONDERFUL (@tin_house, 2025). Featuring artwork by Greene, this collection explores life’s biggest and smallest questions. #MadeAtMacDowell
March 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Announcing the Spring-Summer 2025 MacDowell Fellowship recipients! 149 artists working in seven disciplines will arrive at MacDowell March-August 2025.

Visit buff.ly/43bRd5q for the full list of incoming Fellows.
February 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Adam Haslett (6x 99-19) reads from MOTHERS AND SONS – his latest novel supported by MacDowell – at a sold out Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, joined by author Adam Rapp (left). #MadeAtMacDowell
Two people sit in chairs on a stage before a sign featuring the cover of the book Mothers and Sons, by Adam Haslett.
February 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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The application period for Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies at MacDowell is now open!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗦𝗧. Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies will take place between September 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-...
Filmmaker Josephine Decker (24) looking upwards while her hand blocks the light in the forest near Schelling Studio Visual artist Mar Figueroa (24) painting a large painting with a feminine figure in Cheney Studio Architect Nina Cooke John stands at a printing press in MacDowell’s Putnam Studio Playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury (24) leans on a mantle in Barnard Studio. Behind him are wooden plaques with names.
January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Join MacDowell in New Orleans as we celebrate the Katherine Min Fellowship with the paperback launch of Min’s THE FETISHIST.

Featuring 2024 Min Fellow Mary H.K. Choi and authors Kayla Min Andrews & @mauricenow.bsky.social.

Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at Octavia Books! www.octaviabooks.com/event/fetish...
An image of three portraits of three authors: Mary H.K. Choi, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and Kayla Min Andrews. Text above the images reads: Celebrating the Paperback launch of Katherine Min's "The Fetishist."
January 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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MacDowell’s next Fellowship application period opens January 15, and our Admissions team is hosting a virtual application Q&A on January 23 at 2 p.m. EST.

Please join us! Register here to attend: bit.ly/MacDowellQnA...
A person sits mid-tier in a mossy stone amphitheater, looking down at a white manuscript. Text on the image reads: Admissions Q&A: Application Q&A on January 23 at 2 p.m. EST.
January 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Happy winter solstice! While inevitably growing colder, the days begin lengthening today, lending more daylight to our Fellows' workdays.
A white clapboard-sided building with a porch under a roof held up by four-pillars appears under a new coat of snow. Snow-covered trees bracket the scene. The photo is by Jonathan Gourlay.
December 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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We thought we looked good today, on the inside and out.

Happy Friday, everybody.
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December 13, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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During her summer 1995 residency in our Alexander Studio, Lorraine O'Grady added her name to one of the wooden plaques that adorn the walls of every one of our studios, recording her time at MacDowell in a 117-year history of art making.
A wooden plaque titled "Alexander" with a list of names in different colors. A close-up image of a wooden plaque with a list of names in different colors. The name Lorraine O'Grady is evident in the center.
December 13, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Created with the support of a MacDowell Fellowship (and her fellow artists-in-residence), artist Olivia Mole’s (24) solo exhibition NOCTURNE has been extended at Gattopardo in Los Angeles.

On view through Dec. 15 and by appt. through the holidays! #MadeAtMacDowell

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A mannequin that looks like the "He-Man" character Skeletor is slumped over a box on his back.
December 5, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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"A week at MacDowell is like a year in my apartment." – playwright and MacDowell Fellow Sarah DeLappe (3x 17-24)

For artists, MacDowell is synonymous with sanctuary: a space to work, connect, and feel supported.

On this #GivingTuesday, help us fund a full Fellowship! www.macdowell.org/donate
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December 3, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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We talk to poet and MacDowell Fellow Eugene Gloria (4x 97-21), one of our longest serving sustainer donors.

Read the full interview here: t.e2ma.net/webview/7nxp...
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November 21, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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MacDowell Presents: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration – with Bill T. Jones, Lucy Liu, and Marlon James – marks the return of our annual year-end event that brings together iconic artists of our time!

December 2nd in NYC: www.macdowell.org/events/2024-...
November 18, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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We are honored to announce the Fall 2024-Winter 2025 MacDowell Fellowship recipients! www.macdowell.org/news/macdowe...
Two large text blocks on the image read "Architecture" and "Film/Video Arts." Under each block is a list of names in alphabetical order. A large text block on the image read "Literature" Under the block is a list of names in alphabetical order. Two large text blocks on the image read "Interdisciplinary Arts" and "Theatre Arts." Under each block is a list of names in alphabetical order. Two large text blocks on the image read "Music Composition" and "Visual Arts." Under each block is a list of names in alphabetical order.
September 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Save the date!

The 2024 #MacDowellBenefit, honoring art collector and philanthropist Komal Shah with the 5th annual #MarianMacDowellAward, will take place October 28, 2024, at Gotham Hall in New York City! www.macdowell.org/events/2024-...
A square design with black in the top half and a multi-colored mosaic in the bottom half. Text on the image reads: "Save the date. MacDowell National Benefit. 10/28/24"
July 10, 2024 at 8:28 PM