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MacDowell Stands with the Asian and Pacific Islander Community

A message from our executive director on behalf of the MacDowell community condemning all acts of hate and violence against Asians and Pacific Islanders, especially against AAPI women.

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Why MacDowell NOW?

In January of 2020 we introduced a new series of essays written by our Fellows, intended to interrogate the transcendent relevancy of the American artist residency at this particular moment in time. You can access them here.

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Latest News + Events

MacDowell Aims for Generational Impact with Anti-oppression/Anti-racism Work

A coordinated, wide-ranging focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) began in earnest in spring of 2019. Through this work, we are committed to building more compassionate ways to communicate with and understand each other while deepening our commitment to MacDowell’s mission, our Fellows, all artists, and the non-profit community.

Rosanne Cash to Receive MacDowell Medal in NHPBS Broadcast August 8

Televised 2021 Medal Day with Composer-Performer Rosanne Cash will feature author Kurt Andersen, who will introduce the 61st Edward MacDowell Medalist, a performance with Cash and a musical guest, a one-on-one interview with New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, and an intimate tour of open studios .

MacDowell Names 47 Artists for Rescheduled Summer Residencies

Residencies deferred from 2020 due to the pandemic now scheduled for 47 artists from 13 states and three countries that were originally awarded last spring just as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was shutting down the U.S.

In Pursuit of Tenderness for All Living Things

Aimee Nezhukumatathil authored our latest "Why MacDowell NOW?" essay, reflecting on her reasons and hopes tied to the writing of her best-selling prose collection World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments.

92Y and MacDowell Team Up for Second Salon

A virtual conversation May 6 on the Enactment of Identity featured P. Carl, Michael Chabon, and Chang-rae Lee speaking to Nell Painter about how artists’ personas inform their work. Watch the replay here.

Latest: Conversation About Social Justice: Part 3

The third installment of our series presenting Fellows' “art of redress” as conceived by Madam Chairman of the MacDowell Board Nell Painter presents a wide variety of views into the issues critical to our society's success. While we are hopeful for the future, the need for systemic change continues to call us to make a space to present art made in protest of previous and current injustices.

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We list all Fellows from 1907 to the present in this comprehensive artist index. Try the search window to see who's been in residence at MacDowell.

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Artist Accolades

The writers, visual artists, composers, filmmakers, playwrights, interdisciplinary artists, and architects who have attended MacDowell have won:

93 Pulitzer
Prizes

868 Guggenheim
Fellowships

33 National
Book Awards

8 National
Medals for the Arts

33 MacArthur
Fellowships

111 Rome
Prizes

9 Academy
Awards

17 GRAMMY
Awards

31 Tony
Awards

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- Edward A. MacDowell

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