MacDowell Colony | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:MacDowell_Colony.jpg) Colony Hall and Sigma Alpha Iota Cottage | |
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| Location | 100 High Street, Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Built | 1907 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000026 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD | December 29, 1962[2] |
42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W / 42.89000°N 71.95500°W MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDowell Colony or "The Colony", but its board of directors shortened the name to remove "terminology with oppressive overtones".[3][4]
After Edward MacDowell died in 1908, Marian MacDowell established the artists' residency program through a nonprofit association in honor of her husband, raising funds to transform her farm into a quiet retreat for creative artists to work. She led the organization for almost 25 years.
Over the years, an estimated 9,000 artists have been supported in residence with nearly 16,000 fellowships, including the winners of at least 102 Pulitzer Prizes, 33 National Book Awards, 31 Tony Awards, 34 MacArthur Fellowships, 18 Grammys, 9 Oscars, 969 Guggenheim Fellowships, and 122 Rome Prizes.[5] The artists' residency program has accepted visual and interdisciplinary artists, architects, filmmakers, composers, playwrights, poets, and writers, both well-known and unknown.[6] Since January 2020, Nell Painter has served as chair of MacDowell, the first woman to hold the position.[7]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "MacDowell Colony". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ NHPR: "MacDowell Colony drops colony from tis name 7 July 2020
- ^ MacDowell.org: "MacDowell Removes 'Colony' from Name" 7 July 2020
- ^ MacDowell Colony FAQ
- ^ Silverman, Art (March 6, 2007). "Artists Retreat into Solitude at MacDowell Colony". All Things Considered.
- ^ "Best-selling Author and Visual Artist Nell Painter Appointed Chair of MacDowell Colony Board of Directors". MacDowell (Press release). January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.