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Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage 100 High Street Peterborough, NH 03458-2485 PAID Permit No. 11 Peterborough, NH The MacDowell Colony 2 Artists possible before.” going back100years —inspires totakerisksnot prompts theartist aconfidencethat,inturn, pline experienceswhenawarded aresidency —thisinvitationintothecontinuumofcreativity quantified. Whathastobeacknowledged ofwhatever isthatthe disci- validation anartist A Disciplinefor Innovation LETTER FROMTHEDIRECTOR Caldwell workedonhisfirstnovelatMacDowellinthespringof1973;he finished his10thnovelattheColonyinAugust. —Writer JosephCaldwell,whose2008residencyatMacDowellmarkedthe35thanniversaryofhisfirst one,whichtookplacein1973. QUOTABLE Executive Director Cheryl A.Young means crossing over and weaving other disciplines into your work. other I disciplines over weaving crossing and means I represented fields MacDowell. at contributions and of artistic diversity the the tofor assert us away —is highlights issue this which —and puton architecture aspotlight year this which Day, Medal relevant. remarkably still is arts vision of MacDowell’s allied century-old Marian discipline as others have in their fields, making our culture richer andricher more for exciting culture it. our making fields, their have others in as discipline F who MacDowell receive architects about for have known generations. O artists visual and composers, writers, that had aresidencyinIrvingFineStudio2003. featured artistatMacDowell’s2008NewHampshirebenefitinMarch,Wilcha name hostedbyIraGlass—sinceitdebutedonShowtimeinMarchof2007.The — aspinoffofthepopular,long-runningChicagoPublicRadioshowsame (along withco-directorAdamBeckman)hasbeendirectingthetelevisionseries Directing forNonfictionProgramminghisworkonThisAmericanLife.Wilcha EMMY On September13th,MacDowellfilmmakerChrisWilchareceivedaPrimetime Wilcha WinsanEMMY t is wonderful to see architects beginning to take advantage of F the advantage to take beginning architects to see wonderful t is ® AwardfromtheAcademyofTelevisionArts&SciencesforOutstanding “The ultimatecontributionofThe MacDowellarts cannotbe Colonytothe ellowships will make a similar and lasting impact on the impact lasting and asimilar make will ellowships

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COurtesy Images (3) performed than 300commissionedworksinits84-yearhistory.Hiscommission willbe be onlythethirdAmericantowriteforNonet,whichhas performedmore the longestcontinuouslyperformingchamberensembles intheworld.Asiawill Endowment forMusictowriteasubstantiveworkTheC zech Nonet—oneof MacDowell composerDanielAsiahasbeencommissioned bytheBarlow Symphony conductedbyMichaelTilsonhomas. 24th CarnegieHallperformanceofBernsteinselectionsby theSanFrancisco Philharmonic, “Bernstein:TheBestofAllPossibleWorlds” featuredaSeptember honor the50thanniversaryofBernstein’sappointmentas musicdirectorofthe and performancesofhisworkfromSeptembertoNovember.Alsointended marked whatwouldhavebeenLeonardBernstein’s90thbirthdaywithconcerts A musicalfestivalconceivedbyTheNewYorkPhilharmonicandCarnegieHall that NewYorkCityOperahasgivenmetheopportunitytodoso.” wanted tomakeanoperabasedonit,”Wuorinenreports.“Itgivesmegreatjoy Opera. “EversinceIencounteredAnnieProulx’sextraordinarystory,have Annie Proulx’srenownedshortstory“BrokebackMountain”fortheNewYorkCity Wuorinen. Wuorinenhasacceptedaninvitationtocomposeoperabasedon In June,anotherMacDowellcomposercelebratedhis70thbirthday:Charles and instrumentalworks. event featuredworldpremieresbyTowerandaspecialprogramofherchamber ting her70thbirthday.Titled“ASingularVoice:JoanTowerCelebrates70,”the contemporary Americanmusic—wasgiventoTowerduringaconcertcelebra- individuals andorganizationsthathavecontributedsignificantlytothefieldof Concert Hall.Awardedannuallysince1965,thehonor—whichrecognizesboth of DistinctionAwardtocomposerJoanTowerattheKaufmanCenter’sMerkin On September6thinNewYork,theAmericanMusicCenterpresenteditsLetter Musical N by the otations ensemble

Aleksei Stevens Adrienne Jons Music Bill Zavtsky Joan Wickersham Craig Teicher Joy Tamasko Nina Siegal Brenda Shaughnessy Shin YuPai Nam Le Don Hannah L.B. Green Doug orst Books Library collection.BelowisaselectionofsomerecentlydonatedworksthatwerecreatedinwholeorpartattheColony. We gratefullyacceptdonationsofFellows’artwork,books,music,films/videos,photographs,andotherworkfortheColony’sSavidge N ew andN ew during its tour otable of North America Selections byAlekseiStevens,CD Mad Agnes’MagicHour,CD Selections byBillZavatsky,poetry The SuicideIndex,nonfiction Other Poems,poetry “Brenda IsintheRoom”and Unfold Me,drama A LittleTroublewiththeFacts,fiction Human DarkwithSugar,poetry Haiku NotBombs,poetry The Boat,fiction Ragged Islands,fiction Night Garden:Poems,poetry Alive inNecropolis, American MusicCenter. Distinction Awardfromthe receives herLetterof Composer JoanTower in the

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Joan Jastrebski/Courtesy OF Merkin Concert Hall Two MacDowellwriters,poetRickHillesandfictionwriter Writers Gethitings residency atMacDowellinSeptember. editors. Hilleshadaresidency atMacDowellin1999.Tenoriodepartedfromhisthird Winners areselectedbyasmall committeeofanonymouswriters,literaryscholars,and fields ofliterature,includingpoetry,nonfictionwriting,fiction writing,andplaywriting. Candidates fortheawardsarenominatedbyroughly100professionals inthevarious been handedoutannuallysince1985—offeracashprizeof $50,000toeachrecipient. of “exceptionaltalentandpromiseearlyintheircareer,”the Whitings—whichhave the 10writersnamedas2008WhitingAwardrecipientsonOctober 29th.Giventowriters published inHarper’sMagazine. articles thatwerepreviously features 15investigativenews ‘news’ andPRspin,”thebook truth-telling insteadofmanaged as “aproclamationinfavorof Press inSeptember.Described which wasreleasedbyTheNew Person fromHarper’sMagazine, Reporting intheRadicalFirst in SubmersionJournalism: Tower wasselectedforinclusion Jay Kirk,JeffSharletandWells Reportage byMacDowellFellows Peacock, andRebeccaWolf. Nezhukumatathil, Molly Katz, atyLedererAimee Marilyn Hacker,FannyoweJoy Duhamel, BethAnnFennelly Fellows ToiDerricotte,Denise includes writingbyMacDowell on Mentorship:Efforts&Affections Arielle Greenberg,WomenPoets female poets.Co-editedby of mentorshipinthelives poems aboutthepowerfulimpact featuring personalessaysand Press releasedanewanthology In May,theUniversityofIowa Collective Prose Linda Plotkin Greg Murr Martin Kruck Tom Judd Kate Javens Fern Seide Isabel Bigelow,LuisCastro Visual Art Fritz Wetherbee Brian Kellman Films/Videos in SorosisStudio. Bottom: WriterWellsTower in MansfieldStudio2007. Top right:PoetKatyLederer Untitled, painting Kate Javens:AmericanBeasts,book Memory Is,print Landlines MemoryBox,game 5 WetherbeeFilmReels,film A FarmfortheArts,film Morning Light,print Sublimation, print Einheitn onYourToes,print Lysley Tenorio,wereamong

The MacDowell Colony 3 The MacDowell Colony 4 COurtesy Image Artists COurtesy Image unique screenplay titledPoe.Presentinga edition ofStewartO’Nan’sunproduced released aspeciallyboundlimited In October,LonelyRoadBooks and Screen O’N Framing “theChane” in October. Missing, whichwaspublishedbyViking 12 novels,hislatestbeingSongsforthe phant seasonthatyear),hasauthored follows theBostonRedSox’strium- the nonfictionbookFaithful(which selling authorStephenKingin2004on O’Nan, whocollaboratedwithbest- on September16th. of 2007—wasmadeavailableonDVD the SundanceFilmFestivalinJanuary film —whichhaditsworldpremiereat Kate BeckinsaleandSamRockwell,the maker DavidGordonreenandstarring and writtenbyacclaimedindiefilm- Warner IndependentPictures.Directed was releasedintheatersMarchby O’Nan’s firstnovel(ofthesamename), Snow Angels,afilmadaptationof happened tofinishanovelearlierthan O’Nan recountedthescript’sorigin:“I interview withtheFarmingtonPost, MacDowell in1995.InaJuly,2008 begun duringO’Nan’sresidencyat of EdgarAllanPoe,thescreenplaywas an onPage perspective announced. within aweekofbeing Pre-orders forPoesoldout the 19thcenturyforawhile.” Beethoven andgobackto going inthegrateandcrank with me.soI’dgetafire woods. IhadPoe’sletters in alittlestonehutthe Colony, whereIwasworking weeks leftatTheMacDowell I’d plannedandhadtwo on the

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Young JeaLee worked onthefilmatColony in2005. Choice Award.Priestley,asix-time MacDowellFellow, Maria FilmFestival(USA),where itwonaDirector’s International AnimationFestival(Australia),andtheBlack Film andVideoFestival(USA),theMelbourne London InternationalAnimationFestival,theNorthwest numerous festivalsaroundtheworld,including ups anddownsofmenopause,hasbeenscreenedat Streetcar NamedPerspire.Thefilm,whichexploresthe Left: Stills fromJoannaPriestley’sanimatedshortfilm Failure (or,TheofSuccess) Between HeavenandEarth Center fortheArts Performing ArtsResidencyAward~Wexner Space ProgramGrant The Boat “5 Under35”Honoree~TheNationalBookFoundation, United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship Council ontheArts Independent ArtistsInitiativeAward~Queens PEN BeyondMarginsAward,Transparency MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital,Disfarmer MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital, Ragged Islands Thomas HeadRaddallAtlanticFictionPrize, Canada CouncilfortheArtsGrant Commissioning Grant,Saved Manhattan TheatreClub/AlfredP.SloanFoundation Adolph GottliebFoundationGrant MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital,TerribleThings Thirteen Near-DeathExperiences MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital, United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital, United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship Acerbi LiteraryPrize, Fulbright Fellowship United States/JapanCreativeArtistsFellowship Commissioning Grant,TheStanleyMilgramProject Sundance Institute/AlfredP.SloanFoundation El General Sundance DocumentaryEditandStoryLabFellowship, MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital,ContinuousCity Space ProgramGrant MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital, Arlene SchnitzerPrize~PortlandArtMuseum MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital, MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital,BronxBusTourPlay MAP FundGrant~CreativeCapital,Disfarmer

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gation ofunchartered investigations.” distill ideasinanessentialway, whichledtothenavi- a painter. It hashelpedmetorelocate mycenterand was agiftofdeepimmersionintomyown practice as tions ofhome,inthepeaceandbeautyColony, tofocusonmywork awayfromopportunity thedistrac- the rejuvenating effectofmytimeat MacDowell. The Shop Studio. —Visual artistLisaHamilton,talkingabouttheimpactofher2008residencyin QUOTABLE

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New York’sOhioTheatreinJuly. ed bySoloThinkTank’sIceFactory at and Petty,TRACES/fadeswas present- featuring visualprojectionsbyIrons and conceivedbyChampagne inability torememberhistory.”Written tion onAlzheimer’sandournational mance piecedescribedas“amedita- fades, anintergenerationalperfor- Champagne’s recentproject,TRACES/ Petty. Thetriocollaboratedon filmmakers ShaunIronsandLauren ary artistLenoraChampagneand Also joiningforcesareinterdisciplin- Washburn, andLaurenWeedman. Hagedorn, JuliaJordanAnne Groff, KarenHartmanJessica George, MelissaJamesGibsonRinne Callaghan, EisaDavisMadeline the project:BrookeBerman,Sheila MacDowell Fellowswillbeinvolvedin addition toHeadley,atotalof11 each receivea$10,000commission.In participating playwrights,whowill for theproject,hasselected Headley, whoiscurrentlyraisingfunds national eventshowcasingthiswork.” inspired byShakespeareanda complete cycleofcontemporaryplays female dramatists.Theresultwillbea wide-ranging collectiveofAmerica’s to Headley,“puttheminthehandsofa of Shakespeare’splaysand,according Upstart CrowProjectaimstotakeall writer MariaDahvanaHeadley.The being plannedbyplaywrightandprose adapt oneofShakespeare’splaysis female playwrightswhowilleach A collaborativeprojectfeaturing37 Theatrical U Studio in2006. Writer MariaDahvanaHeadleyineyward nions

Sue Tallon around thestudio. piece reflectsthelightinand Light. Bottom:Boerefijn’s amidst herinstallationWhite Above, top:RuthBoerefijn enduring legacyofworksthat touchlivesaroundtheworld. Osvaldo Golijov,JamesLapine , andFaithRinggold—continuetobuildan than 6,300havereceivedthisincreasinglyraregift.These artists—including work inpeaceadynamicandsupportivecommunityoftheir peers;nowmore uting theirtalents.For101years,theColonyhasbeenaplace whereartistscan disciplines haveampletime,space,andfreedomtokeep applying andcontrib- MacDowell Colonystrivestorepaythosegiftsbyensuring thatartistsofall Our evrydaywolisenrichebythegiftsthatartists provide.The “It waslivingafairytaleforthewonderingfew.Imetastounding peoplewhogavemesuccor,encouragement,andlaborwhenIneededit.MacDowellissuchagift! A Giftto Mac Dowell

Sue Tallon by thestudio’sinterior. creates asculptureinspired Right: ChristianMaychack installation Uproot. crafts hersite-specific Right: Kathrynenworth children’s bookseries,TheAdventuresofBenjaminJudge. class tovisitherinAlexander,wheretheysatamidstwhimsicalwoodlandwhilelisteningSwopereadfromhis decided tosharetheirworkwithathird-gradeclassfromPeterboroughElementarySchool.Kenworthinvitedthe create averyspecificpiece,”sheexplains.InlateMay,Kenworthandfellowartist-in-residencewriterSamSwope of aforesttreesfabricatedfromcardboard.“IrespondeddirectlytotheparticularenvironmentatMacDowell anything wouldbepossible.” “When Ifirstwalkedinandsawthe19-footceilingslightfilteringthroughwindowsonbothsides,knewthat had comebefore,andwalkingthroughthebirchtreeslisteningtosoundsofforestinsnow,”shesays. of workinginAlexanderStudio,respondingtoitshistoricstructureandstory,feelingthespiritallartistswho she absorbedduringherdailywalksinthewoodsnearby.“WhiteLightandIciclesSparklecamefrommyexperience tions whilecreatingtwosite-specificworksbasedonthelightinandaroundstudiosoundssights the furnitureunusableand,ineffect,displacingme.” against thechairsandtableenvelopingthem.Thewallcreatedanewrandomemergentstructure,making and read,”Maychackexplains,“Ikeptthinkingaboutthestudio’sstonewallexpandinggrowing,comingup faux stone“growing”fromthestudio’swalls.“LookingoveratspacenearfireplacewhereIwouldsit in, itsenvironment. and flagstonefloorsenableartiststocreateinstallationssculpturesindirectresponseto,sitedspecifically Edward andMarianMacDowell.Alexander’sbroadstonearchways,carvedoakfrontdoor,full-heightwindows, modeled aftertheChapelofSt.Josephinaas-Fee,witzerland,a17th-centurybuildingadmiredbyboth Alexander familyinmemoryofpainterandone-timeColonyDirectorJohnW.Alexander,thestudiowas for itsartisticoccupantssinceitwascompleted—aftersixyearsofconstructionin1922.Fundedbythe With itssteepgranitewalls,vastworkspace,andnaturallight,AlexanderStudiohasbeenprovidinginspiration Alexander theG A monthorsolater,KathrynKenworthpopulatedAlexanderwithherstudioinstallationUproot,whichconsisted In MarchandAprilof2008,visualartistRuthBoerefijnmadeampleuseAlexander’scavernousaccommoda- Not longafterarrivinginAlexanderovemberof2007,ChristianMaychackdecidedtocreateasculpture reat helps ensurecreativesupport forgenerationsofartiststocome. macdowellcolony.org or212-535-9690 forfurtherinformation.Yourgenerosity donation online,orcontactJohnMartin,developmentassociate, atjmartin@ may alsovisitourWebsiteatwww.macdowellcolony.orgto makeasecure newsletter isanenvelopeforacontributiontoMacDowell’s annualappeal.You them toworkattheColonyforperiodsofuptwomonths. Enclosedinthis exceptionally talentedartistswhowillbeawardedFellowships in2009,enabling By makingagifttoMacDowell,youcanhelpgivebackmore than250 —Pat Oleszko,interdisciplinaryartist

Christian Maychack

The MacDowell Colony 5 The MacDowell Colony 6 Open Studio Theatre andYTouringTheatre. Theatre, Manchester(UK),inJuly,2007.ItispublishedbyNickHernBooks. HeisundercommissiontotheRoyalNational Big Buildings,wasthewinnerofinauguralBruntwoodPlaywritingCompetitionandpremiered attheRoyalExchange at AdelphiUniversityinGardenCity,NY.BenMusgravegrewuptheUK, Bangladesh, andIndia.Hisplay,PretendYouHave Echoes. Hewastheheadwriterofpopularchildren’stelevisionseries Ghostwriter. Hecurrentlyteachescreativewriting Fires, LittleRock,egacies,KernelofSanity,AnmericanJourney,Dinah WashingtonIsDead,andShadows —Kermit Frazierhasbeenaplaywrightandtelevisionwriterformorethan 25years.HisproducedplaysincludeSmoldering tion (àlaFrazier),bothprisonsthatkeepelusive,andweaken,anyanswer aboutwhoamanmightbe. rarely valueempathyasastrength—theyareforeverloyalto either privilege(àlaMusgrave)orpercep- modern menfacing.Becauserarelyseemtoputthemselvesinanother’sshoes— becausethey men werewrestlingwithseemedhighlyinternal:aprimaldefinitionofthemselves. version suggestedanotherlayerbeneathitsinstructionalone.Morethananyexternalthreat,whatthe what isperhapsmostcurioustoMusgravewashow,unlikeadefenseclassforwomen,theall-male the unspoken,self-imposed,andexternally-imposedrolesmenareexpectedtoplay.”Because reassured by. Conversely, hisexperienceonthematsrevealedtohimanuntapped“ferocity”hewassurprisingly tion thatourgentilityisonlyathinmembraneholdingbackaninherentviolence,”Musgravesays. status. Andifviolenceistheonlyorultimatemeasurementofit.“I’mskepticallazyassump- explores theindecisionthataccompanieswhetheramanmustbewillingtoviolentprovehis “to beaman,”leadingthehusbandtotakeactionbyenrollinginself-defensecourse. to shaketheanalysisthatherruseputintomotion,coupleisbesetbydoubtsonman’sability husband isnonethelessawarethathiswifewastestinghimandabilitytodefendtheirhome.Unable a man.Racinghometofindthattheburglarywasanexcuseensurehisattendanceatparty, in Musgrave’splaymustsuddenlyquestionwhethersuchaloftypositionrevokeshismembershipas it comesfromadifferentdirection.Believinghealreadybelongstoprivilegedmajority,thehusband unreliable, thistriomustgodeepertodiscoverwhatmakesthemrelevantasmen. age, facestheimprobabilityofbeingabletogiveherachild.Withmalepretensionsallthreenow undiscovered intheirhotelroom.Andthepatriarch,engagedtobemarriedawomanhiseldestson’s the nextlevel.Hisyoungerbrothermustdecidewhethertodivulgehishomosexualityorkeeplover The olderbrother,aformerfootballstar,hascomehomebroke,histalentnotenoughtotakehim purpose. Eachcharacterisfacingsomethingthatseemstocallintoquestionstereotypicalmaleness. what womendo,whichisfigureouthowtorelatesomethinglarger.” — istheunspokenafflictionplaguingAfrican-Americanmasculinity.“Honestly,Ithinkweneedtodo in bondingcollectively—whetherit’sbecauseitopposesthatheroicmodelormayseemgay and asenseofsharedhistorythatisvitalforblackmen,theshamesomemenmayfeel viduality,” hesays,“whichpushesblackmenawayfromtheircommunity.”Fraziersaysitiscommunity or reluctantlyembraced,aversionofmanhooddefinedbywhiteAmerica.“Whiteheroismisaboutindi- both plays,thecharactersstrugglewithasimple/not-so-simplequestion:What,infact,isman? ference nowbeingthatEuropeanmalebehaviorhasahardertimerelyingonpasttropes,suchaswar.In theatre —goingasfarbackShakespearehasahugepreoccupationwithmalebehavior.”Thedif- are no3-Dblackmenintheatretoday,”hesays.Musgravehadtheoppositeproblem:“IthinkBritish an ageofcomfortandinsularity. prompting achainofeventsthatexploreswhatitmeanstobemaninanageterrorismbutalso is summonedbackhomebyhiswifeunderfalsepretenses:Shetellshimthehousehasbeenburglarized, manhood. Musgrave’splayTheSurprisePartyfollowsahusbandwho,onthedayofhissurpriseparty, their father’shouseafteryearsofseparationinordertoconfrontandreimagineadefinitionforblack In Frazier’scase,hisplayFirepowerchartsthereturnoftwobrothersastheymakeapilgrimageto retreated intostudiostorespectivelygrapplewiththestatesofAfrican-AmericanandEuropeanmen. times. SuchwasthecasewithplaywrightsKermitFrazierandBenjaminMusgravewho,thisyear, Every nowandagain,ithappensthatFellowsatMacDowelloverlapinartisticpursuitsdifferent Kermit FrazierandBenjaminMusgrave THEATRE

For bothrazierandMusgrave,thiswrestlingmayprovidetheanswersto thedilemmastheysee Inside thattension,andthereforeinsidehisownplay,Musgravewantstomakesenseofthe“explicit, The play,whicharoseinpartoutofMusgrave’sownenrollmentaself-defensecourseformen, How heroismconfoundsmodernmenisamotifrunningthroughMusgrave’splay,aswell.Though In adeftway,Firepowersetsupthissituationbyremovingthecommon(mis)conceptionsofmale For sometime,razierhasbeeninterestedintheproblematicwayAfrican-Americanshaveembraced, For razier,thetopicalityofhissubjectstemmedmostlyfromanabsenceprecedent.“Therereally Kermit Frazier

Benjamin Musgrave the grouponlineatwww.madagnes.com. since 2001andnowtoursannuallyinEnglandbeyond.Visit —Mad AgneshasbeenplayingthroughouttheUnitedStates enough toincludethem. it domorethanmovepeople.Thatbe“troubling” fronting itself,too,honingitsmusic,demandingthat for eachofus.Tothatend,thegroupisforevercon- long beforethatfinalandcollectivemomentcomes that [presence].” suffering. It’soften[theideaof]deaththatprovides can dobutbepresentforthesepeople,kids’ Hennebach recounts,“andthere’sreallynothingyou full ofpeoplenotfacingthemselves,”saysJones. that theyhavetofacethemselves.Weareinaworld passion. “Whathappenstopeopleatourshowsis dangerous forhowitdilutesconsciousnessandcom- introspection. Anavoidancethatcanberegardedas our modernhabitofisolationism,avoidance ed as“useless” and essential.ForMadAgnes,art—sooftenderid- result inaversionofcommunitythatfeelsbothrare stillness, thatsilence,andbysomestrangealchemy, the groupishowfewthingsthesedaysprovokethat with themselvesandthework.What’sremarkableto sation ceases,andpeopleare“forced”tosimplysit were inachurch.Therearenocellphones,conver- concerts, peopleapproachtheirmusicasthoughthey Jones secondsthat,goingontotalkabouthow,at nity, andwewantourmusictocreatecommunity.” nod theirheads.“Peoplearestarvingforcommu- says Hennebach,promptingherfellowmusiciansto goal ofthemusicissharedbyallitsmembers. of MadAgnesmaynothaveasinglequality,butthe folk, partspiritual,Irishdancinghall,thetones to pigeonhole,whichisjustfinebytheplayers.Part which somehavecalled“genre-bending,”isnoteasy Margo HennebachandMarkSaunders.Thegroup, trio thatincludesfellowmusiciansandsongwriters present withtheirdilemmas.” explains. “Ourmusicisabouthelpingpeoplebe “Trouble iswhatyouactuallygothrough,”she her music:notproblem-solving,buttrouble-solving. Adrienne Jonesusesaninterestingtermtodescribe Adrienne Jones COMPOSER Mad Agneswantstoprovidemomentsofpresence “Iusedtovolunteeratoncologywards,” “I thinkthemainillofourworldisdistraction,” By “our,”Jonesmeanshergroup,MadAgnes,a and MarkSaunders. bandmates MargoHennebach Adrienne Jones(center)with — does,infact,offertheantidoteto COurtesy Photo

Adrienne Jones The RhodeIslandSchoolofArtMuseum. Yale ArtMuseum,TheFoggMuseum atHarvardUniversity,and Museum ofModernArt,TheWhitney ofAmericanArt,The in manycollections,includingtheMetropolitan MuseumofArt,The for theArtsgrants,andaJoanMitchellGrant.Herworkisfeatured honors includeaGuggenheimfellowship,twoNationalEndowment Wadsworth AtheneumMuseuminHartford,Connecticut.Other ton. InNovember,shereceivedthe2008artistawardfrom Hudson GalleryinAtlantaandtheSeattleArtMuseumWashing- —Howardena Pindell’sworkwillbeshownin2009attheSandler- powerful —sensibility. outsider thatinfusesherworkwithaunique—and perspective shepossessesasbothaninsiderand precisely herexpertcommandanduseofthedual Sudan, andthehistoryofslaveryinNewYork.Itis worked onlarge-scalepaintingsaboutfamineinthe June/July 2008residencyinAdamsStudio,Pindell standards oftheverysocietysheinhabits.Duringher to useherartasameanschallengethenormsand negative imagesofAfrican-Americans. of workthoseartistsdo,which,shesays,oftendepicts ted toexhibitinmuseumsandgalleries,thetype data aboutthenumberofartistscolorwhoareselec- the 1970s,shehasresearchedandrecordedextensive equality intheartworldandatlarge.Since become avociferousadvocateforsocialdiversityand to say, Ihadbettersayit,”explainsPindell,whohas voice washeard.“Irealizedthatifhadsomething well asapotent,andeffective,waytoensurethather that herartworkwasanidealconduitforbeliefs,as as anAfrican-Americanfemaleartist,Pindellrecognized drawing andpainting. Brook University,whereshestillteachesasaprofessorof She leftMOMAin1979tojointhefacultyoftony working inthecorporateartstructurewasn’tforme.” part ofit.“Ibecameangry,”shesays,“andrealizedthat to facewiththeracismandbigotrythatwasaninherent disenchanted withtheartworld,repeatedlycomingface as anartist.Ashercareerbegantoblossom,shebecame (MOMA) inNewYorkwhilestrivingtoestablishherself a curatorialassistantattheMuseumofModernArt me begintofindmyvoice.” involved inwomen’srights,”shesays,“andthathelped the politicalsensibilitiesthatinfuseherwork.“Iwas activism hadadefinitiveimpactonheroutlookand period ofthe1960s.Comingageduringthisera had goingtoschoolduringthetumultuouspolitical contentious issueshasitsrootsintheexperiencesshe her intent. topics ofthismagnitude,however,wasnotalways racism, bigotry,civilunrest,andviolence.Investigating to “videodrawings”—havetackledsocialillssuchas from three-dimensionalcollages,toabstractpaintings, powerful anddiverseworks—whichrunthegamut first beingshowninamajorexhibition1972,her and usingthemasfuelforherartisticcreations.Since a giftforchannelingpersonalexperiencesandemotions Painter andmixed-mediaartistHowardenaPindellhas Howardena Pindell VISUAL ARTIST As passionate about social justice as ever, she continues As passionateaboutsocialjusticeasever,shecontinues Frustrated bythesocietallimitationssheexperienced After graduatingfromYalein1967,sheworkedas According toPindell,herdrivetakeonsuch

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BERNICE PERRY Whitman Awardin2004.HehadaresidencyeywardStudio2003. His firstbookmanuscript,MachineofLove&Grace,wasafinalistfortheWalt American CenterandtheEuniceTietjensMemorialPrizefromPoetrymagazine. Writer’s Conference,aswelltherecipientofawriter’sgrantfromPEN scholar attheSewaneeWriter’sConferenceandaBreadLoaf Ploughshares, andPrairieSchooneramongothers.HewasaPeterMayer poems haveappearedinnumerouspublications,includingAgni,Blackbird, Rodney Jack_ George Deem_ Jean Burden_ Nuala O’Faolain_ an artist-in-residenceatMacDowellin1975. and Architecture,TheNewYorkTimesChristianScienceMonitorhewas National MuseumofArtinWashington,D.C.FeaturedsuchpublicationsasArt Manhattan BankandChemicalBank,theKirklandMuseuminDenver, can befoundinmanypublicandprivatecollections,includingNewYork’sChase tions atNewYork’sPavelZoubokGalleryandAllanStoneallery.Hewas75. January of2009,hislifeasapainterwillbecelebratedwithmemorialexhibi- (1993), hehadtworesidenciesatMacDowell—onein1977,theother1979.In books HowtoPaintaVermeer:APainter’sHistoryofArt(2004)andSchool works, whichfeatureddeliberateandcunningalterations.Theauthorofthe Picasso, andVermeer,hewasknownforhismeticulousre-creationsoftheir An avidadmirerofartisticmasterssuchasCaravaggio,Homer,Matisse, Mary McDonnell. is currentlybeingadaptedas a one-womanshowbyOscar-nominatedactress published posthumouslyinFrench inSeptember.HermemoirAreYouSomebody? draft ofwhichshefinishedduringher2007residencyatMacDowell —was Irish gangster,wasreleasedin2006,andBestLoveRosie— thefirst (2003). TheStoryofChicagoMay,afictionalizedaccount real-life second memoir,AlmostThere:TheOnwardJourneyofaDublinWoman Woman; heracclaimedfirstnovelMyDreamofYou(2002);and her best-sellers: AreYouSomebody?TheAccidentalMemoirofaDublin Times. Shewrotefivebooks,threeofwhichwereNewYork station, beforebecomingawell-knownopinioncolumnistfor TheIrish the BBCandRadioTelifisEirann,Ireland’snationalbroadcasting University, shehadasuccessfulcareerastelevisionproducerfor from UniversityCollegeDublin,theofHull,andOxford May 9,2008,inDublin,Ireland,attheageof68.Afterearningdegrees in 1986.Shewas93. Angeles, wheretheJeanBurdenPoetrySerieswasestablishedinherhonor the UniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,andStateinLos poetry frequentlyatsuchplacesasPasadenaCityollege, nine years.Athree-timeMacDowellFellow,shetaught on animalwelfareandthepeteditoratWomen’sDayfor Magazine, shewasalsotheauthorofsixbest-sellingbooks and TheSouthernReview.AformerpoetryeditorforYankee The Atlantic,VirginiaQuarterlyReview appeared innumerousjournalsandanthologies,including 21, 2008,inAltadena,California.Herpoetryandessays Watson Studioin1998. being theSavidgeLibrarydesigncommittee.HehadaresidencyinMacDowell’s an advisorycapacityonColonyprojectsrelatedtoarchitecture,themostrecent MacDowell’s board,onwhichhehadservedsince2001.Inaddition,in of theboardNewYorkLandmarksConservancy.Hewasalsoamember president oftheNewYorkArchitecturalLeagueforfiveyears,andwasamember

Poet RodneyJackdiedonAugust6,2008.Hewas43.is Poet andwriterJeanBurdendiedonApril Painter GeorgeDeemdiedinManhattanonAugust11,2008. Dale Chisman_ the AFKEYwardfromDenverrtMuseum.Hiswork Adolph &EstherGottliebFoundation,andwashonoredwith Colorado ouncilontheArtsandHumanities the OnceGallery.Hewasrecipientofgrantsfrom as theBrooklynMuseum,BerthaSchaeferGallery,and in NewYork,wherehisworkwasexhibitedatsuchvenues abstract expressionistpainter,hespentnearlytwodecades August 29,2008,inDenver,Colorado.Hewas65.n Paul Byard_ the NewYorkHistoricalSocietybuilding.eservedas Carnegie Hall,theooperUnionFoundationbuilding,and figure intherenovationofsuchNewYorklandmarksas tion programatColumbiaUniversity.Hewasapivotal Architects, aswellthedirectorofhistoricpreserva- partner intheNewYorkfirmPlattByardDovellWhite minded, modernistapproachtoarchitecture,hewasa July 15,2008,attheageof68.Knownforhispreservation- Noted IrishwriterNualaO’Faolaindiedon Architect PaulByarddiedinBrooklynon Visual artistDaleChismandiedon PrairieSchooner,

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The MacDowell Colony 7 The MacDowell Colony 8 A Medalfor space tofulfillthepromiseofboth. being MacDowell’sgiftoftimeand common elementamongthem and theirtalentsabundant,the architects. Theirworkisdiverse alone MacDowellwelcomedeight growing attheColony.Thisyear pages alsotakeafurtherlookinsidearchitectureatMacDowell.Since1990,thedisciplineofhasbeensteadily world. WeinviteyoutoreadCampbell’sandMayne’swarmthought-provokingspeechesinthepagesthatfollow. spoke atlengthaboutthevitalrelevanceofarchitectureandchallengesresponsibilitiesit facesinourresource-strapped criticRobertCampbellprecededtheawardingofMedalbyhairman obert MacNeil,afterwhichMayne architecture for the fieldinwhichhehasbeen aninnovatorformorethan40years.RemarksandwitticismsbyPulitzerPrize-winning MacDowell Medal(followingI.M.Pei),impressedthoseassembledwithhismagneticcombinationofmodestyandapassion architecture’s mostintriguingfigurestooktheAuguststage.ThomMayne,onlysecondarchitect tobeawardedtheEdward Like theopenstudioportionofMedalDay,inwhichartistsinvitememberspublicinto theircreativeprocesses,these

entennial Medal Day celebration still lingered as one of the thrillofMacDowell’sCentennialMedalDaycelebrationstilllingeredasone is fordilettantes;theartistjust shows upforwork.” have beenhere,probablywas. . Hesaid,“Inspiration that theartistChucklosewho,forall I know,might work, andIwasremindedofsomethingreadrecently Wiseman’s commentabouthowtheartistsheregoto of critics;wedoittheotherwayaround.IloveCarter cancel Thomwithhyperbole.Hyperboleisnottherole throw outonecomment.Firstofall,I’mnotgoingto I’m readingfrom,so’lldothebestcan.justwantto never atexactlytherightdistancefromsurfacethat I ’ve reached Robert Campbell an age whenmyglassesare and Isaid,“No,youareexpectedtodelivera significant earlier thathewasonlygoingto riffoffanythingIsaid, everything veryeasy. And Ijustwanttothankthefourofthemformaking who’s amemberoftheboardhere—andCalvinTsao. Billy Tsien,illRawn,FredClarke—who’sheretoday, you’re chairmanofthejury.Pickyourjurors.”Ichose gonna givetheMedaltoanarchitectthisyearand was thatCarterWisemancalledmeupandsaid,“e’re This willbeaveryinformaltalk. Thomsaidtome I wanttosayawordaboutthejurors.Whathappened Chairman RobertMacNeil. receiving hisawardfrom Thom Mayneonstageand The 2008MacDowellMedalist

were takenandIwasbeatenup.Theaestheticstuff was the suburbs.Myfirstdayofschool, mybikeandjacket representations ofgreatart.Igrewupasacitykidin completely cultured.Igrewuponclassicalmusicand again wanttoquotesomethinghesaid:“Mymotherwas Whittier, California.Hisfamilywasquitepoor,andI divorced; andat10movedwithhismothertoasitenear Gary, Indiana,whenhewasaninfant,wherehisparents Connecticut tobeapartofNewEngland);moved of yourselfasarulebreakerallyourlife.” difficulty of“becomingestablishmentwhenyou’vethought looking. Thomspokeofthepsychological weren’t you while you’ve beenmadeamemberofthatveryestablishment the outsidesoonerorlateryouaresurprisedtodiscoverthat that ifyouchallengetheestablishmentlongenoughfrom Winning thesehonorsforhimdefinesaparadox,whichis only Americaninthelast17yearstowinPritzkerPrize. architects istheequivalentofaNobelPrize.Thom was alsoawinnerin2005ofthePritzkerPrize,whichfor Medal arenotwhatThomMaynesetouttoachieve.He in 2006,andmanyothervenues. the subjectofasoloexhibitionatCentrePompidou Angeles. Theworkisinternational.firmhasbeen employs about60withofficesinNewYorkandLos us withwhatwealreadyknowlike.Hisfirmtoday himself —byappealingtosentimentality,coddling to pleaseus—andmoreimportant,unwilling invention, anddaring,challenge.Thomisunwilling they arealwaysbrimmingwithenergyandideas, as humaneandlovableIwouldlikethemtobe.But because itisdifficult,andbyitsdifficultyworthwhile.” uncompromising: “Wewillholdtothatwhichisdifficult, statement forMorphosis,whichIalsolovebecauseit’sso open toquestionsandexperiments.Andhehasamission a worldthatisalwaysuncertain, architect. Thombelievesinaworldthatiseverchanging, That wasaveryearlyandbrilliantself-definitionbythis development orchangeinanorganismanyofitsparts.” it thisway:“Morphosis:thesequenceormannerof in abadHollywoodmovie,Iguess.Mydictionarydefines the bottom…ButIwilltrytodefinehim. address.” AndInoticehe’sbeenwritingrapidnotesat Thom MayneinconversationwithMedalDaypresentationspeaker,RobertCampbell. Thom wasbornhereinNewEngland(ifyouconsider What IfindamusingisthatprizesliketheMacDowell As Thomknowsverywell,hisbuildingsarenotalways His firmcalledMorphosis.Soundslikeanevilgenius

This yearwe’llseetheopeningofhisnewmuseum buildings. AndIwilljustsayawordortwoaboutPei. this yearinMarch,andisstillproducingamazing tect whohaswontheMacDowellMedal—turned91 I.M. Pei—thelastarchitect,andonlyotherarchi- enfant terrible.Thiscouldonlyhappeninarchitecture. real career.Untilwellintohis50s,hewasregardedasan Thom, whoturned64thisyear,isonlybeginninghis quit at60andretiretoMainestartbuildboats. him alegitimacythatyouwillallrecognize. year offandgotamaster’sdegreeatHarvard,thusgiving started hisownfirm,Morphosis,in1972.Helatertooka today andisstillregardedasahotbedofinnovation.Thom Institute ofArchitecture—SCI-ARCisstillflourishing students andstartedanewschool.TheSouthernCalifornia colleagues werefiredfromPomona,theytook40oftheir Pomona, andteachesnowatUCLA.Afterhesix in thosedays,howbighewasgonnagrowtobe. of aloner,andaloof.”Iguesstheydidn’tknow,thekids definitely notwhatboysdid.Asaresult,Ibecamekind field’s traditionalscope.Formore informationonthisFellowshiporothers,pleasecontactour NewYorkoffice. tural plansbutalsotoproduce conceptualdrawings,monographs,exhibitions,andotherprojects thatexpandthe To date,morethan50architects haveusedthetranquilityofresidencyexperiencetonot onlydraftnewarchitec- enhance andhelpgivegreatervisibilitytotheColony’ssupport ofarchitects.” said NancyPark,Green’snieceanddirectoroftheWilderGreen ArtFund.“IhopethatthisFellowshipwillboth “The WilderGreenFellowshipisavaluablewaytohonorWilder’s lifetimedevotiontoarchitectureandMacDowell,” MacDowell Medalrotation. advocating fortheplaceofarchitectureamongColony’sdisciplines andtheinclusionofarchitectureinEdward longtime programdirectorattheMuseumofModernArt,Green servedonMacDowell’sboardfor25years,often made intributetoJamesWilderGreen,anindependentarchitect whodirectedTheAmericanFederationofArts.A Wilder GreenArtFund,theFellowshipprovidesaMacDowellresidency foradifferentarchitecteachyear.Thegiftwas De AngelSalasisthelatestrecipientofWilderGreenFellowshipinArchitecture.Endowedbya2006giftfrom explorations. The‘whitecanvas’fearisgone!experiencehasbeenempowering.” remarked. “TheamountofworkIwasabletogetdoneatthisearlystagetheprocesswillfacilitatefurther “Without interruptionsanddailychores,timeexpandedintoacontinuousproductivezone,”deAngelSalas she calls“theelasticityoftime.” entirely forYaneldeAngelSalas.Duringher2007residency,theBostonarchitectfoundasenseofliberationinwhat Architecture, anartformusuallylimidbystricbudgetsandeadlines,becamesomethingelse Architects flourishinoldage.Mylawyerfriendsall He studiedarchitectureatUSC,thentaughtit

>>>>>>>> /thou; they were colleagues, they were There wasnoI/thou;theywerecolleagues, warmth ofhisrelationshipwithstaffmemberson-site. building, maybehisbestyet.AndIwasstruckalsobythe his underconstructionatCooperUnion—afantastic building requiresnoair-conditioning. very proudoftheresult,whichincludesfactthat government, inthiscase,provedtobethatclient.I’m hold hisfeettothefireonpracticalissues.Thefederal he canbealittlewillful.Heneedsstrongclientto this guyhasthepotentialtobeagreatarchitect,but damning youwithhyperbole—Ithoughttomyself, myself —You’vegottoforgiveme,Thom.MaybeIam consultant tothefederalgovernment,andIthought San Francisco.Ihelpedselecthimforthisjob.wasa was threeyearsago;nowtherearemanymoreofthose. becoming visibleinagroupoflarge-scaleprojects.”That change intohispractice,thefruitsofwhichareonlynow has carriedthatrebelliousattitudeandferventdesirefor well: “ThomMayneisaproductoftheturbulent60swho statement backin2005thatIthinksumsThomupvery staff. Andthatofthearchitect. in thecommitmentandprofessionalismofmedical not frostingoverthereality—yetinspiringconfidence of thesituation—notpretendingeverythingwasokay, forgotten it.Itdealthead-onwiththeinherentcruelty away. Itwasthefirst’dseenofhim,and’venever treatment center.Butitwasstunning;justblewme successfully asanarchitectthanundergroundcancer you’d goaboutchoosingamoredifficultjobtopulloff by Thomwithhisthen-partner.Idon’tknowhow ground cancertreatmentcenterinLosAngeles,designed today meanstobeaninternationalpractitioner. We weretalkingaboutthisearlier:Tobeanarchitect over theworld,inaworldthatischangingveryrapidly. far wetrailbehindthem.”Thomnowisalsoworkingall ated byIslamaresobeautiful.Youjustdon’tknowhow up onMuslimart,andhenowsays:“Thepatternscre- Muslim artinQatar.Whenhetookthejob,studied it? AnAmerican,borninChina,designsamuseumof Islamic artsinQatar.Thisistheglobalculture,isn’t toured just recently, a few weeks ago, a building of I touredjustrecently,afewweeksago,buildingof Most recentlyIsawhisnewFederalBuildingin I wanttoquoteonesentencefromthePritzkercitation The firstThomMaynebuildingIsawwasanunder-

The MacDowell Colony 9 10 The MacDowell Colony the mysteriousalpha-omegaof garbage.CUP’sworkwasrecentlyhonoredwhenitincluded inthe2008VeniceBiennale. city workers,educators,policymakers, students,andmore,CUP’sworkhasexaminedpublic housing, theprisonsystem,even to educatepeopleaboutplaces and howtheychange.Facilitatingcollaborationsbetweenadvocacy groups,architects,artists, In additiontohisownwork,RichisthefounderofTheCenterfor UrbanPedagogy(CP),aBrooklyn-basednonprofitthatseeks project ischasingtheapocalypse!” the strangeroleofarchitectureinthiscalamitythatgoessofar beyondarchitecture,”hesays.“Sometimesitfeelslikethe talking tobrokersandresearchedthelabyrinthineworldsofforeclosures andlending.“Ithasbeenasoberingeducationon glass, and says: “The assignment is to redesign the plastic glass, andsays:“Theassignmentistoredesigntheplastic an exercisehegiveshisstudents.Heholdsupaplastic had lunchtheotherdayinNewYork.Hetoldmeabout making awholeworld,andnotbeautifulobject. architecture mustmove—tothinkofitselfaspart sis ofdiminishingresources.Thisisthedirectioninwhich but thesocial,economic,andpoliticalworld,cri- and thebuilding’splaceinit.Notjustphysicalworld, aesthetic object,intoaconsiderationofthewholeworld regarded asakindofworksculpture,consideredan ture awayfromitsobsessionwiththeisolatedbuilding is amongthosewhoareleadingtheworldofarchitec- always beenateacheraswellpractitioner.Thom was named‘pointerdog’bymyformerpartners.”He’s span, andwhenIgrabontosomething,stickwithit. experience whoactedtoeachotherasiftheywereequals. of friends, theywereofdifferentagesanddegrees type ofquestionsthatbegintheprocessthinking, questions. Really,thedifferencesinarchitectureare in history,whenI’vebeenallowedtoengageasking lucky inthatIkindofarrivedataveryparticulartime architecture, itwaskindofanunusualtime.I’mvery And shegoesontobeverycomplimentary. saucer haslandedinthemiddleofagrassfieldmeadow.” Colony, itseemsonthesurfaceasifanenormousflying extraordinary architecturalworkandTheMacDowell for theceremony.Enjoy.WhenIbringtomindyour that todayIwasunabletobethereinNewHampshire on receivingtheMacDowellMedal.I’mverysorry be heretoday.Shesays,“DearThom,Congratulations a longtimecolleague,andfriendofminethatcouldn’t Catherine Ingraham,anarchitecturalcritic,ateacher, I justhavealetter’mgoingtoreadthatgotfrom to whatBobwassaying,andIhavenonotes,really. lot toworkwith.I’mgonnastartoutkindofparallel Thank you so much. want to end with something he said to me when we I wanttoendwithsomethinghesaidmewhenwe One morequotefromThom:“Ihavealongattention When Icameoutofschoolandstartedpracticing Thom Mayne >>>>>>>> Bob, yougavemea Comptroller ofCurrencyinWashington,D.C.Healsohungout atBostonbars interviewing representativesfromtheMortgageBankersAssociation and markets. Tocompletetheshow,Rich,anurbandesigner,spent ayear as “deathvow”)andpresentsthedarkeningrealmoftoday’s real estate offers informationontheobscurehistoryofmortgage(literally translated crisis. Exploringtherelationbetweenfinanceandarchitecture,exhibit visitors inoneofthemostcontemporarydebacles:ongoinghousing an installationofmodels,photographs,videos,anddrawingsthatimmerse Meltdown, openedattheMITMuseuminBostonSeptember.heshowis Structures: ArchitectureofFinancefromtheGreatDepressiontoSubprime work ofDamonRich,whoseshow,RedLines,DeathVows,Foreclosures,Risk Whoevr bliesartandcommrcdon’tmixshouldconsiderthe

Thom Mayne. everything else.Thosearegoodquestions. questions onrelationshipsbetweenarchitectureand to havethinkaboutarchitecture,byaskingthose tion, thequestionofwatersupply. ques- new a opens that wecanrewashandreuse?That we abandonplasticandgobacktoglassorceramiccups solid cube,whatwouldbethemassofthatcube?Suppose that? Ifyoucompactedalltheplasticcupsintoasingle, up whentheyarethrownout?Howlongdolastafter do theylastuntilarethrownout?Whereend How manyplasticcupsarethereintheworld?long said now,hisstudentsaskadifferentsetofquestions: material —theywoulddealwithitasanartobject.He they wouldaddpatternorcolor,changethe would dosomethingformalist.Theywarptheshape, glass.” Hesaidwhenhedidthatinthepast,everybody ’m interested in how architecture architecture how stylistic preferences.I’minterestedin person thathasnointerestinarchitecture in terms of its in whicharchitectureisallowedtopar-ticipate.I’ma the freedomofdeterminingtypesengagements and ontheautonomyofindividualthatisallowed willful way,maybe,ontheautonomyofarchitecture, maybe, insistent,onprovoking,andinsisting,inavery my 40s,Iwasinterestedinprovocation.Andvery, Well, maybewhenIwasinmy20s,30s,even flying saucer,severalthingsthatBobmentioned. some provocation,becausethediscussionhere— of architecture.Itstartedmaybewithsomecriticismor questions thatonediscussesintermsofthemeaning do withthebeginningoftypesfirstprincipal we calltheworldlivein,thisreality—thathasto dialogue withmycolleagues—ainthisthing makes connectionstotheworld. develop ideasofwhatarchitectureisandisn’thowit Please join me in welcoming a great questioner, Please joinmeinwelcomingagreatquestioner, That, tome,isthewayweareincreasinglygoing And formycompletelife,I’vebeenengagedina continued on page 12

Dennis MaherBuffalo, New York Philipp HoppeCologne, Germany >>>>>>>> part athttp://cubicloud.org. The workisdocumentedin actual andvirtualcomponents. as animmersivemediumof atmospheres, exploringspace stantly changingartificial float aroundtocreatecon- controlled fogparticlesthat architecture oftinyradio- Cubic Cloudconceivesan Kunsthaus GrazinAustria. Competition andshownat factory InternationalIdeas winning entryinthemind(21) on hisprojectCubicCloud,a Philipp Hoppecontinuedwork found inandaroundtheColony. synthesized discardedmaterials photographic collagesthat series ofmaterialstudiesand remains. Healsoworkedona fragments ofreorganizedurban ments thatemergefromthe proposes ahostofnewenviron- Undone-Redone City.Thework into aseriesofmapsforthe translating theseassemblages sculptures, andinstallations into arangeofpaintings, remains ofdemolishedspaces tion. Hehasbeenassemblingthe between demolitionandrestora- investigating relationships ing overthepastfiveyears, project thathehasbeendevelop- Dennis Mahercontinueda >>>>>>>> Architects-in-Residence Since MacDowell made architecture its sixth discipline in 1990, it has attracted a growing number of diverse and dynamic professionals. This year, the Colony hosted eight architects, whose projects not only prove the range of geography from which Colony artists hail but also the spectrum of work happening in this laboratory of creativity nestled in the New Hampshire woods.

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Larry Bowne worked on Chthonic Mappings, a suite Mark Gage New York, New York of drawings merging hand- and computer- generated images. The drawings explore divergent interior topographies: at the urban scale, Exhumed Infrastructure seeks the metaphysical amidst contemporary urban systems; Spiritual

Longings uncovers memories of traditional The MacDowell C olony iconography; and Psychic Soundings discloses affects of mood and sentiment. While at MacDowell, Bowne also administered the construction of two projects: an advertising agency in New York City and a renovation and addition to a weekend house on Long Island, New York.

Mark Gage worked on a book involving architectural thinkers — both contemporary and historical — David Pressgrove’s work deals primarily with and their thoughts on aesthetics, providing low-income, affordable housing, especially the ongoing commentary alongside the texts. The architectural language commonly shared in the anthology will be a reintroduction of aesthetic construction of housing in Mississippi, pre- and discourse into the contemporary architectural post-Katrina. “The word ‘abstract’ or ‘abstrac- obsession with form and technology. The book will tion’ surfaces as more and more significant,” he examine the emerging interest in formal aesthet- writes, “[but] working with volunteers on the ics as a vehicle by which the field can seek a new Mississippi Coast or with Habitat for Humanity in and vibrant 21st-century architecture. the Mississippi Delta, the notion or idea of abstraction could not be further away. When we look at, analyze the structure, the form, the assembly, the method in architecture, what are we doing really? When we synthesize this, how might we build better, much better, and more beautifully? What are the possibilities of affordable housing?” At MacDowell, he further explored — in physical model form — the aesthetics and David Pressgrove Biloxi, Mississippi structural possibilities of such materials, methods, and modules of construction.

Jason Van Nest worked on a series of five houses that provide a modern interpretation of John Ruskin’s architec- Matthias Neumann Brooklyn, New York tural theories. In order to realize these designs, special software was written to lay out custom shingles, clapboards, and Matthias Neumann continued working on a other repetitive elements in user-defined survey of past work to be formalized in a publica- patterns. When the five houses are tion normaldesign, circa now. The survey included completed, the software will be posted his finalist entry to the World Trade Center online so that any designer can expand memorial competition in New York City, built on the experiment. work for artists Vik Muniz and Janaina Tschaepe, collaborations with videographer Adi Shniderman Jason Van Nest New York, New York and choreographer Ella Ben-Aharon, and his winning competition entry for the Africa Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. He also continued work on a fictitious architectural and urban history of “A residency at The MacDowell Colony is an aberra- Neutral City, Kansas, a theoretical pamphlet on tion in the best way. It is a temporary departure from alternate histories of western architecture. one’s normal mental state that enables an otherwise impossible continuity of thought. What might usually be a fleeting idea has a life span of significant duration at MacDowell. In this context, ideas are capable of being suspended, allowing observation William O’Brien developed two essays and considerations from all angles. To those who concerning methods of formation in contem- create, it is a gift without parallel.” porary architecture. The first essay points to creative practices and cultural precedents —William J. O’Brien from the 1950s to highlight conceptual overlaps with contemporary architecture. William J. O’Brien Austin, Texas The second essay underscores similarities among parametric, post-minimal, and alchemical design practices. 12 The MacDowell Colony Picnickers lunchontheMacDowellgroundsatMedalDay. eil am, infactitwasstatedearlier—IthinkRobertMacNeil this culture,whichisnotusefultoarchitecture.AndhereI over-investment inhistoryandtheconservingnatureof and becomfortablewiththat. amount ofchangethatistakingplaceinoursociety, population thatiscapableofadaptingtothehuge of theissueswehavepolitically:whethera which isonlyengagedinchange.Itseemstobeone to change,evolve.Andagain,atatimeinhistory the questionsyou’reaskingnow,andabilitytogrow, buildings, andthenthingschangebecause,ofcourse, at leastoneelevator!”Yougettodokindofbigger “No morestoriesaboutanybuildingifitdoesn’thave about 40or45,we’dbehavingbreakfastand[we’dsay], friends, mycontemporaries,wasthatatsomepoint, meaning thatithasanelevator.Thebigjokewithmy allowed tobe.doworkofsomesortsignificance, architectural world.Andyoureach50,andyou’renow to workyetbecauseyou’renotanadultinthe seemed likeitwastimetogowork.Andyoucan’t getting abitantsy;Iwasangrybecauseit extended time,25or30years. a broader,socialsense.Andyoudothisforkindofan so it’snotparticularlysignificantinapoliticalsenseor nent, insomeway.Andyoudoitwithsmall-scalework, more butconcretizingtheworld.Wemakeitperma- to respondthatbecauseagain,ourworkisnothing your work.You’realsodevelopingasetofformalideas notions thatyou’reinterestedinformthebasisof set of . . . they say“theories”butanideastructure—the projects. Youinvolveyourselfindevelopingabroader you comeoutofschool,andworkonsmall-scale me, whathappens,Ithink,withallarchitects—isthat terms ofoursocialandculturalengagements. affects andshapeshumanbehavior;howitusin continued FROM page 10 Jack DanielsMotorInn Yankee Publishing,Inc. Sterling Design&Communica tions Roy’s Market Keene Stinl for theirhelpinmakingMedalDaypossible: MacDowell wouldliketothankthefollowingdonors ’m a person that is a little worried about the Again, I’mapersonthatislittleworriedaboutthe And thenyoureach48or49.Inmycase,was What happens,Ithink—what’shappenedwith >>>>>>>> thank you.

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“When weawardhonorarydegrees, Doctor ofArtsdegreeonbehalftheColony. Hampshire, wheresheacceptedanhonorary Franklin PierceUniversityinRindge,New Young attendedcommencementexercisesat On May17,2008,ExecutiveDirectorCheryl to flourish.” of “theimportancegivingtheartsachance the Colony.Theruling,said,remindedhim status inspiredhimtobestowtheawardupon year thatupheldMacDowell’stax-exempt Hampshire SupremeCourtrulingearlierthis difficult times.”HagertysaidtheNew helps tokeeptheartsalive,especiallyin artists anopportunityforquietcreativetime “The MacDowellColony’smissionofgiving Pierce UniversityPresident,GeorgeHagerty. core curriculumisbased,”saidFranklin individual andcommunity,uponwhichour organizations whichexemplifytheconceptsof have madeadifference,mostoftenpeopleand attempt tohonorpeopleandorganizationsthat Honorary Degree MacDowell Gets New F and majorgifts Director fcampaign Dona LeeKelly replace lostincomeduringtheresidency. which canbeusedtodefraytravelexpensesand Rona JaffeFoundationFellowshipcarriesastipend, In additiontoprovidingaMacDowellresidency,the writer whowillbeafirst-timeresidentattheColony. will beawardedannuallytoanemergentwoman endowed gift,theRonaJaffeFoundationFellowship have moresupportthanever.Establishedwithan women writerswhocometoMacDowellwillnow Thanks tothegenerosityofTheRonaJaffeFoundation, R Suzan-Lori Parks,Aliceeboldand JeanValentine. Louise Erdrich,DorisKearnsGoodwin , SusanMinot including AliceWalker(picturedabove) , WillaCather join anillustriousheritageofwomenwritersattheColony, The newvoicesnurturedbytheRonaJaffeFellowshipwill ona Jaffe OffersS aces

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Karen sampson W omen more earthlyversionofnourishment. of 2009,Drurywillaimoncemoretoservethepalates(andpalettes)Fellowslookingfora With hernextproject,aperennialherbgardenthatwillbeplantedinfrontofEavesthespring around ColonyHall. fresh eggsforthekitchenonadailybasis.InearlyOctober,sheplantedroughly2,200bulbs Hampshire redhens,whichresideinaportablechickenwagonbehindColonyallandprovide the kitchenbutalsoenrichessoilingardens.Inearlyspring,sheobtained16New compost pile,anenvironmentallyconsciousventurethatnotonlytakescareoffoodscrapsfrom produce suchascarrots,leeks,tomatoes,beets,kale,rhubarb,andlettuce.Druryalsostarteda staff members—createdanorganicvegetablegardenthatnowsuppliesthekitchenwithfresh Behind ColonyHall,Drury—inconsultationwithResidentDirectorDavidMacyandotherkey which isthenusedtoirrigatethegardens. prevent runoffanderosion,rainbarrelshavebeenplacedaroundthebuildingtocollectwater, species thatwillthriveintheNewHampshireclimateandrequireminimalupkeep.Inorderto thyme, foxglove,coralbells,andapersimmontree,tonamefew—arelow-maintenance,native The plantingsaroundColonyHall—whichincludesuchthingsaslavender,hosta,elderberry, woodland spaces,”shesays. was interestedincreatingrelationshipsbetweenthegardensandnearbymeadows renaturalize theareaandbringitintoharmonywithotherelementsoflargerenvironment.“I shrubs, andtreesaroundColonyHall.Ratherthanaformalgarden,Drurysaysshewasaimingto Since earlyspring,Druryhasplantedmorethan80varietiesofperennials,annuals,decorative Colony Hall’sexterior,butalsoofferpracticalbenefitsandlong-termcostsavings. gardens atMacDowellinmind,shedevisedaplanthatwouldnotonlyembellishandbeautify main building.Keepingsuchthingsasenvironmentalconcerns,aesthetics,andthehistoryof Emily Drury,begancreatinganewdesignforthelandscapeandgroundssurroundingColony’s As therenovationofColonyHallbegantowinddownlastfall,MacDowell’spart-timegardener, G

bernice perry arden S financial have notappliedforresidenciesinthepast to encourageapplicationsfromwomenwriterswho hope ofMacDowellandTheRonaJaffeFoundationis women intheearlystagesoftheircareers.Theshared support withitsWriters’Awards,whicharegivento Since 1995,theRonaJaffeFoundationhasofferedvital opportunities forgiftedwomenwriters.” working withTheMacDowellColonytoprovidemore Writers’ Awardsdirector.“eareverypleasedtobe writers,” saidBethMcCabe,Foundationtrusteeand continue herlegacyofsupportingemergentwomen in honorofRonaJaffehasbeenawonderfulwayto Everything. “EstablishingthisFellowshipatMacDowell of 16books,includingClassReunionandTheBest founder, RonaJaffe,whowasthebest-sellingauthor The Foundationmadethegiftinmemoryofits summer 2009residencyperiod. creative nonfictionwhoapplies forMacDowell’s awarded toaqualifiedwriteroffiction,poetry,or The firstRonaJaffeFoundationFellowshipwillbe enriches andenlivensourcollectiveculture.” MacDowell’s executivedirector.“Thatspectrum of voicescanbeheard,”saidCherylYoung, removing financialbarriersensuresthataspectrum artists. “Nurturingartistsfromallwalksoflifeby experience toawider,morediversecommunityof support, MacDowellisstrivingtoopentheresidency W riters atMacDowell reasons. tate Through this and other needs-based

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MacDowell in1998,1999,and2000. Fellow, hewasinresidenceat Magazine. Athree-timeMacDowell Yorker andTheNewYorkTimes Dawidoff isacontributortoTheNew ill. ApreviousPulitzerPrizefinalist, father whowasmentally handle growingupwitha of baseballhelpedhim and revealshowthegame Connecticut, childhood, Dawidoff’s NewHaven, recounts theeventsof Crowd SoundsHappy doomed hometown,”The boy’s coming-of-ageina The storyof“aspirited Random HouseinMay. Dawidoff waspublishedby by boardmemberNicholas Love, Madness,andBaseballwritten The CrowdSoundsHappy:AStoryof and Childhood A Bookon aseball aseball

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courtesy photo courtesy photo set topremiereinJulyof2009. Hunter College.isSantaFeOperacommission,TheLetter,withlibrettobyTerryTeachout, University andColumbiaUniversity;hehastaughtatHarvard,olumbia,Dartmouth, Academy ofrts&Letters.seven-timeMacDowellFellow,MoravecisagraduateHarvard News Joyner andMoravec E Online Application GoesLive supplied bytheapplicantisimporteddirectlyintoMacDowell’sdatabase, must becompletedandprintedinonesitting.)Second,theinformation of theapplicationdoesnotallowartiststosaveinformation,soform application processattheirleisure.(Conversely,theprintablePDFversion starters, applicantsusingtheonlineformmaystopandthenresume Why usetheonlineformifyoustillneedtomailapplicationmaterials?For samples andcopiesoftheapplicationbymail. form isfilledinandsubmitted,however,applicantsmuststillsendwork Colony’s Website(atwww.macdowellcolony.org/apply).Oncetheonline Artists cansubmittheirapplicationinformationelectronicallythroughthe The applicationforaMacDowellColonyresidencyisnowavailableonline. Foundation fellowship,andtwofellowshipsfromtheAmerican during hiscareer,includingaRomePrizefellowship,Rockefeller composition atAdelphiUniversity,hehasreceivednumeroushonors performed atleadingvenuesaroundtheworld.Aprofessorofmusic lyric, film,andelectro-acousticarrangementsthathavebeen Moravec hascomposedmorethan90orchestral,chamber,choral, Winner ofthe2004PulitzerPrizeinMusic,newboardmemberPaul Dartmouth CollegeandHarvardUniversity. Ballet andtheMakingWavesFoundation.Sheholdsdegreesfrom San FranciscoBalletandisatrusteeoftheSchoolAmerican Hopkins CenterandoodMuseum,shehasservedascochairofthe Republic Bank.AmemberoftheboarddirectorsDartmouth’s served asdirectorofTheSharperImageCorporationandFirst Capital ManagementandGuardianTrustompany.Shealso she heldpositionsatanumberoffinancialfirms,includingBowman the alternativeinvestmentindustry.PriortofoundingAvidin2000, strategic marketingconsultingfirmfocusedonadvisingmanagersin Joyner isthemanagingpartnerandfounderofAvidPartners,LLC,a advisor forinvestmentmanagersandprivategroups, board ofdirectors.Withmorethan25yearsexperienceasan Investment industyexpertPamelaJ.JoynerhasjoinedMacDowell’s lected toBoard

ments toadmissions receipt ofworksamples.Weencourageyoutosendanythoughtsandcom- advances, wehopetoexpandtheonlineapplicationincludeelectronic efficient applicationprocess.Throughartistfeedbackandfuturetechnological This isjustthefirststepinprovidingartistswithaneasy,accessible,andmore materials aredueintheofficeonorbeforedeadline. basic contactinformationautomaticallystored.Asalways,allapplication kept foruptotwoyears,soanartistwhodecidesreapplywillhavetheir ensuring accuracyoftheinformation.Inaddition,onlineapplicationsare

Brian Selznick and Froothopetoshowthepiece inLosAngeles2009. Performing ArtsinBurlington, Vermont,onOctober2ndand3rd.Hurlin Performances ofWho’sHungry tookplaceattheFlynnCenterfor interviews FrootdidwithfiveindigentresidentsofWestHollywood. comprised ofshort“toy-theatreplays”adaptedfrom10hour-long from WestHollywood’shomelessandhungrycommunity,” theshowis mance artistDanFroot,inOctober.Describedas“theatrical portraits Hurlin presentedWho’sHungry,hiscollaborativeworkwith perfor- through February8th. Warehouse inBrooklynonJanuary27th.Performances willrun interior andexteriorworlds.”DisfarmerwillopenatSt.A nn’s the piece“seekstocreateavisceralsenseofphotographer’s Arkansas. Utilizing“table-top”puppetryandanoriginal banjo score, his familyandfriendsforyearswhileoperatingaportraitstudioin portrait photographerandhermitMikeDisfarmer,whoshunned Fellow SallyOswald,Disfarmerexaminestheshelteredworldof Disfarmer, inJanuaryof2009.WithtextwrittenbyMacDowell present theworldpremiereofhisnewpuppetperformancepiece, MacDowell boardmemberandColonyFellowDanHurlinwill H urlin W Miami StringQuartet. String QuartetbytheKalichstein-Laredo-RobinsonTrioand feature aworldpremiereofZwilich’sSeptetforPianoTrioand Zwilich’s 70thbirthdayonApril30th—the92ndStreetYwill performers.” OnApril28thand29th,2009—justintimefor Orchestra knowingthededication,skill,andartistryofthese composer there,”saysZwilich.“IlovedwritingfortheJuilliard not onlyreceivedmydoctorateatJuilliard,Ifoundvoiceasa on Zwilich’spersonalconnectiontothefamedartsinstitution.“I work, whichwascommissionedbyTheJuilliardSchool,reflects performance ofZwilich’sSymphonyNo.5atCarnegieHall.The conductor JamesConlonledtheJuilliardOrchestrainfirst during the2008–2009concertseason.OnOctober27th, is MacDowell composerandboardmemberEllenTaaffeZwilich 70th Birthday Commemorate Composer’s New Y marking @ orld Premiereorld macdowellcolony.org. her ork Concerts 70th birthday with two premieres

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Courtesy of the Florida State University Photo Lab again cometogether. New Mexico,whereMacDowellartistsandfriendsfromalloverthecountrywillonce The ColonyisplanningtoorganizeasecondnationaltripinJulyof2009SantaFe, supporters ontheWestCoast,”saidYoung. “These eventsofferedwonderfulopportunitiestoconnectwithMacDowellartistsand Executive DirectorCherylYoungspokeaboutcurrentandfutureactivitiesatMacDowell. brunch withColonyFellowsandfriendsattheMuseumofAfricanDiaspora,where Thom Mayne’sFederalBuilding;atourandluncheonattheAsianrtMuseum; an architecturaltourofcontemporarybuildingsinSanFrancisco,including2008Medalist Puryear, RichardSerra,andUrsulaVonRydingsvard.Alsoamongthetrip’shighlightswere sioned fromcontemporarysculptors,includingAnnHamilton,BruceNauman,Martin Oliver’s sheepranchinSonomaCounty,guestswereawedbysite-specificworkscommis- collection ofmodernandcontemporaryartattheGapheadquarters.AtStevenNancy and photographerAbnerNolanguidedthegroupthroughrenownedFisherFamily Museum ofArt,helpedarrangetwomemorablevisitstoprivatecollections.ColonyFellow Jeff Rosenheim,MacDowellboardmemberandcuratorofphotographyatTheMetropolitan premiere performanceofTheBonesetter’sDaughterattheSanFranciscoOpera. instruments heplaysintheopera.Thefollowingnight,MacDowellguestsenjoyedaworld the opera’screation,whilepercussionistLiZhonghuademonstratedtraditionalChinese and theopera’slibrettist,AmyTan.ColonyFellowDavidPetersendiscussedhisfilmabout developed duringamulti-yearcollaborationwithSanFrancisco’sownbest-sellingnovelist introduced TheBonesetter’sDaughter,hisnewoperacomposedinpartatMacDowelland landscape paintings.TheweekendalsofeaturedColonyFellowStewartWallace,who Joyner’s andGiuffrida’ssuperbartcollection,whichincludesanumberofhiscolor-filled supporters. VisualartistandColonyFellowRichardMayhewguidedgueststhrough welcomed MacDowellguestsintheirhomeduringaspectaculardinnerwithlocalarts MacDowell’s newboardmember,PamelaJ.Joyner,andherhusband,FredGiuffrida, a three-dayprogramofprivatevisitsandeventsinthecity. advocate for,creativeartistsworldwide.TheworkofColonyFellowswasfeaturedduring Centennial momentumthatemphasizedtheolony’snationalroleasasupporterof,and for anart-filledexcursion.MacDowell’sfirstWestCoasttripsoughttobuildonthe Francisco, wheretheymetwithmanyColonyFellowsandfriendslivingintheBayArea In October,MacDowellpatronsandboardmembersfromseveralstatesvisitedSan MacDowell inS embedded journalistinIraq. recent writingsbasedonhis experiences asan Writer andformerMarineDavidMorrisreadfrom 11.07.08 Jersey, riots,Revolution’67. documentary aboutthe1967Newark,ew Tibaldo-Bongiorno screenedtheirfeature-length filmmakers JeromeBongiornoandMarylou Husband andwifedocumentarynarrative 10.3.08 an elderlyblackwriterandayounggayartist. Harlem Renaissanceviatheinteractionsbetween culture andidentitybylookingbackonthe Brother to,whichexaminesissuesof his 2004Sundanceaward-winningnarrativefilm, Independent filmmakerRodneyEvansscreened 9.5.08 MacDowell Downtown Bongiorno outsideMixterStudio. Filmmakers MarylouTibaldo-BongiornoandJerome an F rancisco School. third-graders atPeterborough Elementary Sculptor MatthewNorthridge workedwith 10.08 at ConValHighSchool. clips fromherfilmElectionDaytoseveralclasses Documentary filmmakerKatyChevignyshowed 9.30.08 School inRindgeaboutherlifeasaworkingartist. work andtalkedwithstudentsatTheMeeting Visual artistHilaryIronsshowedslidesofher 9.22.08 The WaldenSchool. Yoo metwith,andperformedfor,studentsfrom Paul Moravec,AndrewNormanandSueyoung In SavidgeLibrary,composersCoreyDargel, 7.14.08 at ConValHighSchool. transmission” drawingtechniquetoartstudents Visual artistMorganO’Harataughther“live 6.12.08 Swope readfromawork-in-progress. forest installation.Children’sbookauthorSam Kenworth inherstudiotoviewcardboard Elementary SchoolvisitedvisualartistKathryn A third-gradeclassfromPeterborough 5.30.08 A LittleVicious. screened herAcademyward-nominatedfilm, ConVal HighSchoolwritingstudentsand Documentary filmmakerImmyHumesmetwith 5.27.08 Elementary School. work withthird-gradersatPeterborough Children’s bookwriterSamwopesharedhis 5.27.08 MacDowell intheSchools

Historical Society’sFourthof Julyflag-raising. Zavatsky gaveaspeechatthe Peterborough Drawing onthewordsofWalt Whitman,poetBill 7.4.08 experience. Library aboutherperspectiveontheresidency Writer AmandaBorozinskispokeattheDublin 6.18.08 Centennial PeterboroughProject,FamilyTree. talk attheSharonArtsCenterabouthisMacDowell Photographer BobbyNeelAdamsgaveagallery 6.6.08 presented herwork. Savidge Library,wherewriterElnaBaker class ofLeadershipNewHampshireinthe Resident DirectorDavidMacyhostedthe2008 5.6.08 O Writer ElnaBakerinStarStudio. ther O utreach

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Outreach Events 15 The MacDowell Colony 16 The MacDowell Colony artists, andsixarchitects. group included57writers, 20visualartists, 17composers, 16filmmakers, 12artists working intheatre, 10interdisciplinary From Mayto October of2008,TheMacDowell Colony welcomed atotal of138artists from 29states andfour countries. This New York,NY Dave Eggr, New York,NY Louise Despont, Brooklyn, NY visual artist Blane DeSt.Croix, New York,NY Christina Davi, Brooklyn, NY Corey Dargel, Los Angeles,CA visual artist Nathan Dilowcz, New York,NY Sebastian Currier, Greenwood, VA Nathan Currier, New York,NY Robyn Creswell, Brooklyn, NY Jem Cohen, Brooklyn, NY Andrea Codrington, Peekskill, NY Suzanne Clary, Amherst, M Catherine Ciepiela, Brooklyn, NY Katy Chevigny, Culver ity,CA L.M. KitCarson, Emeryville, CA visual artist Jerry Carnigli, New York,NY Peter Cameron, New York,NY Joseph Caldwll, Lake Wales,F Susan Butler, Portland, OR interdisciplinary artist Peter Burr, Manhattan, KS Larry Bowne, Rindge, NH Amanda Borozinski, Newark, J filmmaker Jerome Bongiorno, Saint Cloud,MN Christopher Bolin, Brooklyn, NY Anna Boden, New York,NY visual artist Suzanne Bocanegra, Iowa City,IA Stephen Bloom, Jackson Heights,NY Ryan Berg, Tacoma, WA Rick Barot, New York,NY Elna Baker, Brooklyn, NY interdisciplinary artist Kevin Augustie, Brooklyn, NY Sar Asselin, Brooklyn, NY Donald Antrim, Kingston, NY Dorthy Albertini,

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