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IN THIS ISSUE THIS IN Vol. 46, No. 1\Summer 2017 1\Summer No. 46, Vol. SUMMER 2017 • THE MACDOWELL COLONY 2 New ChelseaOfficesforMacDowell MacDowell FellowsinNewYork Cityalone,andthousandsofsupporterswhowehope willvisit. in wonderfulwaysthelast 110yearsrequiringmorestaffandvolunteers.There are morethan1,500 East 81stStreetoffice,expandingitin1997to1,000sq. ft.MacDowell’scapacitytohelpartistshasgrown West 58thStreetfollowedbyfourat680ParkAvenue theAmericasSociety.In1981,wepurchasedour Academy ofDesignat1083FifthAvenuewhereweremained until1973.Wethenspenttwoyearson around theU.S.TheNYClubdisbandedin1942,and1944, MacDowellmovedtoofficesatTheNational 29 years.TheColonywasbuiltwithsupportfromNewYork Clubmembersandmorethan300clubs for exhibitionsandpresentationsuntil1924whenamove to166East73rdprovidedahomeforanother Marian MacDowellcenter-left).Clubmembershipgrewto 600withinafewyearsandthelocationworked Street, remainingthereuntil1911whenitpurchasedquarters at108West55th(picturedabovewith Hall in1905.By1909,theClubwasgrantedstudiospace atTheMetropolitanOperaHouseonWest39th organization withrootsfirmlyinNewYorkCity.TheMacDowell ClubofNewYorkfirstmetatCarnegie by theboardanddonorswhosawopportunityasanaturalnextstepforColony,national and muchgreatervisibilityaccessforartiststhecommunityatlarge.Thepurchasewasembraced provide reliefwithalmostfourtimesthespaceforworkstations,meetings,presentationsandexhibitions, last 35yearsat163East81stStreettonewoffices521West23rdinChelsea.Thelocationwill MacDowell’s NewYork-basedstaffof10willbemovingthisAugustfromtheircrampedquartersforthe Artists Board President Andrew Senchak Cheryl withResidentDirectorDavidMacy Cheryl A.Young, autumn. Edward MacDowellMedalist,andbesuretostopbyourManhattanofficesonWest23rdStreetthis members: StaceyBosworth,AndrewZimmerman,andJanKingsbury. and thatabundancedoesn’tendattheboardlevel.Wearehappytointroducethreeofneweststaff support toreflectthediversityofourartists. our presenceinNewYorkandnationallynewsignificantways,broadeningcommunityof are thrilledtobeworkingwithAndytowardasharedvisionofmakingMacDowellsustainable,expanding service ontheboardofNationalSeptember11Memorial&Museummakehimawonderfulchoice.We the LibraryDesign,Nominating,andExecutivecommittees,hisdistinguishedcareerinfinance clear Susanwasgoingtobeahardactfollow.Andy’sdeepengagementwithMacDowellsince2007,on 2010, guidingnewfundraisingstrategies,andtheHerculeansearchforquartersinNewYork.Itwas advances, beginningwiththetransitionofchairmanshipfromRobertMacNeiltoMichaelChabonin An AbundanceofTalent LETTER FROMTHEDIRECTOR ❱❱

NEW FACES: Finally, we hope you will join us at Medal Day on August 13th to honor David Lynch as the 58th Finally, wehopeyouwilljoinusatMedalDayonAugust13thtohonorDavidLynchasthe58th We’ve beenspoiledatMacDowellbythetalentedpeoplewe’veblessedtohaveworkingamongus, Executive Director Development Director of Stacey Bosworth Administrator Human Resources Financial and Zimmerman Andrew of its 65 directors are artists. In May we elected Andy Senchak of its65directorsareartists.InMayweelectedAndySenchak deeply engagedinmakingMacDowellthebestitcanbe.Half support ofsomany. than 300fellowships–anewrecordowingtothegenerous are especiallyproudthatthisyearwewereabletoawardmore published, produced,exhibited,performed,andenjoyed!We From theTonysto Davenport Austin. Susan presided over some amazing Davenport Austin.Susanpresidedoversomeamazing as boardpresidentfollowingonthesix-yeartenureofSusan

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Cook Jan Kingsbury Times , work by Fellows is being , workbyFellowsisbeing Rebecca Taichman award forRogersanda (07) wontheBestPlay Oslo they fared: nominations! Herearetheshowsandhow eight playsthatcollectivelyearned54Tony handed outtoFellowworkfromamong on June11.Theywereamong10awards Lien J.T. Rogers Just beforegoingtopresswelearnedthat Receive TonyAwards Taichman, MimiLien J.T. Rogers,Rebecca influenced orchestralwork.” piece a“rollicking,gaming- The NewYorkTimes recording oftheworkin2015. BMOP releasedanacclaimed Play Orchestra Project(BMOP). by theBostonModern piece commissioned composition $100,000, wasawardedtoNorman’s in lateNovember.Theprize,whichincludes Composition bytheUniversityofLouisville won the2017GrawemeyerAwardforMusic Composer Andrew Norman Grawemeyer AwardGoesto earned sevennominations. Frankel 11), War Paint Best BookofaMusicalforRubin. Rubin Groundhog Day,theMusical Lapine Falsettos earned twonominations. Anastasia nominations. Yonkers” earnedfourTonyAwardsamong11 (9x 24-53)shortstory“TheMerchantof Hello, Dolly Score byMalloy,amongthem. Orchestrations, BestBook,andOriginal Design. Itearned12nominations,Best Musical for two Tonys,includingBestScenicDesignofa book andmusicby Natasha, PierreandtheGreatCometof1812 play whileatMacDowell. Lighting Design.Thepaircollaboratedonthe a Playfor three nominations.ItwonBestDirectionof Vogel Indecent seven nominations. Role award.Itearned Best ActorinaFeatured Michael Korie , by premiered in 2013 and premiered in2013and picked upindividualTonyAwards (5x82-11)earned (11)earned7nominations,including (6x01-09)earnedfivenominations. , by (98,05,11),whileatMacDowell J.T. Rogers , directedbyandbook , bookby , createdby Rebecca Taichman , basedonthe Andrew Norman , Mimi Lien Rebecca Taichman Paula Play , a 47-minute orchestral , a47-minuteorchestral (left) called the calledthe Terrence McNally (10x86-11),and

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DEAN HURLEY Wild atHeart David Lynch Filmography: Day CorporatePartner theLincolnFinancial Foundation. residence beginat2p.m. andendat5p.m. (More informationcanbefoundat on Colonygrounds by pre-ordering orbringingtheirown. Open studioshostedby MacDowell artists-in- New Hampshire. It istheonedayeachyear theColonyisopentopublic.Guests canenjoy picniclunches 13, 2017,beginningat12:15p.m. atThe MacDowell Colonygrounds at100 High Street in Peterborough, Director Young, Cheryl andResident Director David Macy. The ceremony willtakeplaceon Sunday, August McKenna, isnotexpectedtoattend. I couldnotbemore thrilledormore satisfied by Lynch’s selection.” Chairman oftheBoard ofMacDowell, whoseFellows have beenrewiring brainsallover theworldfor110years, director ofthe indicate anentire worldview, butwhenwe saysomethingis‘Lynchian’ knows everyone whatwe mean.” Selection Panel anda2006MacDowell Fellow. “There are notmanydirectors whosenameshave cometo in aseatatthePittsburgh Playhouse, sometimein1980or’81,atamidnightshowing of said Chabon.“As alongtimefanofhiswork—from themomenthefirsttook over myneuralpathwaysasIsat the world,andforpast40years thework ofDavid Lynch hasbeenmessingwithourcollective minds,” Media; andJosh Siegel, curatorofThe Museum of Modern Art’s filmdepartment. Film Festival andformer Joining Turan ontheselectionpanelwere David Ansen,seniorprogrammer atthePalm Springs International Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public andThe Greatest Theater Story Ever Told, the MacDowell medal,” saidauthorandfilmcritic before andafterhisbreakout dedicationmadehimanaturalchoicefor films,andthatwide-rangingartistic American culture. centers, hasawarded whohasmadeanoutstandingcontributionto themedalannuallysince1960to anartist Betye Saar (2014),and Toni Morrison (2016).MacDowell, oneofthenation’s arts leadingcontemporary Stan Brakhage (1989),Joan Didion (1996),ChuckJones (1997),LesBlank (2007),Stephen Sondheim (2013), he joinspastmedalrecipients suchasAaron Copland(1961),Robert Frost (1962),Georgia O’Keeffe (1972), and cinema, providing contextfortheaward. host andjournalistLynch biographer 13 atThe MacDowell Colonyin Peterborough. Author and MacDowell Chairman This year’s Medal Day celebrationwillhonorfilmmaker David Lynchduringa free publicceremony on August 2017 EdwardMacDowellMedalist Filmmaker DavidLynchNamed Mulholland Dr. There isnochargetoattend Medal Day. ofarts event ismadepossiblewiththe support Thispublic Medal Chabon willpresent theMedal alongwithMacDowell Board President Andrew M.Senchak, Executive Lynch, documentary subjectofthenew Turan isfilmcriticfor “Great reconfigures art of your brain,permanentlyaltering thecircuitry your wayoflookingatandseeing “David Lynch isnotonlyagiftedfilmmaker, he’s worked asacommittedpainterandphotographerboth Lynch iswell known asthemaker ofsuchfilmsas Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1990), Los Angeles TimesLos (2001),and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Newsweek

the INLAND EMPIRE INLAND Eraserhead Los Angeles TimesLos BookPrizes. His mostrecent booksare filmcritic;LauraKim,seniorvicepresident offilmmarketing at Participant . Asrecipient ofthe58thannualEdward MacDowell Medal intheArts, (1977), Kristine McKennaKristine David Lynch: The Art Life and National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” aswell asthe (2006). The Elephant Man Kenneth Turan (1992), Eraserhead Lost Highway will speakaboutLynch andhiscontributionsto , The (1980), , chairoftheEdward MacDowell Medal

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BRIAN SARGENT PHOTO SARGENT BRIAN Events SUMMER 2017 • THE MACDOWELL COLONY 7 SUMMER 2017 • THE MACDOWELL COLONY 8 E-mail: Websites: Fax: 212-737-3803 Telephone: 212-535-9690 New York,NY10028 163 East81stStreet Administrative office: Fax: 603-924-9142 Telephone: 603-924-3886 Peterborough, NH03458 100 HighStreet The MacDowellColonyislocatedat newsletter portablemacdowell.org macdowellcolony.org Davidson, NC JOELLE DIETRICK,VisualArtist Claremont, CA IAN DICKE,Composer Gambier, OH JAQUIRA DIAZ,Writer Chicago, IL PHILIP DAWKINS,TheatreArtist Brooklyn, NY LISA CORINNEDAVIS,VisualArtist Cambridge, MA CHRISTINA DAVIS,Writer Yulan, NY BIZZY COY,TheatreArtist New York,NY KIA CORTHRON,TheatreArtist Chicago, IL KELLI CONNELL,VisualArtist New York,NY CATHERINE CHUNG,Writer Lakeville, CT SHARON CHARDE,Writer Brooklyn, NY ESSIE CHAMBERS,Writer Mobile, AL MARGARET BROWN,Film/VideoArtist Casco, ME GREGORY BROWN,Writer Branford, CT AMY BLOOM,Writer Providence, RI AMY BEECHER,InterdisciplinaryArtist Chicago, IL ANNE BEAL,Film/VideoArtist Brooklyn, NY IVY BALDWIN,InterdisciplinaryArtist New YorkCity,NY ALICE ATTIE,VisualArtist Brooktondale, NY BRIAN ARNOLD,VisualArtist Providence, RI KIRSTIN ALLIO,Writer New York,NY SANDRA ALLEN,Writer Astoria, NY ALEX ABRAMOVICH,Writer 19 film/videoartists,14composers,11interdisciplinaryartists,andtwoarchitects. welcomed 152artistsfrom28statesandninecountries,including63writers,23visualartists,20theatre the careandfeedingofartists,hasresultedinarecord304fellowships2016.FromNovember2016throughApril2017,we MacDowell’s holisticapproachtoitsprogram,fromstudiorenovationsstaffingexpandingcommunityengagement Red Hook,NY REBECCA GODFREY,Writer Astoria, NY KEELAY GIPSON,TheatreArtist Sharon, MA JOHN GIANVITO,Film/VideoArtist Houston, TX FRANCESCA FUCHS,VisualArtist Philadelphia, PA COLETTE FU,VisualArtist Minneapolis, MN SALLY FRANSON,Writer Seattle, WA ELLEN FORNEY,Writer Montclair, NJ DIONNE FORD,Writer Staunton, VA SAMAR FITZGERALD,Writer Brooklyn, NY JIM FINDLAY,TheatreArtist New York,NY ELISE ENGLER,VisualArtist Thornton, CO ANDREA DUPREE,Writer Flemington, NJ HUGO DOSSANTOS,Writer New York,NY TRAVIS DORSEY,Writer Brooklyn, NY KRISTIN DOMBEK,Writer ❱❱ FELLOWSHIPS @ macdowellcolony.org

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