MacDowell Colony

The MacDowell Colony "is designed to facilitate a balance between a focus on work and interdisciplinary interaction. Private studios are available to artists 24 hours a day along with the dining and recreation rooms at Colony Hall, providing an environment adaptable to each individual's needs. To ensure the autonomy and privacy of all Colonists, no one may visit a studio without an invitation. Breakfast and dinner are served in the dining room while lunch is delivered to each studio. After dinner, occasional presentations are a traditional, elective part of the stimulating and supportive environment. Readings, slide shows, open studios, and informal performances allow Colonists to become acquainted with and inspired by one another's work. Friendships established among artists-in-residence often lead to collaborations and connections beyond the Colony.

"The maximum length of residence is two months; an average stay is four weeks. There are between 20 and 30 artists at MacDowell at any given time; arrivals and departures are ongoing." 

Supporters
$10,000 and over [Annual Report] (for other see full pdf)
 * William N. Banks
 * Eleanor Briggs
 * Mary and Robert Carswell
 * Anne Cox Chambers
 * DuBose and Dorothy Heyward
 * Memorial Fund
 * Brandon Fradd
 * John Hargraves and Nancy Newcomb
 * Drue Heinz
 * Pamela Johnson
 * J. Paul Getty Trust
 * Evelyn Stefansson Nef
 * Stephanie and Robert Olmsted
 * Bill and Maria Spears
 * Rick and Terry Stone
 * Ilse G. Traulsen
 * Helen S. Tucker/Gramercy Park Foundation

Directors
Source
 * Robert MacNeil - Chairman
 * Carter Wiseman - President
 * William N. Banks - Vice Chairmen
 * Drue Heinz - Vice Chairmen
 * Evelyn Stefansson Nef - Vice Chairmen
 * Gerald J. Gartner - Treasurer
 * Helen S. Tucker - Secretary
 * Cheryl Young - Assistant Secretary
 * Jane Alexander
 * Susan Davenport Austin
 * William N. Banks
 * David Baum
 * Robert Beaser
 * Varujan Boghosian
 * Eleanor Briggs
 * Barbara K. Bristol
 * Ken Burns
 * Peter Cameron
 * Mary Carswell
 * Anne Cox Chambers
 * Alexander Cortesi
 * Nicholas Dawidoff
 * David Del Tredici
 * Mrs. Arthur A. Feder
 * Mrs. Nicholas L.D. Firth
 * Mrs. Robert Forbes
 * David V. Foster
 * Mary Garland
 * Vartan Gregorian
 * Elizabeth Hardwick
 * John Hargraves
 * Larry Harris
 * Mrs. Drue Heinz
 * David W. Heleniak
 * Dan Hurlin
 * Julia Jacquette
 * Jytte Jensen
 * Verlyn Klinkenborg
 * Carol Krinsky
 * Monica Lehner
 * Tania Leon
 * Louise Eastman Loening
 * Scott Manning
 * George M. Nicholson
 * Richard Oldenburg
 * Robert Olmsted
 * Olivia Parker
 * Thomas Putnam
 * Peter C. Read
 * Leslie Robertson
 * Jeff L. Rosenheim
 * Amy Baker Sandback
 * Alvin Singleton
 * Susan Sollins-Brown
 * Martha Southgate
 * Charles F. Stone III
 * Robert Storr
 * Ilse Traulsen
 * James Trowbridge
 * Mac Wellman
 * Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
 * Mrs. David F. Putnam - Director Emerita
 * Cheryl Young - Executive Director
 * David Macy - Resident Director

Contact

 * Web: http://www.macdowellcolony.org