Organization: THE MACDOWELL COLONY INC
Mission: MACDOWELL NURTURES THE ARTS BY OFFERING CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS OF THE HIGHEST TALENT AN INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO PRODUCE ENDURING WORKS OF IMAGINATION. WE WELCOME ARTISTS ENGAGING IN THE BROADEST SPECTRUM OF ARTISTIC PRACTICE, AND INVESTIGATING AN UNLIMITED ARRAY OF INQUIRIES AND CONCERNS. WE APPLY THE SAME EGALITARIAN STANDARDS FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE MACDOWELL EITHER IN A STAFF, VOLUNTEER, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. MACDOWELL PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS TO SOME 300 ARTISTS A YEAR, WHO RECEIVE ROOM, BOARD, AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF A STUDIO FOR UP TO TWO MONTHS AMIDST A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PEERS.
Activities: APPLICATION IS OPEN TO ALL ARTISTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS STUDENTS. THE SOLE CRITERION FOR ACCEPTANCE IS THE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE OF THE APPLICATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE ADMISSIONS PANELS. MACDOWELL DEFINES ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN A PLURALISTIC AND INCLUSIVE WAY, ENCOURAGING APPLICATIONS FROM EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS ALIKE REPRESENTING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND DEMOGRAPHICS. FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY A PEER PANEL REVIEW PROCESS WITH THE AIM OF IDENTIFYING THE MOST PROMISING PROJECTS. WHILE IN RESIDENCE ARTISTS RECEIVE ROOM, BOARD, AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF A STUDIO FOR UP TO TWO MONTHS. ALL ARTISTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING TO AND FROM MACDOWELL. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND STIPENDS OF UP TO $2,500 ARE AWARDED BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, PUBLICATION, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, MACDOWELL INCREASES UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND ITS VALUE TO THE PUBLIC. FOUNDED IN 1907, MACDOWELL WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS IN 1997 FOR "NURTURING & INSPIRING MANY OF THE CENTURY'S FINEST ARTISTS".
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations