The MacDowell Colony

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The Mission

Message from the Chairman

Report from the President and Executive Director

Artists-in-Residence

Colony Fellows Executive Committee

MacDowell in the Community

Events

The Edward MacDowell Medal and Medal Day

Gifts for Residencies and Studios

The MacDowell Circle Contributors

Message from the Treasurer

Board and Staff

A Gift to MacDowell

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(clockwise from top left) Composer Andrew Lee, Interdisciplinary artist

Denise Marika, and Architects Lorella Di Cinto and Jonsara Ruth

front cover (clockwise from top right) Fiction writer John Dalton, Composer

Amelia Kaplan, Filmmaker Kevin Everson, and Painter Katharine Kuharic

In 1907, the Colony was founded

by American composer Edward

MacDowell and Marian MacDowell,

his wife. Since its inception, more than

5,500 women and men of exceptional

ability have come to the Colony in

Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Situated on 450 acres of woodlands

and fields, the Colony has 32 studios.

It is listed in the National Register of

Historic Places and is a National

Historic Landmark.

Works of art conceived, developed,

and completed during residencies at

MacDowell have added immeasurably

to our country’s cultural life. In 1997,

The MacDowell Colony was awarded

the National Medal of Arts for “nurtur-

ing and inspiring many of this century’s

finest artists.”

More than 240 creative artists come to

the Colony each year from all parts of

the United States and abroad. Anyone

may apply. The sole criterion for

acceptance is talent as judged by a

juried committee in the applicant’s

discipline. A residency lasts from two

weeks to two months. Accepted artists

are given a private studio in which to

work, as well as room and all meals.

There are no residency fees. The

Colony encourages artists from all

backgrounds to apply and does not

discriminate on the basis of age, race,

handicap, sex, religion, marital status,

or national origin.

To continue to provide an ideal working

place for gifted artists, The MacDowell

Colony depends upon public interest

and generosity and is very grateful to

the many friends who have given

their support.

THE MISS ION

The MacDowell Colony nur tures the ar ts by offering creative individualsof the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produceenduring works of imagination.

(clockwise from top left) Fiction writer Frances Hwang, Composer Yaron Gottfried,

Visual artist Georgia Metz, and Interdisciplinary artist Adam Frelin

Robert MacNeil

Chairman

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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As someone who toiled in the vineyards of television for many years, I find myself

increasingly dismayed by the tabloidizing of our principal national medium. What are

the marks of the tabloid? They are: ridiculous magnification of the trite, sensationalism,

mawkish sentimentality, and competitive patriotism — all for marketing purposes, of

course, but some with an undergarment of political intent.

This summer more than ever I feel the need for a corrective to weigh our values in

more accurate scales; to uncheapen the currency of national feelings; to throw out the

counterfeit currency of false emotion and distorted emphasis. More than ever we need

minds uninfected by the marketplace, to put ideas back into some sane hierarchies of

importance. More than ever we need our artists for minds free of cant, free of slogans.

So, more than ever, we need places that nurture artists and such a place — pre-eminently,

we think — is MacDowell.

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

After working together through many seasons, the MacDowell staff and board

have found a rhythm and momentum that propels us smoothly through the

crests of activity and the calm of windless days. The many activities that filled

the past twelve months are described in the following pages. The lulls, mis-

leadingly named, may not be visible in these pages but deserve mention, as

the thinking done during them drives the activities we undertake.

While conducting our business as usual — providing residencies to more than 250

artists, managing budgets, processing applications, convening panels, con-

ducting outreach, communicating with our supporters, refurbishing the plant,

and raising funds — this year we engaged in a series of planning sessions in

preparation for exciting things to come. Small groups met throughout the year

to discuss long-range plans for the residency program, and to forecast the

funding needed to carry out our vision. After myriad discussions with artists,

consultants, and supporters, we landed on our feet with a single overriding

goal: quality. This is nothing new in the context of a program that has been

driven by that goal since its inception. However, it was refreshing to focus

once again on why we value it and how we achieve it.

We begin by sharing two insights gleaned from dialogue with MacDowell

artists that provide context for MacDowell and its role. Early in the year we

welcomed a journalist from The Christian Science Monitor who wanted to

talk with artists-in-residence about why they come to MacDowell and

whether they felt things were better or worse for artists in 2004 than they had

been in the past. We quickly realized that times were never easy for artists;

MacDowell’s very existence was born out of need and the growth in the field

of residency programs ever since the Colony’s inception underscores this

perennial truth. One might think it would dampen the motivations of even

the most committed artists, but during a roundtable discussion, poet Gail

Taylor suggested that the inability of artists to survive on the profit of their

work is not a total loss because they will bring their creative way of thinking

to the general workplace; they will infiltrate society from within. MacDowell

provides the window of time to be an artist. As our year ended, we gained

insight from another discussion. Playwright Mac Wellman, participating in a

MacDowell Salon event, lamented the fact that dialogue about art is isolated

to places like MacDowell. Aside from occasions in academia, and those are

often restricted to a single department, there is little opportunity in the arts

community for cross-disciplinary dialogue, the value of which was Edward

MacDowell’s most firmly held belief. The Colony provides a chance for these

cultural conversations to take place.

Often the site of such dialogue, MacDowell’s Eugene Coleman Savidge

Library has been undergoing a transformation. Over the past several years,

we have catalogued the collection of works by Colony Fellows totaling 9,020

items and growing. Martha Moore began her tenure as our first permanent

part-time librarian. Her main task is to continue to improve the library and

to catalog new work as it is donated. As a result of this attention, we are

creating a system for accessing visual artists’ slides for resident artists to

browse, and an Internet workstation is now in place for research purposes.

Owing to the productivity and generosity of Colony Fellows, who are

increasingly donating examples of their work, we now know that the shelf

space will be entirely filled in a year and a half. Our library expansion plans

are underway.

The centennial steering committee headed by Tom Putnam has recruited a

virtual army of leaders who met throughout the year to propose celebratory

activities in 2007 and discuss the broader value of such a celebration. With

a national centennial celebration, we seek to raise awareness of the value of

creative artists and the arts nationally through our events and communications.

To that end, we welcomed Anne Stark this April as our centennial coordinator.

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Carter Wiseman Cheryl A. Young

President Executive Director

Mary Carswell led an invigorating meeting with new board members in

November to explore long-range planning. Gerry Gartner gathered together

the financial team for its second annual retreat to analyze and forecast our

financial position. We welcomed development consultant, Victoria Jones

Neill, to the conversation and began the first phase of planning for a campaign

that will address capital and endowment needs.

With quality ever in mind, we expanded our formal assessment of the

residency program. Are we reaching the most talented artists from around

the country? Are we keeping up with and anticipating the changing needs

of artists? In the fall, Dan Hurlin, chairman of the Admissions Committee

convened a joint meeting of advisors in all disciplines to consider how

MacDowell is perceived and what its challenges are for the future. Later in

the year, we held the first in an on-going series of discipline-specific meetings.

Amid statistics and anecdotes, the conclusion emerged that, while the peer-

panel system is functioning well, there are opportunities for improvement.

We would like to attract more applicants in playwriting and architecture,

reach a broader geographic base, and encourage more applications from

interdisciplinary artists and those taking risks with new forms.

Finally, we gratefully acknowledge resident director David Macy for his

careful attention to the day-to-day operation of MacDowell and we commend

all the MacDowell staff for their dedication. Our communication and

fundraising offices have performed outstandingly well this year. In April,

Brendan Tapley was promoted to communications director and began the

challenging task of connecting the thousands of Fellows to create an ener-

gized community in support of our common goals. In addition to including

more artists’ voices in the newsletter, the web site has been upgraded to

include a calendar, links to Colony Fellow home pages, and a Colony Fellows

Executive Committee section. A new listserv and e-news service has been

launched. The development team led by Wendy Belser has done an outstanding

job of expanding and energizing our support base. In addition to organizing the

annual New York benefit, which honored Wynn Kramarsky and yielded

unprecedented revenue to support artists’ fellowships, development staff

collaborated with a newly formed committee in New Hampshire to produce

a wonderfully successful benefit last September featuring board member

Ken Burns. Bequests, which have been a crucial source of funds throughout

MacDowell’s history, were received from board member Patricia Hartung and

two artists, Colony Fellow Kent Kennan and poet James Merrill. These thought-

ful gifts allow MacDowell to do more than just business as usual; they reinforce

both our resolve and ability to move MacDowell and the arts forward.

To our outgoing board members — Paul Byard, Randall Kenan, and Libby

Larsen — we extend our warmest thanks for your time, advice, and gifts.

We welcome new board members Dan Froot, Jytte Jensen, and Jeff Rosenheim

and note the passing of beloved board member Mrs. Ernest S. “Red” Heller.

Thank you to all who have helped to make this year such a good one.

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Brenda Brown, Gainsville, FL, worked on

a book, Time and Gardens. A 2003 Rome

Prize Finalist in landscape architecture,

she was chair of the committee that orga-

nized the traveling exhibit Eco-recoveryDesign: Nature Constricted/Nature Revealedand edited its catalog.

Lorella Di Cinto, Toronto, Ontario, com-

pleted two critical essays exploring the

urban condition of East Detroit. She also

completed the final version of her artist

statement for the Drawing Center, NYC.

Her drawing installation entitled SurfacePull was exhibited at the Drawing Center

in 2003.

John Keenen, New York, NY, was com-

pleting work on Skyway, a short film about

the Pulaski Skyway in New Jersey. He

recently completed a residency at the

Wexner Center for Art and Technology in

Columbus, OH. He is a practicing architect

and partner in the NYC firm Keenen/Riley.

Mark Robbins, Washington, DC, contin-

ued working on Households, which com-

bines images of the body, the domestic

interior, and the neighborhood. Through

multi-paneled photographic collages and

the exploration of over forty homes and

several summer communities, he explores

the ideas of public space and American

social life.

Jonsara Ruth, Brooklyn, NY, in conjunc-

tion with Lorella Di Cinto, worked on

compiling a collection of memoirs and

images from their experience working in

a vacant house in Detroit.

Bret Battey, Seattle, WA, completed

development on the Pitch Curve Analysis

and Composition system, a computer

tool for composing and rendering pitch

curves and ornaments.

Kevin Beavers, Athens, WV, completed

work on Acrobat, a commissioned com-

position for vocal soloist, chorus, and

orchestra, to be premiered by the

California Symphony in 2004.

Elizabeth Brown, Brooklyn, NY, completed

Detour for flute, violin, cello, and dan

bau (Vietnamese monochord). Newband

will premiere the piece in 2004 in NYC.

Her CD Blue Minor: Chamber Music byElizabeth Brown was recently released on

Albany Records.

Dorothy Chang, Vancouver, BC, completed

Embers, a work commissioned by

Chamber Music America for Ensemble

Music from China. She also worked on a

chamber concerto for percussionist Steve

Houghton, that premiered in 2003.

William Coble, Chicago, IL, worked on a

concertino for piano, strings, and com-

puter. In the past year he has had pre-

mieres by the Richmond Symphony, the

Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Eighth

Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and the New

York New Music Ensemble. He won a 2003

grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.

Sebastian Currier, New York, NY,

worked on a chamber piece commissioned

by Meet the Composer for the Copland

House Chamber Players. It will be pre-

miered at the Princeton Institute for

Advanced Studies in 2004. He also wrote

a piece, R.E.M., for the Elements Quartet.

Richard Danielpour, New York, NY, was

completing Act I of Margaret Garner,

which has been commissioned by the

opera companies of Detroit, Cincinnati,

and Philadelphia. The libretto is by Toni

Morrison, and the opera will be directed

by Tazwell Thompson. It will receive its

world premiere in 2005.

Paul Elwood, Brevard, NC, completed the

piano reduction of his concerto for piano

and concert band in three movements. His

composition Circo de Maontes, Teatro de lasNubes was released in 2003 by Ensemble

Signos of Mexico City.

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COMPOSERS

The Colony continues to attract the highest caliber of professional ar tists inthe country and abroad. More than 1500 ar tists applied to MacDowell, fromall over the country and abroad, during the period between April 2003 andMarch 2004. Six panels met three times during the year to select 253 ar tiststo receive residencies: 5 architects, 32 composers, 23 film and videomakers,21 interdisciplinary ar tists, 45 visual ar tists, and 127 writers. They came from 30 states and 11 countries. Their projects at MacDowell and recentaccomplishments are described here.

ARTISTS- IN-RESIDENCE

ARCHITECTS

Architect Brenda Brown

Danny Felsenfeld, New York, NY, con-

tinued work on his opera, The Last ofManhattan, which was workshopped at

The Kitchen, NYC this spring. His cantata,

Summer and All it Brings, will be featured

on NYC Opera’s 2004 American

Composers Showcase.

Stacy Garrop, Chicago, IL, worked on,

Double Trouble for two violins and piano,

which the Callisto Ensemble will pre-

miere in Chicago in 2004. In 2004 she

will serve as composer-in-residence in

the Left Chamber Music Series, Chicago.

Yaron Gottfried, Kfar-Saba, Israel, con-

tinued working on a composition com-

missioned by the Jerusalem Music Center

entitled, Concerto for Percussion duo-Percaduo. This piece premiered with the

Israel Kibbutz Orchestra in 2004 as part

of a multi-media concert series.

Robin Heifetz, Van Nuys, CA, recently

completed a commissioned work Caughtin the Glare for alto saxophone and prere-

corded electronics. The piece received its

premiere during the World Saxophone

Congress XIII in Minneapolis in 2003,

and will appear on Electroshock Records

in 2004.

Mike Holober, Nyack, NY, composed two

works for jazz orchestra, Roc (sic) and a SoftPlace and Twist and Turn for performances

surrounding the 2004 release of the

Gotham Jazz Orchestra’s first recording,

Thought Trains. His jazz quintet recording

Canyon was released in 2003.

Edward Knight, Oklahoma City, OK,

wrote and orchestrated three songs. One

is part of an animation project based on

creation myths. The other two are for

Israeli singer Ariela Kalif-Carmi. He also

started work on a clarinet and marimba

piece commissioned by Chad Burrow

and David Steffens.

Jan Krzywicki, Philadelphia, PA, com-

posed Alchemy for solo piano, a commis-

sion for James Cook for premiere in 2004

at Illinois Wesleyan Univ. He edited StarSongs for publication by Theodore

Presser Co., which was composed during

a residency at the Colony in 2002, and

completed a piano reduction of his

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra for Tuba-

Euphonium Press.

Andrew McKenna Lee, Astoria, NY, com-

pleted two new chamber works, that pre-

miered in 2003 at the Norfolk Chamber

Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival.

Paul Yeon Lee, Bayside, NY, worked on

Ballade No. 1 for Orchestra, which was

commissioned and will be premiered by

the American Composers Orchestra at

Carnegie Hall in the 2004-2005 season.

He has also begun drafting a percussion

quartet piece Echoes of the Night.

Paul Moravec, New York, NY, completed,

Chamber Symphony, commissioned and

premiered in 2003 by the Bridgehampton

Music Festival, as well as several songs

and Concerto for Oboe & Strings, premier-

ing in the 2003-04 season by Bert

Lucaerlli and SONYC.

Richard Nelson, Brunswick, ME, worked

on a piece for a large mixed ensemble

commissioned by the Univ. of Maine at

Augusta, which will draw heavily on

both jazz and traditional music traditions.

Tarik O’Regan, Oxford, UK, began work

on his chamber opera, Heart of Darkness,

while concurrently completing a choral

work commission from the BBC. He took

up a Fulbright Chester Schirmer

Fellowship at Columbia Univ. in 2004.

Seung-ah Oh, Den Haag, The

Netherlands, completed a piece for the

flute, bass-clarinet, and piano, which will

be premiered by the KAIDA Trio in the

Netherlands in 2004. She also started a

research project and developed a concept

for an opera based on a 16th century

Korean Geisha, Hwang Jin-I.

Robert Paterson, New York, NY, worked

on Wind Quintet that was premiered by

Ariel Winds during the 2003-04 season.

He also wrote a new orchestral piece,

Electric Lines.

Richard Peaslee, New York, NY, worked

on the completion of the piano/vocal

score of a musical theatre work MobyDick. Recent works include the score for

Vienna Lusthaus Revisited and the music

for a dance piece, The Four Temperamentscommissioned by Pilobolus.

Jonathan Pieslak, New York, NY, began

work on a commission for the Plainfield

Symphony Orchestra. The work was

commissioned through the Jerome

Foundation and the American Composers

Forum, and will be premiered during the

2004-2005 season.

Bobby Previte, New York, NY, worked

on his new composition, Requiem for aFallen Country.

David Rakowski, Maynard, MA, worked

on Dream Symphony for premiere by the

New England String Ensemble. His

Etudes Vol. 1 was recently released on

Bridge Records, and Vol. 2 was recorded

for future release on Bridge. He recently

received his second Fromm Foundation

commission to write Etudes, Book V.

Lucia Ronchetti, Rome, Italy, worked on

a chamber opera for voices, instruments,

and live electronics, which will be created

in Berlin, and produced by the

Elektronisches Studio der Technishen

Universitat. Her last composition,

Hombre de Mucha Gravedad, was commis-

sioned by Neue Vocalsolisten and Arditti

Quartet and performed at the 2003

Festival Musica in Strasbourg.

Alex Shapiro, Malibu, CA, worked on a

flute quartet commissioned by the

California Association of Professional

Music Teachers; it was premiered by the

LA Flute Quartet in 2004. Her three-

movement work inspired by the events

of 9/11, will appear on pianist Teresa

McCollough’s upcoming CD Music forHammers and Sticks.

Alvin Singleton, Atlanta, GA, completed

Ishirini for two violins that premiered in

2003 at Music from Angel Fire Festival in

NM. He also worked on When Given aChoice, an orchestral piece that premiered

in 2004 at Carnegie Hall by the American

Composers Orchestra.

Lawrence Leighton Smith, Colorado

Springs, CO, wrote a sonata for flute

and piano.

Composer Sebastian Currier

[ ]MacDowell provided an environment that nurtured my creative process

with essentials that I didn’t even know were necessary.

- Architect Jonsara Ruth

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Soonjung Suh, Los Angeles, CA, com-

pleted his Piano Concerto, which was pre-

miered by the Manhattan Composers

Orchestra in 2003. His orchestra piece,

Yu-Hyum, received the IK-Tae Ahm

Award from the Korea Times in 2002.

Aleksandra Vrebalov, New York, NY,

worked on a piece for Kronos Quartet

and completed a song for mezzo soprano

and two violins based on Hemingway’s

poem “Along with Youth.” Several of her

songs were premiered at Symphony

Space, NYC in 2004.

David Barker, Austin, TX, worked on the

first draft of his feature length screenplay,

The Devils. His first feature film, Afraid ofEverything, premiered at the Sundance

and Rotterdam film festivals.

Jem Cohen, Brooklyn, NY, worked

towards completion of a feature film,

Chain. A version of the project, ChainTimes Three, was recently exhibited by

the MOMA, NYC. Cohen’s films

Benjamin Smoke, Little Flags, and Lost BookFound, recently screened on the

Sundance Channel.

Talaya Delaney, Cambridge, MA, devel-

oped a screenplay for Lowndes County, a

film that she is working on in collaboration

with Kevin Everson. It chronicles the

experience of African-American teenage

school-bus drivers in the late 1950s.

Doug Dubois, Syracuse, NY, worked on

The Vigil, a video installation that will be

shown at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in 2004.

Kevin Everson, Charlottesville, VA,

developed a screenplay for LowndesCounty, a film that he is working on in

collaboration with Tanya Delany. It

chronicles the experience of African-

American teenage school-bus drivers in

the late 1950s.

Tom Gilroy, Brooklyn, NY, completed

the first draft of his screenplay, It’s aBeautiful Day. His new book of haiku,

Volunteer Geraniums, was published by

Soft Skull Press in 2003.

Meredith Holch, East Hardwick, VT,

began work on No Place like Home, an

animated video about asylum seekers in

the U.S., which will premiere at the

International Toy Theater Festival, NYC,

in 2005. Her past work has been broad-

cast on WNET-13’s Reel New York Series.

Simeon Hutner, Los Angeles, CA, com-

pleted his film, My Brother, Nathaniel,about his brother’s experience with severe

mental illness. Life with Sam, a book of

photographs and poems that he collabo-

rated on with his late sister, Liz, was

published in 2003 by Cauankerry Press.

Mike Jones, New York, NY, finished a

feature-length screenplay entitled, Gallo’sLast Days. His fourth screenplay, EvenHard, had its theatrical debut in 2004. It

was directed by Joseph Pierson, who will

also direct his script Miller in 2004.

Marc Kristal, New York, NY, finished the

second draft of his novel Permission and

revised his screenplay, The Miracles.

Kakyoung Lee, Brooklyn, NY, completed

a new animation entitled Sprinkling theCactus, to be shown in her solo show at

Shinsegae Gallery, Korea, in 2004.

Lynn Loo, Singapore, made Taunt and

History, experimental shorts to be shown

in galleries in Washington and Singapore.

She also completed Floating a short

experimental essay film.

Mitch McCabe, Brooklyn, NY, wrote a

new feature film, Frosted Blonde with DarkRoots, the story of a woman trying to

escape from a marriage to the leader of a

religious cult. She also worked on a new

documentary, which will be a follow-up to

her 1995 Sundance Film Playing the Part.

Jonathan Glatzer, Los Angeles, CA, pre-

pared his feature screenplay, Safety Glass,

for a production he will be directing in

and around NH. He has written screen-

plays for Good Machine, Industry

Entertainment, and Warner Brothers.

Megan McLarney, Brooklyn, NY, worked

on a series of multi-monitor, composite

video landscapes, which she shot at the

Colony. She also began a new project of

video portraits of fellow Colonists. She

had her first NYC solo show at Florence

Lynch Gallery in 2002.

David Petersen, New York, NY, presented

his documentary Let The Church Say Amenat the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. His

screenplay Billy and Ray was optioned by

Hobby Films and is planned for produc-

tion in 2005.

Benita Raphan, New York, NY, worked

on grant proposals to continue her series

of experimental short documentaries

called They Were the Future, which are

currently airing on the Sundance

Channel and Showtime.

Luis Recoder, New York, NY, worked on a

series of digital pieces entitled LightAdaptations. A screening of his 16mm films

and film performances, Available Light,was part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial and

the 2003 Rotterdam Film Festival.

Marie Regan, New York, NY, began work

on a new feature screenplay and spent

time editing two experimental video

works: Jet Propulsion/Recirculation and AWestern. Her short film Traveler is currently

showing on the Sundance Channel.

Marcia Rudin, New York, NY, finished

her screenplay, Promised Land and wrote

the first draft of a new screenplay,

Closings. One of her new plays,

Unaccompanied Minor, was a finalist in

the Florida Playwrights Process 2003

contest and received honorable mention

in the Writer’s Digest Competition.

Elisabeth Subrin, Brooklyn, NY, com-

pleted Up, a feature-length screenplay,

written with support from the Sundance

Institute Screenwriter and Filmmaker’s

Labs, as well as The Guggenheim

Foundation and Creative Capital.

Kimi Takesue, New York, NY, worked on a

feature-length screenplay with support

from the Rockefeller Foundation and the

New York State Council on the Arts. Her

new film, Summer of the Serpent, premiered

at the 2004 Rotterdam Film Festival.

Christopher Wilcha, Brooklyn, NY began

work on Garden State, an experimental

documentary about toxic landscapes in

New Jersey. PBS has acquired ten episodes

of Second Hand Stories, his documentary

collaboration with fellow Colonist JohnFreyer. It is scheduled to air in 2005.

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F ILM AND VIDEOMAKERS

Filmmaker Christopher Wilcha

Filmmaker Marie Regan

Shimon Attie, Brooklyn, NY, worked ona commission for the Jewish Museum,NYC to create a media art installation tocommemorate its Centennial in 2004. Heworked on a permanent art installationfor the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration in DC, and on a mono-graph of his work, The History of Another,to be released by Twin Palms Press in 2004.

Jonathan Berger, Brooklyn, NY, worked

on Souvenir, a Prologue, an installation of

23 small-scale roller coaster sculptures,

which documents and explores effects of

disappearing architecture, stemming

from the demolition of the Thunderbolt

roller coaster and Kensington Hotel in

Coney Island. He also worked on Souvenir,

a new large visual theatre work.

Jiyoung Chae, Binghamton, NY, completed

one of her site-specific installations at a

chicken coop on Colony property. She

has been traveling with her works from

other residencies that explore the con-

nections to those communities.

Adam Frelin, St Louis, MO, worked on

the first of a series of models for public

parks. At MacDowell, he created Modelfor Recede Park, a site-specific model/

sculpture, which fit within the trap door

in the floor of his studio.

Ayelet Hadar, Kefar Haroe, Israel, complet-

ed two storyboards and painted props for

several upcoming video art projects: Soldierand a Laughing Girl and Woman and TwoMen by Vermeer. Her previous work,

Vermeer 2003, was featured in a recent

exhibit at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Tana Hargest, New York, NY, continued

work on a project entitled New Negrotopia,

an interactive new media project that

examines the themes of utopian space

and the hegemony of race. It will be pre-

sented as a post-race island resort and

amusement park in which the participant

is invited to become a tourist through

their own racial construction and history.

Dan Hurlin, New York, NY, developed

the text for Hiroshima Maiden, his current

puppet project that premiered in 2004

and is currently touring internationally.

Sabrina Jones, Brooklyn, NY, inked a

six-page comic strip, Chronicles of the NewCrusade, and Life During Wartime. She

also worked on text and drawings from a

graphic history of the Industrial Workers

of the World, on Verso Press, 2005.

George Kimmerling, Brooklyn, NY,

worked on Migration Atlas, an interactive

CD-ROM of his photographic survey along

the Arizona-Mexico border. He had solo

shows at Momenta Art and Bellwether

Gallery, and has exhibited work at P.S.1,

The New Museum for Contemporary Art,

and other venues in the US and abroad.

Franziska Lamprecht, Brooklyn, NY, and

Weimar, Germany, worked on 1.1 AcreFlatscreen, an installation that was shown

at Eyebeam, NYC, in 2003. The piece

evolves around 1.1 acres of Utah desert,

which was bought on eBay in 2001. She

was a resident at Eyebeam and of the

World Views Studio Program.

Eve Andrée Laramée , New York, NY,

whose work was recently shown at

Mass MoCA, worked on Sugar Mud, an

installation commissioned by Wave Hill,

NYC. She also worked on the fourth

installment of her Secret History project,

entitled Netherzone.

Denise Marika, Brookline, MA, completed

video shoot for Ash, a series of video sculp-

ture pieces to be exhibited at the Harvard

Yezerski Gallery. Recent retrospective and

catalogue, Body Projections, at Pomona

College Museum of Art (2002), included

Bisected I, II, and III and Hangin’, both shot

at MacDowell during a 2001 residence.

Hajoe Moderegger, New York, NY and

Maneheim, Germany, worked on 1.1 AcreFlatscreen, an installation that was shown

at Eyebeam, NYC, in 2003. The piece

evolves around 1.1 acres of Utah desert,

which was bought on eBay in 2001. He

was a resident at Eyebeam and the World

Views Studio Program.

Samuel Nigro, Brooklyn, NY, worked on a

new series of essays, one of which is enti-

tled Dilemma of Gender-Dilemma of Strain.

He also worked on a series of videos to

accompany the 7-ton block of granite

used in Legs locked in Granite, shown at

Socrates Sculpture Park, NYC, in 2002.

Serkan Ozkaya, Istanbul, Turkey, com-

pleted a chapter on Paul Feyerabend in

his book, Avant-garde in the Arts. This ret-

rospective show opened at the Galenist

in Istanbul in 2003, and he exhibited a new

project at the Trnava Biennale in 2003.

Karen Sherman, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

Cold Comfort, a dance performance piece

in Antarctica that will premiered at P.S.

122 in 2004. The piece explores how

desire and sensuality emerge from loss

and longing.

Christopher Steadman, London, England,

worked on his series of video installations

about the solitary individual in a domestic

space, in a social setting and in a relation-

ship. He completed a 4-channel projection

about isolation in an urban setting, and

started a new piece inspired by the woods

surrounding the New Jersey Studio.

INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS

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Interdisciplinary artists Hajoe Moderegger and Franziska Lamprecht

[ ]The experience works in mysterious ways;

even if the work comes slowly, there are aspects to these woods

and under the shelter of the Colony thatare deeply restorative and inspiring.

– Filmmaker Jem Cohen

Fiona Templeton, New York, NY, com-

pleted L’Lile (The Island), a site-specific

play constructed as a live hypertext.

Based on dreams told to her by the

inhabitants of L’Lile, France, it was

commissioned for the opening of Lille

European Cultural Capital 2004.

Diane Torr, Glasgow, Scotland, devel-

oped a performance that addresses the

issues of homophobia and teenage

suicide in Scotland.

Deke Weaver, Brooklyn, NY, focused on

the first draft of a cameo interdisciplinary

monologue, The Land of Enchantment. He

also completed three shorter pieces,

which will be presented in The Dixon

Place Veterans Series, NYC in 2004.

Allison Wiese, Houston, TX, worked on

site-specific projects to be shown at

Johns Hopkins University’s Evergreen

House and Diverseworks, Houston in

2004. She has a solo show scheduled for

2004 at WttW Gallery in Austin, TX, and

an audio installation at the Museum of

Contemporary Art, San Diego.

Bobby Adams, Brooklyn, NY, worked on,

Re-Skinning Nature. Using photographic

images, he attempted to alter the land-

scape by putting new skins on trees, rocks,

etc. The images, or skins, were printed to

exact scale, placed into a new environ-

ment, and then photographed.

Michael Beatty, Boston, MA, worked on

a series of new sculptural pieces. He had

a solo show at the Barbara Kraken Gallery,

Boston, in 2003.

Nelleke Beltjens, Hertogenbosch, The

Netherlands, worked on a new body of

work called Rain Works. Her most recent

solo show was at the Hosfelt Gallery in

San Francisco.

Suzanne Bibeau, Somerville, MA,

worked on a series of figure paintings

exhibited in the Somerville Open Studios

in 2003. Her Farm Series of landscape

paintings was exhibited in the 2003

Jaffrey Art Auction, NH.

John Bisbee, Brunswick, ME, completed

a one-ton abstract sculpture made from

welded 12-inch spikes, entitled Grist. This

piece, along with two others, was shown

at the Plane Space Gallery, NYC, in 2004.

Marco Breuer, Hudson, NY, continued

work on his 2004 exhibition at Von Lintel

Gallery, NYC titled (Outward Manifestationsof) Something Else. His work is part of

numerous collections, including MOMA,

NYC, SFMOMA, and the Fogg Art

Museum in Cambridge, MA.

Scott Brodie, Albany, NY, worked on a

series of paintings and drawings, the

subject of which were some scruffy

shrubs on Albany’s city streets. In 2003,

he had a solo show at Bill Maynes

Gallery, NYC and participated in the

gallery group show.

Emily Brown, Philadelphia, PA, worked

on two large triptychs in ink wash on

paper, which were exhibited at Gallery Joe

in 2003-4. In addition, she completed

four mixed-media collages.

Ken Buhler, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

drawings and paintings to be exhibited

in 2004 at Axel Raben Gallery, NYC. His

work has recently been seen in Thinking

In Line, a survey of contemporary drawing

at University Gallery, Gainesville, FL,

and in To Die For, a group show at Heidi

Cho Gallery, NYC.

Elizabeth Burger, Westminster, MD,

worked on both a new body of work to

be presented in Millersville, PA, in 2004,

along with an experimental focus in 3-D

cast paper that was expanded during a

residency at the Women’s Studio

Workshop in 2004.

Ben Butler, Winnetka, IL, worked on a

large-scale sculpture and related drawings.

Megan Cump, Brooklyn, NY, created a

series of photographs that explores the

ecstatic and paranormal. She has recently

participated in a Lower Manhattan

Cultural Council’s residency and exhibited

her work at the Bronx Museum of Art.

Ann A. D’Angelo, Brookline, MA, devel-

oped and integrated images and words

into her new Hard Business Dress Pattern,

as a follow up to her 1st to Last HomemadeHousedress Pattern. It was shown at Brick

Bottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, in 2003.

Nancy Davidson, New York, NY, worked

on drawings for a large-scale sculpture

commissioned for the Corcoran Biennial

in 2003. Her work combines humor, sen-

suality, and the absurd. She will be having

a solo exhibition in NYC in 2004.

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VISUAL ARTISTS

3-D artist Elizabeth Burger

[ ]The most important thing is the

uninterrupted time to work, and the ease of daily life without an agenda.

I threw my watch away and tried to pay attention in a different kind of way.

– Visual artist Mary Lum

Elizabeth Duffy, Brooklyn, NY, worked

on a new group of sculptures and works

on paper using everyday materials. Her

work was recently exhibited at White

Columns, NYC ,and Gallery 312, Chicago.

Elise Engler, New York, NY, made draw-

ings continuing her content series – cata-

loging contents of other Colonist’s cars,

handbags, backpacks, and studios. She

added Colonists’ images to her drawings,

Everybody Gets One. She continued

researching taxpayer expenditures to

add to her series, Your Tax Dollars FromWhere List.

Barbara Ess, New York, NY, had the first

monograph of her work published by

Aperture. During her stay at MacDowell,

she prepared photographs and a series of

short videos for shows in Paris and NYC.

Rosemarie Fiore, Queens, NY, continued

working on table-size ceramic pieces

inspired by the Roadrunner/Coyote

Cartoons. She recently had exhibits at

Socrates Sculpture Park, the Queens

Museum, and the Roswell Museum, NM.

She is a recipient of the Marie Walsh

Sharpe Space Program grant in NYC.

Judy Fox, New York, NY, who recently

had shows at Kohler Center, WI, and in

Oslo, Norway, worked on pieces for an

installation at the P.P.O.W. Gallery, NYC,

in 2004.

Karen Ganz, Seattle, WA, finished a big

span of nine large, overlapped paintings

for the port of Seattle and for two shows

at Esther-Claypool Gallery in Seattle and

Kidder-Smith Gallery, Boston.

Andrew Ginzel, New York, NY, began a

large-scale work considering the dialogue

between mass and energy and completed

plans for the installation Hyphen, which

opened in 2003.

David Goldes, Minneapolis, MN, worked

on a series of photographic still lives

based on historical science experiments.

He began new work that considers the

representation of objects. Work from

both series was included in an exhibition

at Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC, in 2004.

Charles Gute, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

a large scale conceptual work that was

shown at Catherine Clark Gallery, San

Francisco, in 2004. He also created a

temporary site-specific work for Adams

studio – a wall mural that incorporated

motifs from the pre-existing painting on

the buildings exterior.

Gwen Hardie, New York, NY, worked on

a series of paintings called Verge, to be

shown at the Stephen Lacey Gallery in

London and the Caelum Gallery, NYC.

She was in the show Abstraction andInnocence at the Hunter College Times

Square Gallery and in Five at the Lennon

Weinberg Gallery in 2001-02, NYC.

Pang-Chieh Hsu, Savannah, GA, worked

on paintings and drawings that focus on

how natural light illuminates space.

Using both charcoal and oil paintings,

she explored natural illumination on

interior spaces and objects.

Carol Irving, New York, NY, continued

working on her Truth series, which uses

polygraph technology as a means of

exploring the pursuit of divining and

deciphering truths.

James Kennedy, Somerville, MA, worked

on a series of sketches and drawings.

Cheonae Kim, Murphysboro, IL, com-

pleted work for an upcoming show at

Bentley Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.

Katharine Kuharic, St. Louis, MO,

worked on a painting, Super Bowl Sundayand completed over forty drawings and

collages. These works were exhibited at

P.P.O.W. Gallery, NYC, in 2004 and in

Phillip Slein Gallery, St. Louis.

Laura Larson, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

a new series of spirit photographs, which

address the intersections between narrative

and landscape. Her work is represented

by the Lennon, Weinberg Gallery, NYC.

Eva Lee, Ridgefield, CT, completed digi-

tal animations and works on paper for

an exhibition at P.S. 122 Gallery, NYC, in

2004. She received a 2003 Artist Fellowship

from the Connecticut Commission on the

Arts. Her work will be included in “The

Drawn Page,” a group exhibition at the

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum,

Ridgefield, CT, in 2004.

Andrea Loefke, Brooklyn, NY, created a

group of objects that evoke a dream

world environment. She was recently

named an Artist in Residence at the

Smack Mellon Residency, NYC.

Mary Lum, Hornell, NY, worked on

large-scale wall drawings and an artists

book project. Her work was recently

shown at the Galerie Birthe Laursen,

Paris, and the Paris Project Room (2002).

Robert Marshall, New York, NY, worked

on a series of drawings on Mylar. He

also continued working on an untitled

novel-in-progress.

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew,

Providence, RI, started a new project focus-

ing on her experience as an immigrant. Her

recent exhibitions include the Decordova

Museum and a solo exhibition at Sepia

International, NYC.

Georgia Metz, Brooklyn, NY, continued

work on her project Falling Down andGetting Up, which was shown at Pzizz,

NYC in 2004.

Alexandra Newmark, Brooklyn, NY,

completed sculptural work to be shown

at P.S.122, NYC, in 2004. Crocheted in

off-white mohair, it explores the disloca-

tion of the memory of childhood.

Matthew Northridge, Brooklyn, NY, con-

tinued working on a series of collages.

He had a solo show at Gorney Bravin

and Lee Gallery, NYC, in 2003. His work

was included in the Brooklyn Museum of

Arts Open House: Working in Brooklyn;

Intimate Purlieus: The Diminutive

Landscape and Contemporary Art; and

at the Palmer Museum of Art.

Michelle Oosterbaan, Philadelphia, PA,

developed a series of oil paintings that

explore themes of mapping and memory,

by bringing the viewer’s attention to

color psychology, spatial dynamics, and

personal imagery.

Joanne Pasila, North Adams, MA, devel-

oped large-scale charcoal drawings, inkjet

photos and models for installations. She

is a recent Berkshire Taconic Foundation

Grant Recipient. Her work was included

in the 44th Chautaqua Juried Exhibition

of American Art and will be included in

a group show in Amsterdam.

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Painter Pang-Chieh Hsu

Photographer Laura Larson

Carrie Scanga, Cottekill, NY, laid the

groundwork for a new series of print

works to be completed in 2004. She

recently showed her work at the

International Print Center, NYC, The Islip

Art Museum, NY and Bradbury Gallery,

State University of AR.

Jane South, Brooklyn, NY, worked on an

installation piece for Drawn + Quartered,

an exhibit to open at SECA (NS) in 2004,

and other works for an upcoming show

at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

in 2004.

Ferenc Suto, New York, NY, continued

working on a series of photographs

which was begun at Light Work in

Syracuse, NY, in 2001-2. Entitled InstantReplay All-Stars, it deals with the subject

of masculine identity.

Whiting Tennis, New York, NY, worked on

paintings, drawings, and photographs for a

show at Derek Eller Gallery, NYC. Based

on architecture scenes, buildings, and land-

scapes, his work is rendered in collage

with hand-printed paper.

Sheri Warshauer, New York, NY, contin-

ued work on a series of interior architec-

tural paintings of contemporary homes.

Paintings from this series were shown at

Jack the Pelican Gallery, NYC, in 2003.

She also had a solo show at the Art

Mission in Binghamton, NY, in 2003.

M.S. Allen, San Francisco, CA, continued

work on his book, Ivan and Misha: Anovella and stories.

Benjamin Anastas, Brooklyn, NY,

worked on his third novel and a collec-

tion of stories. His previous books are AnUnderachiever’s Diary (Dial Press) and TheFaithful Narrative of a Pastor’s Disappearance.

Donald Antrim, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

a book about his mother’s life. Sections of

it have appeared in the New Yorker. His

last novel, The Verificationist, was pub-

lished by Knopf in 2000.

James Arthur, Toronto, Canada, continued

work on his first poetry manuscript, ten-

tatively entitled Forgetful. His poems have

recently appeared or are forthcoming in

Brick: A Literary Journal, Agni, The IowaReview, Many Mountains Moving, and TheLaurel Review.

Ferenc Barnas, Budapest, Hungary, con-

tinued working on a third novel, Notices,to be published in 2004 in Hungary. A

chapter from his first novel, The Parasite,

appeared in Tunnrow in 2003.

April Bernard, North Bennington, VT,

wrote poems for her fourth book and an

essay about Marianne Moore. She was

a recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim

Foundation grant in poetry.

Roberta Bernstein, Brooklyn, NY,

worked on her first novel, I Was Candy.

Star Black, New York, NY, completed a

series of collages to accompany her fifth

book of poetry, Ghostwood, published by

Melville House in 2003.

Kate Blackwell, Washington, D.C., con-

tinued work on her novel, The First Stone.

Paula Bohice, Astoria, NY, completed a

poetry manuscript, Charity. Individual

poems have or will appear in Agni,

Alaska Quarterly Review, Mississippi

Review, and others.

Jane Brox, Dracut, MA, worked on a

new collection of nonfiction. ClearingLand: Legacies of the American Farm, her

third book, will be published by North

Point Press in 2004.

Christopher Burawa, Phoenix, AZ, com-

pleted the final section of a manuscript

of poems entitled Prayer Salts.

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Brooklyn, NY,

worked on new fiction. Harcourt will

publish her first novel, Madeline isSleeping, in 2004.

Joseph Caldwell, New York, NY, whose

novel, Bread for the Baker’s Child, was

published last year by Sarabrande Books,

worked on a new novel set in County

Kerry, Ireland.

Sheila Callaghan, New York, NY, com-

pleted the first draft of We Are Not TheseHands, a play commission by Eye of the

Storm Theatre in Minneapolis. She also

completed the first draft of her play,

Dead City, which was a commission from

Playwrights Horizons, NYC.

Lisa Carey, Brookline, MA, worked on

her fourth novel. HarperCollins published

her third novel, Love in the Asylum, in

2004. A film based on her first novel, TheMermaids Singing, is scheduled to begin

filming in Ireland in 2004.

Michael Chabon, Berkley, CA, worked

on his fifth novel, tentatively titled TheYiddish Detectives Union. The novella he

completed during his 2002 MacDowell

residency, The Final Solution, won the

2003 Aga Khan/Paris Review Prize.

Lan Samantha Chang, Cambridge, MA,

completed her first novel, forthcoming

from W.W. Norton in 2004. Her collec-

tion, Hunger, was published in paper-

back by Penguin.

Yong-Wook Chung, Edgewater, NJ,

worked on short stories and a personal

essay. She received an MFA from Sarah

Lawrence College in 2004.

Carolyn Chute, Parsonsfield, ME, worked

on a libretto for an opera for the composer

Evan Hause. She also worked on her

seventh novel.

Andrea Cohen, Charlestown, MA, worked

on a manuscript of poems tentatively

entitled Eureka. She has poetry forthcoming

in Provincetown Arts.

Tom Cole, New York, NY, focused on the

draft of a new play, Tina, while continuing

research on a play with music about

Nico. In 2003 he received a grant from LEF

Foundation to create a new performance

series at the ONI Gallery, Boston.

Teresa Cooper, New York, NY, focused on

the first draft of her second novel, currently

titled Lipshitz Six, which is about three gen-

erations of a western Russian Jewish family

that settles in the panhandle of Texas.

Steven Cosson, New York, NY, worked

in collaboration with Michael Friedmanto complete a rewrite of their play ParisCommune. Recently, he directed his theatre

company, The Civilians, in the NYC

Premiere of Gone Missing.

John Dalton, Chapel Hill, NC, focused

on early chapters of his second novel.

His first, Heaven Lake, was published by

Scribner in 2004 and was chosen by

Barnes and Noble for their Great New

Writers program.

Shira Dentz, Brooklyn, NY, worked on

her second manuscript, a series of narra-

tive poems entitled Dr. Abe’s Psychotherapy,or The Interpretation of Events. These

poems deconstruct the nature of psycho-

logical power.

Judy Doenges, Fort Collins, CO, worked

on a short story, Voting The Dead and on

a personal essay. Her novel, The MostBeautiful Girl in The World, will be pub-

lished by Viking in 2004.

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WRITERS

Fiction writer Joseph Caldwell

Stephen Dunn, Frostburg, MD, was work-

ing on poems for a new collection. His

twelfth book of poems, Local Visitations,

was published by Norton in 2003.

Erin Flanagan, Lincoln, NE, completed a

draft of a novel.

Cynthia Fox, Brooklyn, NY, worked on her

non-fiction book about stem-cell therapies.

John Frazier, Ridgeland, SC, worked on

a verse biography of painter Beauford

Delaney’s “yellow paintings.”

T. Louise Freeman-Toole, Pullman, WA,

continued work on a book about her

grandmother, based on her WWI diary.

Her first book, Standing up to the Rock(Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2001), received

the Idaho Book Award and the Pacific

Northwest Booksellers Association Award

in 2002.

Michael Friedman, New York, NY, com-

pleted the script for Paris Commune, a

collaboration with Steven Cosson. His

recent show with The Civilians, GoneMissing, was performed in NYC in 2003.

Elisabeth Frost, New York, NY, worked

on a manuscript of prose poems, some of

which appear (or are forthcoming) in TheYale Review and Quick Fiction. Her book,

The Feminist Avant-Gardes in AmericanPoetry (Iowa), was released in 2003.

Lise Funderburg, Philadelphia, PA,

worked on a nonfiction book about her

father’s life in the years preceding her

birth. She also received support for this

project from the Pennsylvania Council

on the Arts, which named her one of its

2003 Literature Fellows.

Madeline George, Astoria, NY, worked

on a new play commissioned by the

Manhattan Theatre Club. Her play, TheZero Hour, won the Princess Grace Award

for playwriting, and will be presented at

Play Labs in Minneapolis in 2004.

Camilla Gibb, Toronto, Canada, com-

pleted a draft of her third novel, Sweetnessin the Belly, to be published by Doubleday

in 2005.

Sheila Glaser, New York, NY, completed

a translation of a Cape Verdean novel, TheLast Will and Testament of Sr. Napumocenoda Silva Araujo, by Germano Almeida, to

be published by New Directions in 2004.

Shari Goldhagen, New York, NY, complet-

ed work on a novel tentatively called, TheNext Generation of Dead Kennedys, parts of

which have appeared in various journals.

She also began work on a second novel.

Andrew Greer, San Francisco, CA,

whose second book of fiction, The Path ofMinor Planets, was published in 2001 by

Picador, worked on short stories. His

book, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, was

published by Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux.

Stephanie Gunn, North Palm Beach, FL,

worked on her novel, Miss Runner-up.

Jennifer Haigh, Hull, MA, finished a

draft of her second novel, Baker Towers,

to be published by William Morrow in

2005. Her first novel, Mrs. Kimble, was

republished as a Yankee paperback by

Harper Perennial in 2004.

Roya Hakakian, Woodbridge, CT, worked

on her first book in English, a memoir

entitled Exiting the Land of No. Published

by Crown in 2003, this book recounts her

experience of the Iranian revolution.

W. David Hancock, St. Peter, MN, finished

a draft of his play, Chum Flush. Two of

his plays will premiere in 2004: LeftoverFuture at New City Theatre in Seattle,

and The Generation of Regret at the

Foundry Theatre, NYC.

James Hannaham, Brooklyn, NY, worked

on a collection of stories provisionally

entitled Loss Prevention and refocused a

novel-in-progress whose working title is

God Says No.

Ethan Hauser, New York, NY, worked on

a collection of short stories.

Caroline Heller, Boston, MA, focused on

her book, Reading Claudius, about the

cultural, political, and literary life of her

parents in pre-WWII Prague, to be pub-

lished by Random House in 2005.

Laura Hendrie, Brooklin, ME, continued

work on her novel, still untitled.

Pheobe Hoban, New York, NY, whose

book, Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art, was

published by Viking in 1998, worked on

a biography of Alice Neel to be published

by St. Martin’s Press.

Cathy Park Hong, Brooklyn, NY, contin-

ued work on her second manuscript,

Dance Dance Revolution. Concentrating on

themes of cultural dislocation, this book

focuses on community, using Seoul,

South Korea as a backdrop.

Michelle Hoover, Williamsburg, MA,

completed revisions on her first novel,

The History of Flight, and returned to her

work as an older, second novel, TheSwallow and the Nightingale, a chapter of

which will be appearing in Best New

American Voice 2004.

Christine Hume, Ann Arbor, MI, whose

second book, Alaskaphrenia, won the Green

Rolse Award and will be published in

2004, worked on new poems.

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Visual artist Whiting Tennis

Writer Cathy Park Hong

Barbara Hurd, Frostburg, MD, whose

second collection of essays, Entering theStone: On Caves and Feeling Through theDark, was published in 2003, worked on

prose pieces that used the wrackline as

literal and metaphoric setting. Her book

of poems, The Singer’s Temple, was pub-

lished in 2003.

Frances Hwang, Fairfax, VA, worked on

her first collection of short stories. Her

work has appeared in Shankpainter and

Best New American Voices 2003.

Lewis Hyde, Cambridge, MA, worked

on a nonfiction book about the “cultural

commons,” the vast store of unowned

art, ideas, and inventions inherited from

the past.

Susan Ito, Oakland, CA, co-editor of the

anthology A Ghost At Heart’s Edge: Storiesand Poems of Adoption, worked on com-

pleting a short story collection and on

her first novel.

Aaron Jafferis, New Haven, CT, worked

on book and lyrics for the musical You areNot Me, a collaboration with composer

Gihieh Lee. He also began Shakespeare:The Remix, a hip hop play for Theatre

Works, CA.

Jay Jennings, Tarrytown, NY, worked on

his first novel, tentatively titled, Humble,Arkansas. His journalism and humor

have often appeared in the New YorkTimes and the Wall Street Journal.

Agymah Kamau, Norman, OK, worked

on his third novel, which is the final

book in a trilogy. His first book, FlickeringShadows, was listed among the Library

Journal’s top 20 first novels of 1996.

Kirun Kapur, Newburyport, MA, worked

on her first collection of poetry. Her

poems have appeared recently in Agni,Hayden’s Ferry Review, and Seneca Review.

Suki Kim, New York, NY, worked on her

second novel. Her first novel, TheInterpreter, was published by Farrar,

Straus, & Giroux in 2003.

Marilyn Krysl, Boulder, CO, whose book

of stories, How to Accommodate Men, was

published in 1998 by Coffee House Press,

worked on a novel and poems.

Paul LaFarge, New York, NY, worked on

a draft of his third novel, LuminousAirplanes. His second novel, Haussnamm,or the Distinction, was a New York Times

Notable Book for 2001.

Brad Land, Conway, SC, completed a

draft of his first novel, Songs to Learn andSing. His first book, a memoir titled Goat,was published by Random House in 2004.

James Lapine, New York, NY, continued

work during his residency on a new play

and an original screenplay.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Providence, RI,

continued work on The United States ofAustin: A Literary Memoir, MedicalMystery, and Public Health Warning, parts

of which have been published in

Newsweek and the anthology Toddler. She

is a 2003-4 fiction grantee from the RI

State Council on the Arts.

R. Zamora Linmark, Honolulu, HI,

author of Rolling the R’s, worked on a

collection of poetry and a draft of his

third novel, Alohalinda.

Margot Livesey, Cambridge, MA,

worked on her fifth novel, which will be

published by Henry Holt.

Barry Lopez, Finn Rock, OR, worked on

the research and outline for a nonfiction

book called Horizon. In 2004, Knopf will

publish Resistance, a work of fiction; and

Scribner will publish a 25th anniversary

edition of his Wolves and Men with a

new afterward.

Alessandra Lynch, Johnstown, PA, whose

first collection of poetry, Sails the WindLeft Behind, was published in 2002, by

Alice James Books, worked on a series of

poems for a second collection. In addition,

she focused on revising a poetic prose

piece, The Kite.

Sarah Mangold, Seattle, WA, continued

working on Boxer Rebellion, a serial poem

based on her great-grandmother’s experi-

ences in China during the early 1900s.

Her first book, Household Mechanics (New

Issues), was selected by C.D. Wright for

the 2001 New Issues Poetry Prize.

Christopher Marquis, Washington, D.C.,

completed the first draft of a new novel.

His first novel, A Hole in the Heart, was

published by St. Martin’s in 2003.

Sarah Fay McCarthy, Brooklyn, NY,

completed Wait, a collection of poems on

Austin, the Southern Hemisphere, and

cracking eggs.

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[ ]Most people fit writing into their life. At MacDowell, one fits life

into their writing.

– Fiction writer Chris Offut

Writer Marilyn Krysl

Jo McDougall, Little Rock, AR, whose

latest book of poems, Dirt, was published

in 2001, worked on her fifth book of

poetry. She revised a series of thirteen

personal essays and completed essays for

publication in The Midwest Quarterly and

Clutter of Silence, the Poems of MillerWilliams by Edward Cifelli.

Heather McGowan, Hudson, NY, worked

on her second novel. The paperback

edition of her first novel, Schooling, was

published by Vintage in 2002.

James Mendelsohn, New York, NY, con-

tinued working on his first novel, The Yearof Forgetting, about four members of a fami-

ly in 1979 and 1980. He also worked on an

as-yet untitled work about a community

in which the alphabet disappears.

David Meyer, Glenwood, IL, worked

toward completion of his third memoir

about friends and mentors of his youth.

His two previous books are Memoirs of aBook Snake (Waltham Street Press, 2001)

and Inclined Toward Magic (WSP, 2003).

Katherine Min, Plymouth, NH, worked

on a novel. She received a 2004 New

Hampshire State Arts Council Fellowship.

Valerie Miner, Navarro, CA, and

Minneapolis, MN, finished her eleventh

book. Abundant Light and Other Stories is

forthcoming in 2004. She also began a

new novel.

Chiori Miyagawa, New York, NY, worked

on Red Again, a short adaptation of

Sophocles’ Antigone. Another short ver-

sion on the same subject, Antigone’s Redwill be published in the anthology Take

Ten II from Vintage Books. Red Again will

be preformed in NYC in 2004 as part of

the Antigone Project.

Nicholas Montemarano, Philadelphia, PA,

completed his second collection of short

stories, The Beginning of Grief. His first col-

lection, The Worst Degree of Unforgivable(2003) and a novel, A Fine Place (2002),

were published by Context Books.

Honor Moore, New York, NY, completed a

collection of poems, Foreground, to be pub-

lished by W.W. Norton, and wrote the

introduction to The Selected Poems of AmyLowell, which she is editing for the Library

of America. She also worked on TheBishop’s Daughter, a memoir, with former

colonist and translator Catherine Ciepiela.

Brighde Mullins, Cambridge, MA,

worked on her play Teach/Duende and

completed a draft of a new play called

Those Who Can Do. Her play, Rare Bird,

was featured at the Jonathan Larsen Lab

at NY Theatre Workshop in 2003. Her

monologue, The Ablutions of Bernadette,

was performed at the Playground

Theatre Festival in San Francisco in 2003.

Jean Nathan, New York, NY, completed

a biography of children’s book author

and illustrator Dare Wright, to be pub-

lished by Random House.

Ann Nietzke, Los Angeles, CA, worked

on a new nonfiction piece about frugality.

Most recently she completed WondersRefuse to Cease: Three Novellas. From that

collection, Virginia in the Meantime was

featured in the New Short Fiction Series

of dramatic readings in LA.

Diane O’ Leary, Skaneateles, NY, set her

second collection of poems in motion

and worked on an essay on the relation

between musical and poetic meters.

Chris Offutt, Iowa City, IA, worked on

Further Evidence that My Childhood wasStranger than Yours, a book about grow-

ing up in the Appalachian Mountains of

Eastern Kentucky. His most recent book

was No Heroes (Scribners), about moving

back to his home county in Eastern

Kentucky after 20 years away.

Hugh Ogden, Glastonbury, CT, revised

poems in the manuscript for his sixth

book, Bringing a Fir Straight Down, did

the first compilation of a manuscript of

his selected poems, and wrote new poems.

Carole Oles, Chico, CA, worked on a

poetry manuscript, Phantasmal Space, and

translations of poems by Alda Merini from

Italian. Recent work appears in ColoradoReview, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Field.

Eugene Ostashevsky, Brooklyn, NY,

translated the poetry and prose of

Oberiu, a group of absurdist writers in

Leningrad of the late 1920s and early

30s, for an anthology under his editor-

ship forthcoming from Northwestern

Univ. Press. He wrote a brief operetta

entitled The Bridge of DJ Spinoza, which

will be published as a separate chapbook

with art by Eugene Timerman.

Alicia Ostriker, Princeton, NJ, worked

on a series of poems on the themes of

art, both visual and musical, which she

originally began at MacDowell during a

1997 residency.

Shin Yu Pai, Boston, MA, completed her

first book of poems, Equivalence, which

will be published by La Alameda Press

in 2003, and is supported by a grant

from the Massachusetts Cultural

Council. She also began work on a visual

text project explaining family ancestry.

Christopher Patton, Salt Spring Island,

BC, drafted half of a book-length poem

entitled Tammuz Ishtar. An excerpt will

appear in the Spring, 2004 issue of Field.

Selections from his first manuscript, StoneGate, are forthcoming in the Paris Review.

Julia Pearlstein, New York, NY, began a

draft of Swarf, a multimedia play with

songs. She continued work on I AmKarma’s Bitch, an autobiographical

vaudeville first performed at Dixon Place

in NYC. Her 10-minute play Blue Skywon the 2003 Ten by Ten Award at the

Triangle Festival.

Joanna Smith Rakoff, New York, NY,

completed most of a novel, Too Much Fun.

Her poetry has appeared in The ParisReview, Antioch Review, and Crab OrchardReview, and she contributes features and

reviews to the New York Times, Newsday,

the Los Angeles Times, and numerous

other publications.

Peggy Rambach, Andover, MA, worked

on her second novel. Her first novel,

Fighting Gravity, was published by

Steerforth Press in 2001.

Marc Robinson, New Haven, CT,

worked on The American Play, a critical

study of American drama and theater.

His recent essays have appeared in

Theater magazine and in the anthologies

Land/Scape/Theater and The Cambridge

Companion to Sam Shepard.

Martha Ronk, Los Angeles, CA, worked

on a series of poems based on Giorgio De

Chirico’s Ariadne paintings. Her recent

book of poems, Why/Why Not, was pub-

lished by the Univ. of CA Press in 2003.

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Fiction writer Agymah Kamau

Playwright Julia Pearlstein

Wendy Salinger, New York, NY, worked

on a book about recovered memory and

revised the manuscript of her novel

Victor Dying. Excerpts have appeared in

the Kenyon Review.

Catherine Sasanov, Jamaica Plain, MA,

continued work on her third collection of

poetry, a book-length poem cycle titled,

Reassembling the Bodily Relics of St.Gemma Galgani. Franciscian University

Press will publish a selection of the

poems in their chapbook series in 2004.

Anthony Schneider, New York, NY,

wrote short stories and started work on a

novel. His nonfiction book, Tony Sopranoon Management (Berkley Books), was

published in 2004.

Ravi Shankar, Chester CT, worked on

poems for his second book, including a

series of ekphrastic and reconstituted

pastoral pieces. His first book,

Instrumentality, will be published in 2004.

Amy Sickels, New York, NY, worked on

the first draft of her second novel.

Taije Silverman, Washington, DC, was

working on her first manuscript of poems.

Ellen Slezak, Los Angeles, CA, began

work on her second novel. Her first

novel, All These Girls, will be published

by Hyperion in 2004.

Charlie Smith, New York, NY, worked

on revisions of several novels. His book

of poetry, Women of America, is forthcom-

ing from W. W. Norton.

Susan Steinberg, San Francisco, CA,

whose first collection of short stories, TheEnd of Fire Love, was published in 2003,

worked on completing her next collection.

Gail Taylor, Yellow Springs, OH, com-

pleted her second poetry manuscript,

Guest House, which explores the themes

of transience, womanhood, and the African

American experience. Work from GuestHouse appears in the May 2003 edition of

Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review and the

forthcoming anthology Wild Sweet NotesII: More West Virginia Poetry, 2004.

Brian Teare, East Palo Alto, CA, was

working on his second manuscript of

poetry, entitled Pleasure, a book length

sequence concerning spirituality, sexuality,

landscape, and language. He is a recipient

of a 2003 NEA fellowship, and his first

book, The Room Where I Was Born, was

published in 2003.

Peter Thomson, Boston, MA, completed

a first draft of Blue Crescent, an account

of a journey to Siberia’s Lake Baikal with

his brother.

Lynne Tillman, New York, NY, worked

on a new novel tentatively titled AmericanSkin. Her most recent book, This is Not It,a collection of stories, was written in

response to (and with images from) 22

contemporary artists and published in

2002 by Distributed Art Press.

Blair Tindall, Gutenberg, NJ, completed

the first draft of her nonfiction memoir

of classical music, Mozart in the Jungle,

which will be published by Grove

Atlantic Press in 2005. Her cover story

on John Steinbeck’s tidepools appeared

in the May/June issue of Sierra Magazine.

Kim Todd, San Francisco, CA, worked

on a biography of naturalist Sibylla

Merian. Her previous book, Thinking withEden; A Natural History of Exotics inAmerica, appeared in paperback in 2002.

Jonathan Treitel, London, United

Kingdom, wrote several stories about

Israelis and Palestinians and began work

on a new novel.

Genya Turovskaya, Brooklyn, NY, con-

tinued work on a poetry manuscript ten-

tatively entitled A Cold and Larger Air, as

well as translations of works by the

Russian poet Avkadii Dragomoshchenko.

Her chapbook, Calendar, was published

by Ugly Duckling Press in 2002.

Wendy Walters, Providence, RI, continued

work on Birds of Los Angeles, a collection

of poems. She has poems forthcoming in

the Yalobusha Review, Court Greens, SenecaReview, Nocturnes Review, and AmericanPoetry Journal.

Wendy Wasserstein, New York, NY,

worked on a play that was commis-

sioned by Lincoln Center.

Sterling Watson, Tierra Verde, FL, fin-

ished the second novel of a trilogy. The

first of the three, Sweet Dream Baby, was

published in 2002 by Sourcebooks.

Marc Weitzmann, Paris, France, continued

work on Une Place Dans Le Monde (APlace in the World), a three part novel set

in Paris and Tel-Aviv that explores

themes of identity.

Kellie Wells, St. Louis, MO, worked on her

second novel, Fat Girl, Terrestrial, focusing

on, among other things, the female

grotesque. Her collection of short fiction,

Compression Scars, won a 2001 Flannery

O’Connor Award and was published in

2002, by the Univ. of Georgia Press.

Elizabeth Wetmore, Chicago, IL, worked

on her first novel. Her stories have

appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review,Crazyhorse, Black Warrior Review, and

other journals.

Tracy Winn, Concord, MA, focused on

drafting a new work for a collection of

linked stories which take place in and

around the mills of Lowell, MA. Recent

work appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review,The New Orleans Review, and WesternHumanities Review.

Gary Winter, Brooklyn, NY, completed

work on a new play, Centrifugal Force,

and began work on a new play, GirlsNight Out, inspired by Aeschylus’

Suppliant Maidens. His work has been

produced at the Cherry Lane Alternative,

The Flea and Here Theatres, NYC.

June Unjoo Yang, Brooklyn, NY, wrote

two new stories to add to her collection

of short fiction. One of the stories in her

collection won the Nelson Algren award

for Short Fiction in 2002; others have

appeared recently in Glimmer Train,Manoa, and Bellingham Review.

Susan Yankowitz, New York, NY, made

final revisions on a new novel and began

a play based on the life of Goya.

Poet Gail Taylor

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Fiction writer Marc Weitzmann

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COLONY FELLOWS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Fellows Executive Committee, comprised of artists who have been in recentresidence, serves as an advisory group to the Colony. Committee membersserve for three years and are elected by their peers. With firsthand knowledgeabout a MacDowell residency experience, they provide recommendations andfeedback to the Colony’s staff and Board of Directors.The FEC aims to extendand broaden the community of Fellows across all disciplines and generations.

Julia Jacquette, a painter, is the current FEC president

and as such, a MacDowell board member. The FEC

communicates with the extensive community of Fellows

through a column in the biannual newsletter, as well as

through a presence on the Colony Web site. Annual dues

raise funds that are donated to MacDowell. In previous

years these funds have led to improvements such as

Internet access in Colony Hall, computer supplies, a

sound system, and bicycles and their repairs. Some FEC

gifts have later been adopted as regular fixtures in the

budget – most famously, the maple syrup that greets

breakfasters in Colony Hall. In addition to the annual

designated gifts, a portion of dues collected is also given

to the Colony to spend at its discretion.

In 2003-04 the Fellows Executive Committee met four times

with the executive director to discuss ways to engage the

community of Colony Fellows. Agenda items brought to

the FEC meetings for discussion include ways to involve

Colony Fellows in the Centennial celebration in 2007,

recommendations to the development office regarding

the annual appeal and feedback on the new Web page.

On October 17, 2003, MacDowell Colony Fellows gathered

in New York City at the Annual Fellows Party which is

organized by the Fellows Executive Committee. For the

second year in a row, the Elizabeth Harris Gallery in Chelsea

generously donated its space for this special event.

Paul Brantley, composerFred Hersch, composerMaria Levitsky, photographerClarinda Mac Low, interdisciplinary ar tistRebecca Moore, composerJoel Sanders, architectAlex Sichel, filmmakerAdam Silverman, composerMartha Southgate, writerSuzanne Williamson, photographer

The truth is that artists have always been eager to do anything they could for The MacDowell Colony.

Their willingness to help, their esteem and gratitude,constitute an irreplaceable asset. It’s an asset that should be

a constant source of encouragement to us all.

– George Kendall, Executive Director, 1965

FELLOWS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Colony Fellows at the Annual Fellows PartyPhoto by Dan Carlson

Julia Jacquette, painterPresident

Nancy Green Madia, writerVice President

Alan Burdick, writerTreasurer

Mark Thompson, writerSecretary

ANNUAL FELLOWS PARTY

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April Tom Gilroy, filmmaker

May Marilyn Krysl, writer

June Mitch McCabe, filmmaker

September Andrew Sean Greer, writer

October Jiyoung Chae, visual artist

November Aleksandra Vrebalov, composer

December David Barker, filmmaker

January Lady in the Wings film screening

February Deke Weaver, performance artist

March John Bisbee and Ben Butler, visual artists

The Colony initiated the MacDowell Downtown program in 2002 to provide

a glimpse of the work being done in the studios. On the first Thursday

evening of each month, at the Peterborough Historical Society, an artist

currently in residence presents his or her work in an “open studio” format,

such as reading from a work in progress, performances or film screenings.

The programs are open to the public free of charge. Those unable to attend

can read about the participating artists in a regular column published in

the Monadnock Ledger newspaper each month. This year’s participants are

listed below.

MacDOWELL DOWNTOWN

Special thanks to volunteers Deborah Lieh for her assistance with the MacDowellDowntown program.

(top) Fiction writer Andrew Sean Greer signing books (bottom) Performance artist Deke Weaver enacting

a work in progress

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MACDOWELL IN THE COMMUNITY

CONVAL HIGH SCHOOLChristopher Marquis, journalist

Alexandra Newmark, visual artist

FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGEJoanna Rackoff, writer

ST. ANSELM’S COLLEGEMatthew Northridge, visual artist

PETERBOROUGH ELEMENTARYMike Holober, composer

Sarah Fay McCarthy, poet

THE MEETING SCHOOLHugh Ogden, poet with jazz

improvisation

Through the Colony’s outreach programs, notably MacDowell Downtown andMacDowell in the Schools, ar tists-in-residence volunteer to share their workand experiences with members of the community, including students of all agesfrom area schools. During 2003-04, 25 Colonists par ticipated in the outreachprograms, reaching audiences of more than 500 people.

MacDOWELL IN THE SCHOOLS

Active since 1996, the MacDowell in the Schools program continues to exert

its special influence in the community by introducing students to

MacDowell Fellows — artists who are passionate about their work. Thanks

to the teachers in the following schools for helping to coordinate this

opportunity for artists and students to learn from each other:

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PETERBOROUGH TOWN LIBRARYPoets offered two evenings of poetry to celebrate National Poetry MonthAndrea Cohen

Traci Dant

Shira Dentz

Sarah Fay McCarthy

Hugh Ogden

Carol Oles

Shin Yu Pai

Gail Taylor

PETERBOROUGH WOMAN’S CLUB Film ScreeningElizabeth Subrin, filmmaker

LEADERSHIP NEW HAMPSHIREAnnual Arts Meeting in Savidge LibraryRichard Peaslee, composer

KIWANIS, PETERBOROUGH CHAPTERHugh Ogden, poet

COMMUNITY EVENTS

In addition to the regular outreach programs, artists often visit other

organizations to share their work with the community.

It should be noted that Colony Fellows presenting their work outside of

their residency periods are not listed. MacDowell Fellows often return to

New Hampshire and the Monadnock region for book readings, concerts

tours, and other events, sharing their work with residents of the region

that has helped to feed their creativity.

Sculptors Ben Butler and John Bisbee at MacDowell Downtown

In 2002, MacDowell initiated a program to provide Colony Fellows’ books,

CDs, and videos to the Peterborough Public Library. Artists who donate

their work to MacDowell’s Savidge Library are encouraged to include a

second copy to be made available to the public through Peterborough’s

wonderful town library. So far, several hundred works have been added

to the public library’s collection. Each item is labeled to indicate that it is

a donation from a MacDowell Colony Fellow. Peterborough Library

Director Michael Price noted, “These are books you would not normally

see at the library. It’s a significantly different collection than normally

purchased. It dovetails nicely with the existing collection.”

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PETERBOROUGH TOWN LIBRARY

Added thanks to Andrea Cohen and Shin Yu Pai for volunteering to judge theTown Library’s annual poetry contest, grades K-12.

E V E N T S

On May 19, 2003, MacDowell’s Chairman Robert MacNeil

read to great acclaim from his most recent book, Lookingfor My Country: Finding Myself in America at Sotheby’s

New York. Guests received signed copies of MacNeil’s

book at the dinner, which was generously underwritten

by Sotheby’s.

On the Road

On October 9, 2003, MacDowell friends and supporters enjoyed

a tour of Dia:Beacon led by MacDowell board member Amy

Baker Sandback, Director of Collection Research. This new

museum in Beacon, NY, houses the Dia Art Foundation’s collection

of major sculptures, amongst other work, from the 1960’s to the

present in a 300,000 square-foot historic printing factory over-

looking the Hudson River.

The Creative Process: Working Across the Disciplinary Divide

The Colony hosted a Salon evening exploring the subject of

interdisciplinary art at the home of RoseLee Goldberg and

Dakota Jackson on March 3, 2004. Colony Fellows AndrewGinzel, Laurie Olinder, and Mac Wellman presented their work

during a dynamic discussion led by Ms. Goldberg. A model of

MacDowell’s planned Interdisciplinary Studio was on view. We

are grateful to the Salon Committee, RoseLee Goldberg and

Dakota Jackson, and the participating artists for donating their

time and talent.

LITERARY EVENING

SALON SERIES

(above) Board Chairman Robert MacNeil with Nan Talese and Morley Safer;(right top) Margaret L. Stevens and Bill Mayo-Smith; (right bottom) Phyllis

Toohey, Karen Hughes, and Edward Toohey. Photos by Steven Tucker.

Mac Wellman with RoseLee Goldberg and Board Member Dan Hurlin. Photo by Steven Tucker.

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The annual New York Benefit, honoring art patron and collector

Werner H. Kramarsky for his longstanding and passionate support

of emerging artists, was held on December 11, 2003 at The

University Club. Ann Philbin, Director of the UCLA Hammer

Museum, introduced Mr. Kramarsky, and Board Chairman

Robert MacNeil presented him with a MacDowell picnic basket

painted by Board Member and Colony Fellow Benny Andrews.

The program featured performances by Board Member Jane

Alexander, Colony Fellows Jonathan Franzen and Eric Moe,

Wycliffe Gordon, and Elaine Stritch; it was directed by Scott

Perrin. Benefit Co-Chairmen Ruth M. Feder and Helen S. Tucker

worked expertly and enthusiastically to create this successful

event, with nearly 280 guests in attendance and over $326,000

raised in support of MacDowell’s artists residency program.

ANNUAL WINTER BENEFIT

TOASTS AND REVELRY

The MacDowell Colony honored Board Member and

long-time friend Evelyn Stefansson Nef on the occasion

of her 90th birthday at a special dinner at The Explorers

Club in New York City on May 21, 2003. Nef joined

MacDowell’s board in 1991 and gave the Nef Studio for

photography, the first new studio to be built at the

Colony in 50 years. In 1993, Nef was accepted as a

Colony Fellow to work on her memoir, Finding My Way:The Autobiography Of An Optimist.

MacDowell board members, friends, and staff socialized

and enjoyed refreshments in Colony Hall on December 5,

2003. In the spirit of the season, guests were invited to

bring donations to the Monadnock Area Food Bank, and

the staff, in lieu of its own celebration, made a donation

to Secret Santa, an organization that buys and distributes

gifts to needy families.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

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(right top) Board Members Benny Andrews, Mary Carswell, and Peter Cameron.Photo by Steven Tucker. (right bottom) Dayton Duncan and Board Member KenBurns. (below left) Board Members Vartan Gregorian and Evelyn Stefansson Nef.Photo by Steven Tucker.

NEW HAMPSHIRE BENEFIT

On September 5, 2003, over 500 guests attended a preview

of Ken Burns’ and Dayton Duncan’s documentary film,

Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip, to benefit The

MacDowell Colony. Both Burns, a member of the Colony’s

board of directors, and Duncan were on hand at the

Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH to introduce and answer

questions about their film. The film screening and

reception, which were superbly organized by the New

Hampshire Benefit Committee, raised $30,000 in support

of the artist residency program at MacDowell.

Werner H. Kramarsky and Board Member Richard E. OldenburgPhoto by Steven Tucker.

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THE EDWARD MACDOWELL MEDAL AND MEDAL DAY

First awarded in 1960, the Edward MacDowell Medal is a national award presented annually to an American ar tist for outstanding contribution to thear ts. The ar tistic discipline in which the award is given changes each year inorder to celebrate all the creative fields practiced at MacDowell. The Medalistis selected by an independent committee of peers. The ceremony bringstogether ar tists, MacDowell’s friends and neighbors, the board of directors,and the staff. Medal Day is also the Colony’s annual open house when ar tists-in-residence welcome visitors to their studios.

Merce Cunningham continually disrupts our assumptions. Now that we are living in a time when there is more and more

fear and resistance to the unexpected, Merce’s work becomesa kind of antidote and affirmation of letting go of a fixed

and static construct, so that we may live life more fully.

– Meredith Monk

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Choreographer Merce Cunningham was awarded the 44th Edward

MacDowell Medal on August 17, 2003 before an audience of over

1,000. Considered an innovator in the field of dance and choreography

and a collaborator with many visual artists and composers,

Cunningham was the first recipient of the Medal in the category

of interdisciplinary art. Selection committee members included

Tom Finkelpearl, director of the Queens Museum of Art, RoseLee

Goldberg, and artists Charles Atlas and Dan Hurlin. Meredith

Monk served as the presentation speaker. (Photograph below with

Merce Cunningham.)

2003 Merce Cunningham2002 Rober t Frank2001 Philip Roth2000 Lou Harrison1999 Ellswor th Kelly1998 I. M. Pei1997 Chuck Jones1996 Joan Didion1995 George Crumb1994 Jasper Johns1993 Harr y Callahan1992 Richard Wilbur1991 David Diamond1990 Louise Bourgeois1989 Stan Brakhage1988 William Styron1987 Leonard Bernstein1986 Lee Friedlander1985 Rober t Motherwell1984 Mary McCar thy1983 Elliott Car ter1982 Isamu Noguchi1981 John Updike1980 Samuel Barber 1979 John Cheever1978 Richard Diebenkorn1977 Virgil Thomson1976 Lillian Hellman1975 Willem de Kooning1974 Walter Piston1973 Norman Mailer1972 Georgia O'Keeffe1971 William Schuman1970 Eudora Welty1969 Louise Nevelson1968 Roger Sessions1967 Marianne Moore1966 Edward Hopper1965 Edgard Varese1964 Edmund Wilson1963 Alexander Calder 1962 Rober t Frost1961 Aaron Copland1960 Thornton Wilder

EDWARD MacDOWELL MEDAL WINNERS

Annual Fellowships are contributions designated by thedonor to help offset the cost of one or more residenciesin the year the gift is made.

Anonymous Foundation FellowshipJudy Fox, Margot Livesey, and Andrea LoefkeStarting in 1999, an anonymous foundation established a

fellowship to support the residencies of three creative

artists each year.

Anonymous Foundation FellowshipDavid Hancock and Matthew NorthridgeAn anonymous foundation underwrote fellowships to

support the residencies of two creative artists in 2003-04.

Alpha Chi Omega Foundation FellowshipAlex ShapiroContinuing a practice begun in 1961 to honor the memory

of Faye Barnaby Kent, the national collegiate sorority Alpha

Chi Omega contributed a fellowship for the residency of

a composer.

Anne Cox Chambers FellowshipHonor MooreIn recognition of board member Anne Cox Chambers’

generous gift to support The MacDowell Colony’s

Annual Benefit, a fellowship to support the residency of

one creative artist in 2004 was named in her honor.

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation FellowshipAlicia Ostriker and Blair TindallBeginning in 2000, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has

been partnering with the Colony to encourage applications

from creative artists from the state of New Jersey.

Ray Gottlieb FellowshipShimon AttieStarting in 1996, the Ray Gottlieb Fellowship will be pro-

vided each year for ten years by the Abraham Gottlieb

Foundation. Lynn Gilbert gave this gift in memory of her

mother, Ray Gottlieb, whose appreciation for fine art

enriched both her life and the lives of those around her.

National Endowment for the Arts FellowshipsBenjamin Anastas, Ben Butler, Yong-Wook Chung, Meredith Holch, and Brad LandA Creativity/Multidisciplinary grant from the National

Endowment for the Arts was awarded to MacDowell in

2003 to help support the residencies of ten creative artists at

the Colony in 2004 (an additional five recipients will be

named in 2004).

Netherland-America Foundation FellowshipNelleke BeltjensThe Netherland-America Foundation will support the

residency of a writer or artist who is from the Netherlands

or working on Dutch-related subject matter.

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Gifts to underwrite fellowships for ar tists and to maintain the Colony’s studiosand residency buildings are essential in helping MacDowell continue its missionof the past 97 years. Major gifts designated for fellowships perpetuate theColony’s tradition of accepting ar tists solely on the basis of talent. Fifty-nineannual and endowed fellowships and 11 annual and endowed studio maintenancegrants were given during 2003-04, thanks to the generosity of many friendsof the Colony.

GIFTS FOR RESIDENCIES AND STUDIOS

ANNUAL FELLOWSHIPS

Interdisciplinary artist Shimon Attie

3-D artist Andrea Loefke

Endowed Fellowships, based on investment income fromgifts held in the Colony’s endowment fund, provide supportin perpetuity for one or more residencies each year.

Nadya Aisenberg Fellowship est. 1999Traci DantFriends and family of Nadya Aisenberg, a poet, author,

scholar, and Colony Fellow, established this fellowship

in her memory to support the residency of a female poet.

Milton and Sally Avery Fellowships est. 1983Emily Brown and Katherine KuharicThe Milton and Sally Avery Foundation, in tribute to the

memory of Milton Avery, a Colony Fellow, endowed a

fellowship for a painter of outstanding ability. In 1990,

Mrs. Avery, also a Colony Fellow and board member 1989-

2003, expanded the fund to provide for two fellowships.

Cathrine Boettcher Fellowship est. 1991Mark RobbinsCathrine Boettcher Felding, a longtime supporter and

friend of the Colony, established through her will a fund

to support residencies at MacDowell.

Stanford Calderwood Fellowships est. 1998Donald Antrim, Sarah Bynum, Michael Chabon, Sheila Glaser, Frances Hwang, Suki Kim, Genya Turosky, and June Unjoo YangTo repay writers for the joys of a lifetime of pleasurable

reading, Stanford Calderwood, a member of the board of

directors 1968-78 and its treasurer 1971-77, established a

fund to support the residencies of all writers who work

in the Calderwood Studio.

Chubb LifeAmerica Fellowship est. 1990Brighde Mullins Chubb LifeAmerica made a grant to establish a fellow-

ship to support artists from New Hampshire or northern

New England.

Margaret Lee Crofts Fellowship est. 1985Mike HoloberThe Margaret Lee Crofts Fellowship for composers was

established by the board of directors in recognition of

Mrs. Crofts’ very generous support of the Colony, her

devotion to music, and her commitment to helping provide

creative opportunities for modern composers.

Ewing Fellowship est. 2003Peter ThomsonA fellowship for a creative artist at MacDowell was

endowed by Ruth Ewing, a longtime friend of the

Colony and board member 1975-2000, and her husband,

Jim Ewing, a member of the board of directors 1961-75

and its vice president 1966-1974.

Gerald Freund Fellowship est. 1996Andrew GreerFriends of Gerald Freund, an advisor to and longtime

friend of the Colony, established a fellowship for emerging

writers in honor of his 40-year career in philanthropy

and his commitment to funding exceptionally creative

individuals in the arts and sciences.

Isabella Gardner Fellowship est. 1982Christine HumeThe family and friends of Isabella Gardner, as a tribute

and a memorial, established this fellowship for a young,

female poet.

Josephine Mercy Heathcote Fellowship est. 1989Suzanne BibeauThe Heathcote Art Foundation, in tribute to its founder and

benefactor, Josephine Mercy Heathcote, an 18th-century

decorative arts scholar and collector, endowed a fellow-

ship for an artist of exceptional ability.

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ENDOWED FELLOWSHIPSComposer Aleksandra Vrebalov

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It’s impossible for me to achieve the kind of total immersion at home

that writing a novel requires... here I am always writing.

– Fiction writer Michael Chabon

Kate and George Kendall Fellowships est. 1990R. Zamora Linmark and Aleksandra Vrebalov Friends of the Kendalls established this fellowship as a

tribute to George Kendall, general director of the Colony

1951-71. In 1999, the fund’s endowment received a generous

bequest from George Kendall.

MacDowell Poetry Fellowship est. 1990Gail TaylorEdwin C. Cohen, member of the board of directors 1984-99,

established this fund to support the residency of a poet

of exceptional ability.

Patricia and Jerre Mangione Fellowship est. 2002Hugh OgdenA bequest from Colony Fellow Patricia Mangione estab-

lished a fellowship to support the residencies of senior

writers and artists who have worked at their crafts for at

least 30 years.

Robert Maxwell Fellowship est. 1989Christopher MarquisIn recognition of Robert Maxwell’s generous legacy to the

Colony, the board of directors established this fellowship

for an artist of any discipline.

Philip Morris Company Fellowship est. 1991Marc WeitzmanThe Philip Morris Company, in recognition of

MacDowell’s contribution to the arts, established this

fellowship in literature.

Evelyn Stefansson Nef Fellowship est. 1990Carol IrvingThis fellowship to support the residency of a photographer

was given by Evelyn Stefansson Nef, who has been on the

board of directors since 1991 and serves as a vice chairman.

New Hampshire Committee Fellowship est. 1991David BarkerThe New Hampshire Committee raised funds from 1987-91

to establish an endowed fellowship for an artist from

New Hampshire .

Elodie Osborn Fellowship est. 1984Jem CohenIn honor of Elodie Osborn’s efforts to establish film as a

discipline at the Colony, her friends created a film fellow-

ship at the Colony. Ms. Osborn was a member of the board

of directors 1969-86 and president of the Colony 1975-77.

Bernardine Kielty Scherman Fellowship est. 1975Barry LopezIn recognition of Bernardine Scherman’s long association

with the Colony and her love of good writing, the

Scherman Foundation established, in her name, a fellow-

ship for a writer.

Frances and William Schuman Fellowship est. 1990Tarik O’ReganThe Schuman Fellowship was established as a loving

tribute to the composer William Schuman, MacDowell

Medalist in 1971, board member 1972-79, chairman 1980-83,

and honorary chairman 1984-90; and Frances Schuman,

board member 1977-94.

Norton Stevens Fellowships est. 1975Bret Battey, Paul Elwood, Stacy Garrop, and Lucia Ronchetti In honor of Colony Fellow Aaron Copland’s 75th birthday,

the Norlin Foundation established an endowment to

provide fellowships for composers.

DeWitt Wallace/Reader’s Digest Fellowships est. 1978L. Louise Freeman-Toole, Camilla Gibb, Caroline Heller, and Michelle HooverDeWitt Wallace/Reader’s Digest established an endowment

to provide fellowships for writers.

Thornton Wilder Fellowship est. 1990Marc RobinsonIn recognition of Thornton Wilder’s generous legacy to

the Colony, the board of directors established a fellowship

in his name for an artist of any discipline. Wilder was a

nine-time Colony Fellow, as well as the first recipient of

the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1960.

Nonfiction writer Marc Robinson

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Studio Grants, whether endowed or annual gifts,help provide for the upkeep of individual studios and residence buildings.

Alpha Chi OmegaSince 1971, Alpha Chi Omega, the first organization to

contribute a studio to the Colony, has extended its fellow-

ship support to help maintain Star Studio, which was built

in 1911-12. In 2003, the organization made a contribution

to help meet the studio’s expenses.

Stanford Calderwood StudioIn 1999, Stanford Calderwood funded the construction of

a new studio for writers and established an endowed

fund to cover the annual costs of maintaining the studio.

Delta Omicron Members of Delta Omicron, an international music club,

funded the building of Omicron Studio in 1927. In 1996, the

Delta Omicron Foundation made a gift to refurbish a Mason

& Hamlin grand piano, dedicated in memory of Roxine

Beard Petzold and Adelaide Louise Collyer, two past

presidents of the fraternity. Delta Omicron made a contribu-

tion in 2003 to help meet annual costs for the studio.

Valli Dreyfus Firth Studio In 1993, Barn Studio was dedicated to Valli Dreyfus Firth

who supported the Colony generously for many years. In

her memory, the Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation funded

extensive renovations to the visual artists’ studio and

established an endowed maintenance fund for its upkeep.

Evelyn Stefansson Nef Studio In 1992, Vice Chairman Evelyn Stefansson Nef funded the

construction of a new photography studio and established

an endowed fund to cover the annual costs of maintaining

the studio. It was the first new studio built on the Colony

grounds since 1936.

New Hampshire StudioIn 1990, the Gilbert Verney Foundation established an

endowed fund to maintain and improve the New

Hampshire Studio. In 1992, through a generous bequest

given in memory of Colonist Victor Candell, the studio

was renovated – enlarging and improving the space

available for use by visual artists.

Heinz Studio In 1996, Drue Heinz, a vice chairman of the Colony,

donated funds to re-create the old icehouse as a sculpture

studio and to establish a studio maintenance fund.

New Jersey State Federation of Women’s ClubsThe New Jersey Studio (1920-21) was funded by the New

Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, who have

continued as longtime contributors to its maintenance. In

2003, Federation contributions helped meet studio expenses.

Phi BetaPhi Beta Fraternity, a national organization for professionals

in music and speech, provided for the construction of

Phi Beta Studio (1929-31), and continued to help support

its upkeep with a grant in 2003.

Sigma Alpha IotaPan’s Cottage, built as a men’s residence in 1919, was

given by Sigma Alpha Iota, an international fraternity for

women in music. A Sigma Alpha Iota contribution in

2003 helped meet expenses for utilities and upkeep.

Sorosis ClubThe Sorosis Studio was built in 1924-26 with funds

provided by the New York Carol Club of Sorosis, which

contributed in 2003 toward the studio’s maintenance.

Two major gifts make possible travel grants for ar tists tohelp pay domestic and international transportation costs,respectively. Financial aid for writers, based on need, is provided through a grant from an anonymous foundation.

MacArthur Transportation FundIn 1990, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur

Foundation awarded the Colony a $200,000 grant that

has been set aside to establish an endowed transportation

fund for artists who cannot afford domestic travel to

and from the Colony. During 2003-04, 50 grants totaling

$15,542 were awarded which enabled artists to come

from 15 states.

The David and Rosamond Putnam Transportation FundThis endowed fund was established in 1989 by Mr. and Mrs.

David F. Putnam, longtime friends and generous bene-

factors of the Colony, to provide financial assistance for

international travel to and from the Colony for artists who

could not come at their own expense. During 2003-04, 16

grants totaling $13,323 were awarded that enabled artists

from 11 countries to come to MacDowell.

Writers AidThrough a gift from an anonymous foundation, the Colony

awards grants of up to $1,000 each to writers needing finan-

cial assistance in order to attend The MacDowell Colony.

The three-year pilot program (1998-2001) provided about 30

awards each year. A grant in 2001 extended the program for

an additional three years. Future funding will be sought to

expand the stipend program to other disciplines. During the

past fiscal year, $39,820 was awarded to 42 writers.

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TRAVEL AND FINANCIAL AWARDS

STUDIO GRANTS

Painter Suzanne Bibeau in Firth Studio

THORNTON WILDERCONTRIBUTORS$10,000 and over

Mr. William N. BanksMs. Eleanor Briggs

Mary and Robert Carswell

The Honorable Anne Cox Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. ClarkeThe DuBose and Dorothy Heyward

Memorial Fund

Mr. John Hargraves and

Ms. Nancy Newcomb

Mrs. Drue Heinz

Mr. and Mrs. Werner H. Kramarsky

Abby and Mitch Leigh

Mrs. Evelyn Stefansson NefStephanie and Robert M. Olmsted

Betsy and Ted Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Spears

Terry and Rick Stone

The Thomson Corporation

Ms. Ilse G. Traulsen

Mrs. Helen S. Tucker/

Gramercy Park Foundation

Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation

AARON COPLANDCONTRIBUTORS$7,500 and over

Robert and Donna MacNeil

Rosamond and David Putnam

Tom and Babs Putnam

Random House, Inc.

WILLA C ATHER CONTRIBUTORS$3,000 and over

Brook and Roger Berlind/

The Berlind Foundation

Mrs. Catherine G. Curran

Mrs. Ruth Ewing

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Feder/

Feder Family Charitable

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas L. D. Firth

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Forbes

J. Paul Getty Trust

Carol Sutton Lewis and

William M. Lewis, Jr.

Ms. Denise MarikaMarkem Corporation

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Peter and Suzanne Read

Ms. Ruth ReichlMrs. Janos Scholz

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sichel/

Franz W. Sichel Foundation

Elizabeth and Geoffrey Verney

Mrs. Marian J. Ware

Mr. Francis H. Williams

MILTON AVERY CONTRIBUTORS$1,500 and over

Anonymous Gift

Mr. Benny Andrews and

Ms. Nene HumphreyHelen and Peter Bing

Ms. Kate BlackwellMr. Ken Burns and Ms. Julie Burns

Mr. Peter CameronMr. Michael ChabonPaula Cooper and Jack Macrae

Mr. Alexander Cortesi and

Ms. Wendy Mackenzie

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Draper

Mary T. Garland

Gerry and Teresa Gartner

Mr. Robert F. Gould

Mrs. S. William Green

Mr. Wilder Green

Harcourt, Inc.

HarperCollins Publishers

David W. and Katherine Moore Heleniak

Peter and Mary Heller

The Helm Foundation

Mr. Robert P. HubbardThe Hurlin Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Julius H. Jacobson II

Jane and Gerald Katcher

Mr.† and Mrs. Stephen M. Kellen

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kramarsky

Carol H. and Robert D. Krinsky

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lash/Christie’s

Honorable Samuel Kenric Lessey, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Marcus

Mr. Paul MoravecJohn and Olivia ParkerMr. and Mrs. Mark K. Posnick

Mr. Andrew Prozes and Ms. Laura Heery

Ms. Nan Quick

Random House Children’s Books

Leslie E. Robertson and Saw-Teen See

Mr. Stephen Ruddy III

Ms. Jennifer Russell

Linda and Donald Schapiro

Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff/

The Schiff Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Seifer

Mr. and Mrs. David Kenneth Specter

Ms. Margaret L. Stevens

Mr. Charles J. Tanenbaum and

Ms. Szilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum

Mrs. Amos N. Wilder/

Wilder Family Charitable Fund

HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARSCONTRIBUTORS$500 and over

Anonymous Gift

A.W. Peters, Inc.

Ms. Jane Alexander and Mr. Ed Sherin

Mrs. Philip Bastedo, Sr.

Mr. David Baum and Ms. Terry Reeves

Ms. Wendy Belser

Mr. John BisbeeMr. and Mrs. David Boies

Ms. Louise Bourgeois

Mr. Robert Boyett

Ms. Emily Scott BrownMs. Jane BroxT. Edward Bynum

in honor of Sarah BynumMr. Jay E. Cantor

Seong Chun and Nick Winter

Church & Main, Inc.

Cincinnati MacDowell Society

Citizens Bank

Mrs. Joan Hardy Clark

Mr. Arthur Clarke and Ms. Susan Sloan

Mr. and Mrs. Landon Clay

Ms. Andrea CohenMr. Jem CohenRick and Jan Cohen

Ms. Suzanne F. Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Abram T. Collier

Mr. Edward T. Cone

Lisa and Wayne Cooper

Ms. Mary Sharp Cronson/

The Evelyn Sharp Foundation

Mr. Sebastian CurrierMr. and Mrs. Richard Debs

Ms. Lucia Dunbar

Mr. Stephen DunnMs. Judith DupreMr. and Mrs. Jeb Embree

Mrs. Robert M. Feely

Mr. Bruce W. Ferguson

Mr. Richard FestingerMrs. Barbara G. Fleischman

Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Folger/

The Folger Fund

Mr. Richard E. Ford

The Foscue Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Foster

Mr. Jonathan FranzenMr. and Mrs. Eric P. Fraunfelter

Mr. Hugh J. Freund

Miss Mary Laura Gibbs

Mr. Andrew GinzelMr. and Mrs. Gerald Goldsmith

Dr. and Mrs. Vartan Gregorian

Mr. and Mrs. Judson D. Hale, Sr.

Mr. Richard William Hayes, AIAMr. Fred HerschMs. Marlene Hess

John and Jean Hoffman

Karen and Jeff Hughes

in honor of Robert MacNeil

Mr. Lewis HydeWoody and Elizabeth IvesDr. Michael I. Jacobs

Ms. Pamela J. Johnson

David Kamp and Michael Rubin

Mr. Sidney R. Knafel and Ms. Londa Weisman/Knafel Family Foundation

Mrs. Evelyn Kossak/The John and

Evelyn Kossak Foundation

Mr. Jan KrzywickiMr. and Mrs. Gerrit L. Lansing

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder

Monica and Michael Lehner

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lehrer

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Deane Leonard

Mr. William S. Lieberman

Ms. Margot LiveseyMs. Louise Eastman LoeningMs. Mary M. LumMacDowell Club of Allied Arts

of Los Angeles

Norm and Judy Makechnie

Ms. Alice Mattison

Ms. Jo McDougall

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard M. Meistrell

Melanson Heath & Company, PC

Richard and Ronay Menschel

Mr. David MeyerHarvey S. Shipley Miller/

The Judith Rothschild Foundation

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.

Mr. Nicholas MontemaranoMs. Honor MooreMrs. Renate Ponsold Motherwell

Mr. Dennison NashMs. Nina D. NyhartMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Oldenburg

Mrs. Anthony T. Oppersdorff

Orr & Reno, P.A.

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Oxman

Mr. Richard Cutts PeasleeMr. and Mrs. I.M. Pei

Mrs. John David Peterson

Mr. Robert S Pirie

The Honorable and Mrs. Nicholas Platt

Prudential Foundation*

Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson

Ann and Martin Rabinowitz

Mr. David C. RakowskiMr. Jock Reynolds

Mr. Robert Rodat and Ms. Mollie Miller

Ms. Martha RonkMrs. Marjorie P. Rosenthal

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rothfusz

Dr. James L. Sacksteder

Janet U. Schaefer

The Segal Company

Mr. Robert H. SilsbeeMr. Alan B. Slifka

Ms. Susan Sollins-Brown

Mr. Ronald L. SteelMs. Judith Stout

Nan and Stephen Swid

Mr. David Teiger

Mrs. James P. Warburg

Ms. Wendy WassersteinMildred and George Weissman/The

Mildred and George Weissman Fund

Peter and Andrea Wensberg

Ms. Shelby White/Leon Levy Philanthropic

Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund

Wilder Family LLC

Mr. Mark WingesMs. Tracy C. WinnCarter and Eileen Wiseman

Yankee Publishing, Inc.

Ms. Cheryl A. Young

THE MACDOWELL CIRCLE

The MacDowell Circle recognizes the total annual giving of all contributorswho have made gifts to The MacDowell Colony. The generous support ofthese donors allows the Colony to fulfill its mission of helping ar tists in theircreative endeavors.The categories of giving are in honor of distinguished artistswho have been Colony Fellows. Gifts of $7,500 or more fully underwrite theresidency of a creative ar tist.

Colony Fellows listed in bold* matching gift

† deceased

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FRIENDS OF MACDOWELLUp to $500

Anonymous Gifts (21)

Acqua Bistro

Mr. Samuel H. AdlerDr. Alan C. Aisenberg

Mr. Hugh AitkenMr. and Mrs. Peter H. Allen

Alliance Capital Management Corporation*

Ms. Mara AlperAlpha Chi Omega, Beta Delta Beta Chapter

Alpha Chi Omega, Santa Fe/

Los Alamos Alumnae Club

Mr. Earl K. Anderson

Mr. Donald Eldridge AntrimMs. Edith V. Antunes

Ms. Katherine AokiMs. Frieda ArkinMr. and Mrs. William Arthur

Mr. Louis S. AsekoffMs. Mary Jo Ashenfelter

Ms. Cristina M. Ashjian

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Askenaizer

Ms. Donnette Hatch AtiyahMr. Shimon AttieMs. Heléne AylonMr. Thomas W. Bakewell

Bank of New Hampshire

Ms. Mirra BankMr. Joseph BarbieriMr. Ricardo Barreto and

Mr. William Chapman

Ms. Andrea BarrettMr. and Mrs. Matthew Barry

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bass

Sallie and Rob Bass

Ms. Lynn BasslerMs. Cecily Bastedo

Mary Catherine Bateson and

J.B. Kassarjian

Mrs. Margaret C. Bean

Mr. Kevin E. BeaversMs. Deborah BebloMr. Herbert BeermanMr. Paul Beirne/The Beirne Foundation, Inc.

Myron Beldock, Esq.

Bellows-Nichols Agency, Inc.

Mrs. William G. Belser

Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin

Mrs. Margaret R. Bennett

Mr. Edward BentMr. Jonathan Seth BergerMs. Marina BerioMr. Brett BerkMs. Vivian BermanMs. April BernardMr. Douglas BeubeMs. Suzanne BibeauBarbara and Charles Bickford

Ms. Isabel BigelowThomas and Claudia Bissett

Ms. Star Cobey BlackMr. David H. Blair

Ms. Tia BlassingameMr. Kevin M. Bleau

Ms. Chana BlochMr. Matt BloomMr. Steven BognarMr. James BoorsteinMrs. Geoffrey A. Boughton

Mr. Hayg BoyadjianMs. Miriam Boyce

Mrs. Ginna BrandMs. Michele Brannan

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brawer

Mr. Marco BreuerMs. Joan Jessop Brewster

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bromberg

Ms. Ellen K. BrooksMs. Margaret BrouwerMr. and Mrs. Duncan W. Brown

Ms. Elizabeth C. BrownMs. Elizabeth Brown and Mr. Peter Howe

Ms. Rosellen BrownMs. Bliss BroyardMs. Susan Brynteson

Mr. Victor BumbaloMs. Carol BurdickMs. Gabrielle BurtonMr. Bruce Keith BusbyMr. Paul ByardMs. Pauline Ho Bynum

Ms. Sarah Shun-lien BynumMr. Joseph CadyMr. Joseph CaldwellMs. Ann M. CallawayCambridge Trust Company of

New Hampshire

Ms. Donna CameronMr. Mark CampbellMs. Catherine CastellaniMr. Sidney ChafetzMs. Lenora ChampagneMs. Lan Samantha ChangMr. Eric ChasalowMs. Karen ChaseMr. Edward ChudacoffMr. David ClamanMr. Tim Clark and Ms. Mary Lowry Clark

Mr. Everett Clement

Mrs. Eleanor Cogswell

Mr. Gerald CohenMs. Rachel Elizabeth CohenMr. Dan ColemanMs. Vivien Abrams CollensMs. Zena CollierMs. Betsy Collins

Ms. Martha CollinsJed Distler

Ms. Jane M. CooperMs. Teresa CooperMiss Christin Couture

Cronin and Gervino Insurance

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cronin, III

Ms. Susan Cooper CronynAnna E. Crouse

Ms. Marilyn CurrierMr. C. Michael Curtis

Mr. John D’AgataMr. John H. DaltonMr. Jack DamerMr. Richard DanielpourMr. Thomas A. Dart

Mr. Lyell C. Dawes and Ms. Jessie Pollack

Ms. Jean DayDr. and Mrs. Francis de Marneffe

Peter and Lisa de Roetth

Ms. Roberta H. DelaneyMr. Edward Dell, Jr.

Mr. Stephen DembskiMr. and Mrs. Emmanuel T. Denis

Ms. Anne-Marie Desroches

Ms. Judy DoengesMr. Danny M. Donovan-WilhelmiMs. Eileen Driscoll

Ms. Eleanor Drury

Ms. Amy DryanskyJ. August and Charlotte Duval

Ms. M. Christine Dwyer and

Mr. Michael Huxtable

Eastern Mountain Sports

Ms. Jan Eaton

Mrs. Justine A. Eaton

Mr. Jason EckardtMr. Charles A. Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Elliott, Jr.

Mr. Paul ElwoodMs. Susan EmerlingMs. Elise EnglerDr. Robert and Alfrieda Englund

Dr. Cynthia Fuchs EpsteinErnst & Young

John and Barbara Faria

Geoffrey and Evelyn Farnum

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faulkner

Ms. Jemison Faust and Mr. Thomas Wilson

Robert Sargent Fay

Ms. Tina FeingoldMs. Merrill FeitellMs. Cecelia FeldRon and Frayda Feldman

Ms. Mary FelstinerMs. Diane S. Festa

Mr. Michael D. FidayMs. Ruth FieldsMr. Peter Filkins and Ms. Susan Roeper

Ms. Emily Fine

Ms. Ruth E. Fine

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Finn

Ms. Rosemarie FioreMs. Cheryl Fippen

Ms. B.G. FirmaniHilda W. Fleisher

Mr. Peter FoleyMs. Liza FolmanMs. Laurie FoosMr. H. A. Forbes

Ms. Judy Carol FoxMr. Stephen FraileyMs. Velma L. Francisco

Ms. Joslin Kimball Frank

Mr. Max FrankelMs. Anne S. Frantz

Ms. Susan Frantz and Mr. Wes DeVries

Linda M. Frawley

Ms. Susan K. Freedman

Mr. and Mrs. John Freyer

Mr. John FreyerMs. Sasha Waters FreyerDr. and Mrs. William F. Fritz

Gerard and Maryjane Fromm

Mrs. Minnie Frost

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fry

Ms. Kristi D. Fuller

Ms. Lise FunderburgDr. and Mrs. Francis Fuselier

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gabriel

Mr. Carlton GamerMs. Anne Garcia-RomeroMr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gardiner

Ms. D. Baldwin Gardner

Ms. Charlotte Garrett CurrierMs. Stacy Garrop

Ms. Tara Winslow GeerMs. Lynn GeesamanMs. Kinereth D. GenslerMs. Kathleen GeorgeMr. Robert L. George

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Germain

Mr. Panos Ghikas and Ms. Patience HaleyMr. Hugh Dana GibsonMr. Thomas GilroyMs. Betty Gimber

Mr. Eugene GloriaJohn and Andrea Glovsky

Ms. Rebecca T. GodwinMs. Eunice GoldenGrethe and David Golden

Mr. Robert Golden

Mr. David GoldesMr. Elliott Alexander GoldkindMrs. Florence K. Goldman

Molly and Sym Goodnow

Mr. Jim GossMr. John L. Gray

Mr. Harvey Green

Mrs. Robert S. Green

Mr. Eamon GrennanMr. Timothy Groesbeck

Ms. Rachel HadasMs. Nancy HaginMr. Dennis Hahn

Ms. Nancy Hahn

Mr. and Mrs. David Hall

Ms. Sydney K. HamburgerMs. Mary Stewart HammondMs. Joelle HannMr. Stephen William HarbyMs. Pagan Danielle HarlemanMr. Paul Taylor HarrillMs. Pamela HarrisonMs. Maren J. Hassinger

Ms. Caroline HellerMr. David HellersteinMr. Hunt Henrie and

Ms. Leslie Wilcott-Henrie

Mr. William K. Henze

Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Hermes

Ms. Christine HiebertMs. Ellen M. Hill

Ms. Nellie HillMs. Jane B. HirshfieldMr. and Mrs. Steven Hoch

Ms. Rolaine HochsteinDr. and Mrs. B. P. Hoffman

Vernon E. Hollenbach

Mr. Mike HoloberMr. and Mrs. David E. Howe

Mr. and Mrs. James Howell

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Howell

Ms. Anne Huberman

Mr. Jim HumesMs. Florence V. HuntMs. Barbara HurdMs. Valerie HurleyDan Hurlin and Kazu Nakamura

Priscilla and David Hurlin

Mr. Lee J. Hyla

[ ]When I am at home,

I build on what MacDowell has given methe freedom to discover.

The magic of MacDowell is that the magic lasts.

– Poet Jo McDougall

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Ms. Catherine IngrahamMr. and Mrs. John Jay Iselin

Mr. Christopher Ison

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lorimer

Mr. Rodney JackAnn and Carl Jacobs

Ms. Julia JacquetteMr. and Mrs. Morton L. Janklow

Ms. Phyllis JanowitzMr. Tom Jaremba

Ms. Alison JarvisMs. Teresa JaynesPaula K. Jeffries

Mr. Jay JenningsMs. Diana JensenMr. Simen JohanJohnson, Killen and Seiler

Ms. Arlene JonesMs. Cornelia A. JonesMr. Mike Whitney JonesMs. Tayari JonesJoseph’s Coat Peace Crafts

Mr. Gus KaikkonenMs. Debra Kam

Mr. H. Peter KaroffMr. John McCauley KeenenMs. Susan KeizerMr. Brian KellmanMs. Nancy Kelly and Mr. Kenji Yamamoto

Ms. Aviva KempnerMrs. R. Grice Kennelly

Ms. Elizabeth A. Kerwin

Mr. David KezurMs. Suki KimMr. John S. KingKingsbury Corporation

Mr. Anthony C. M. Kiser

Ms. Ann KleinMs. Susan Klein

Ms. Nancy KnutsonMs. Joann KobinMs. Rosemarie KoczyMr. Christopher KoepMs. Phyllis KoestenbaumMs. Edith KoneckyMr. and Mrs. James L. Koontz

Mr. Andrew Kordalewski

Ms. Zane KotkerMr. Dennis KowalMs. Darlene R. Krato

Mr. Arthur V. KreigerMr. Karl KroegerMs. Katherine KuharicMs. Madeleine May KuninLynette Lamb

Mrs. Elizabeth Coles LanghorneMs. Eve Andrée LaraméeMr. and Mrs. David Latimore, Jr.

Mr. Eric LaxJoan and Henry Lee

Ms. Marie LeeMs. Joan LeegantMs. Tammy Lenski

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Deane Leonard

Ms. Jane Leonard

Mr. Steven Levene and Ms. Susan Peters

Mr. Robert Levey and Ms. Ellen Goodman

Ms. Alice Rabi LichtensteinMr. and Mrs. Adrian Lincoln

Rosemary and Lewis Lloyd

Mr. Sebastian Lockwood and

Ms. Nanette Perrotte

Mr. Robert LombardoMr. Edwin LondonMr. and Mrs. John M. Lord, Jr.

Mrs. Ruth Lord

Susan and David Lord

Ms. Andrea LouieMs. Frani Lowe

Dr. Ray LukeMs. Joanne Lyman

Ms. Lilla Lyon

Ms. Dorothy M. Macalaster

Ms. Cynthia Macdonald

Ms. Sara MacDonald and

Mr. Carl Sandland

MacDowell Club of Allied Arts

of Oklahoma City

MacDowell Club of Chattanooga

MacDowell Club of Flint

MacDowell Club of Green Bay

MacDowell Club of Providence

MacDowell Ensemble Chapter

of the MacDowell Colony League

Roderick and Eila Mackenzie

Mr. and Mrs. Charlton MacVeagh, Jr.

Mr. David Macy and Ms. Rebecca Rothfusz

Elaine Malsin/Lane Bryant Malsin

Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish

Communal Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Malt

Scott Manning and Frank Guerra

Mr. Jaime ManriqueMr. Christopher MarquisMs. Caroline MarshallMs. Susan B. Martin

Mr. and Mrs. Jon J. Masters

Mr. Steve Maughan

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Maynard

Ms. Deirdra H. McAfeeMs. Martha Louise McDonaldMs. Lynda Reeves McIntyreMs. Julie McKeeMr. and Mrs. Joseph T. McLaughlin

Ms. Deirdre McNamerMr. Stephen Mead II

Mediation Services of New England

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Meryman

Ms. Elisabeth Haly MeyerMr. Greg MillerMs. Adrienne C. MimMs. Valerie J. MinerMs. Anne MinichW. Luis Molina

Ms. Sherri Monson

Mr. and Mrs. Jean Montagu

Helen and Gordon Moodie

Ms. Barbara MooreMrs. Arlene Morrow

Mr. Ben Frank MossMr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Mumma

Ms. Louise E. Myers

Ms. Thelma S. NasonMs. Jean NathanMs. Deborah Navas

Mr. Daniel Z. Nelson

Ms. Joanne NerenbergMs. Bonnie NewmanMs. Viven Nicholl

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Nichols

Mr. Samuel Angelo NigroMr. William U. Niss

Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Nitze

Mr. Abner NolanMr. Davidson NorrisMr. Kevin NortonMs. Lorie NovakMr. Stanley NoyesMr. Michael OakesBob and Sandy Odell

Mr. Chris OffuttMr. Hugh OgdenMs. Carole OligarioMs. Laurie OlinderDavid and Suzanne Oliver

Mr. Clary Olmstead and

Ms. Kathleen Heenan

Mr. and Ms. Austin Olney

Ellen C. Oppler

Mr. Tarik O’ReganMr. and Mrs. P.J. O’Rourke

Ms. Alicia OstrikerMs. Karen P. OstromMr. James R. PackardMr. Gregory PageMr. and Mrs. Stuart Paley

Mr. and Mrs. Fredric S. Papert

Ms. Gail Merrifield Papp

Ms. Suzan-Lori ParksMs. Mary Ann Paullin

Dr. and Mrs. John W. Payne

Mr. Brian Allan PaytonMrs. Anne Pelletier

Mr. Ronald PereraDomino’s Pizza

Peterborough Outfitting Company

Peterborough Woman’s Club

Ms. Heather Peterson and

Mr. Chuck De Vinne

Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Peterson

Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph Carlton

Petrone, Jr.

Ms. Marcia Pettee

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Ms. Marlene Nourbese PhilipMr. Tony Phillips

Ms. Diane PieriMs. Barbara A. Pike

Mr. Robert Pike

Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson C. Pillsbury

Ms. Hermine D. PinsonMr. and Mrs. Gene Pokorny

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Polshek

Mr. Vincent A. PomilioMs. Sylvia T. Pope

Ms. Nancy A. PotterMr. Edward PraczukowskiMr. Bobby PreviteMs. Joanna PriestleyPublic Service Company of

New Hampshire

Mr. Alexander Purves

Ms. Sharon PywellRichard and Janet Quinn

Mr. Lawrence RaabMs. Margo RabbMs. Willa RabinovitchMs. Peggy RambachMr. James RauchmanMr. and Mrs. William V. Regan/

The Ann and William Regan Fund

Ms. Melanie RehakMs. Frances RichardMiss Mabel C. Richardson

Ms. Harvena RichterMs. Jean Rigg

Mrs. Sally Heath Rives

Mr. Mark RobbinsMs. Celeste RobergeMr. James Oliver RobertsonMs. Ann S. Robinson

Mr. Marc RobinsonMs. Patricia Goedicke RobinsonMr. and Mrs. James H. Rogers

Mr. Jay RogoffJerome and Dorothy Rosenberg

in honor of Mary Carswell

Ms. Judith H. Rosenberg

Mr. Mel RosenthalMr. Walter RossJudith Rubin

Mr. Andrew RudinMs. Helen Barr Rudin

Ms. Marcia R. RudinMs. Catherine Ruggieri

Mr. and Mrs. L. Phillips Runyon III

Mr. Robert J. Russett

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Ms. Jonsara RuthMr. and Mrs. Arnold Sagalyn

Saint Anselm College

Ms. Wendy L. SalingerMr. Richard SargentMr. and Mrs. Robert Schaefer

Mr. Gary SchiroMr. Anthony W. SchneiderMr. Henry Schour

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond V. J. Schrag/

The Raymond V. J. Schrag Family Fund

Mr. Victor SchragerMr. Ben SchrankMr. Tony Schuman

Mr. Elliot SchwartzMr. Elliott SchwartzMr. Daniel ScottMr. Daniel V. Scully

Ms. Marlene SellersMs. Alex ShapiroMs. Myra ShapiroMrs. William L Shearer III

Mr. C. James SheppardMr. Stephen ShoreMs. Marilyn ShrudeMs. Susan SiltonMs. Glori SimmonsMr. Herbert SimonSim’s Press, Inc.

Mr. Patterson Sims

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin SingletonMs. Hilary SioDr. Henry F. Smith

Ms. Rheta Smith

Ms. Rosalind SolomonMs. Maya Sonenberg and

Mr. John Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorensen

Mr. Peter SourianMs. Martha SouthgateMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Southgate

Drs. Rawn and Carlesta SpearmanMs. Kathleen SpivackMelinda and Lewis SpratlanDavid and Barbara Stahl

Mr. Lewis M. Stark

Ms. Beryl Steadman

Mr. Christopher Giles Eric SteadmanMs. Sharon Steadman

Mr. Donald SteeleMs. Ruth Sterling

Mr. Robert L. SternMr. Matthew StevensonMr. and Mrs. David E. Stinson

Rev. and Mrs. Lewis S. Stone

Susan Strickler

Ms. Elisabeth SubrinSuburban Music Study Club

Ms. Nancy SullivanMiss Patricia F. Sullivan

Mr. Andrew Supplee

Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Swanson

Ambassador Richard N. Swett

Ms. Deborah TallDr. and Mrs. Kimball B. Temple

Ms. Lenore TenenblattMr. Mark A. ThompsonMs. Maryann Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thorne

Sara and Jeffry Timmons

Toadstool Bookshops

Stan and Anne Trecker

Jamie and Laura Trowbridge

Ms. Liliane Emery TuckMs. Nan TullDr. Robert Comrie TurnerMs. Katrina TuveraMs. Nancy Van de VateMr. Tom VarnerMs. Susan VaronVerizon

Ms. Carolyn R. Vogel

Ms. Paula VogelMs. Patricia Volk

Mr. John von BergenMr. Dietrich Von Frank

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Von Mertens

Ms. Judith Winslow Walcott

Ms. Lindsay WaltMr. Robert E. WardMs. Anne R. Wardwell

Ms. Marianne R. WeilMs. Elaine WeissMr. Dan WelcherMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Welden

Peter and Karin Wells

Anne Wesson

White Mountain Investment, Inc.

Dr. Ess A. White, Jr.

Laura and Reid White

Ms. Susan McDonald WhiteMr. Thomas WhitmanMr. Edward F. Whitney

Ms. Kate Whitney and Mr. Frank Thomas

Ms. Patricia WillardMr. Hugh O. WilliamsSuzanne Williamson and John Capouya

Rev. and Mrs. William E. Wimer

Charles and Ellen Winchester

Mrs. Katherine Blodgett Winter

Ms. Joanne Wise

Mrs. Robert S. Wolcott

Ms. Dee I. WolffMrs. Dana D. Woody

Mr. David B. Wristen

Ms. Susan YankowitzMs. Jo Yarrington

Ms. Joanne Gover YoshidaAlan and Lois Young

Ms. Arlene ZallmanElissa Zengel and Charles Post

Ms. Susan ZielinskiDr. Joan Zinkawich

Ms. Harriet ZinnesMs. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

IN-KIND DONATIONSIn addition to the donors listed below,the Colony is grateful for contributionsof books, recordings, films, slides, andother works of art by Colonists, whichare placed in MacDowell’s archive andmade available to artists in residence.

12 Pine

1-800-flowers.com

Aesop’s Table

Grace Aldrich

Alfred A. Knopf

Bonnie Doon Vineyards, Santa Cruz, CA

Discountech

Elegant Settings

Elizabeth Harris Gallery

Fiddleheads Café

Ms. Roya HakakianMr. Terry LaRock

Mass Audio Visual

McLeod Apple Orchard

The Monadnock Ledger

Mr. Tarik O’ReganPeople’s Linen, Keene

The Peterborough Transcript

Puritan Press

The Restaurant at Burdick Chocolate

Rosaly’s Farmstand

Roy’s Market

The Segal Company

Shearman & Sterling

Sotheby’s

Sterling Business Corporation

Mr. Ferenc SutoMs. Carol Cary Taylor

Mr. Whiting Tennis

PUBLIC FUNDING

We are grateful for funding fromThe National Endowment

for the Arts

BEQUESTSMs. Patricia Hartung

Mr. Kent W. KennanMs. Susannah McCorkleMs. Eileen Simpson

IN MEMORIAM Gift in memory of Nadya AisenbergDr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Crane

Gifts in memory of Garth W. BenepeMarian J. Ware

Gifts in memory of Amanda DavisMs. Heléne AylonMs. Bliss BroyardMr. Bruce Keith BusbyMr. Jason EckardtMs. Merrill FeitellMs. Joelle HannMs. Tayari JonesMr. Christopher KoepMs. Deirdre McNamerMr. Abner NolanMr. Brian Allan PaytonMs. Margo RabbMs. Willa RabinovitchMs. Frances RichardMr. Daniel ScottMs. Rosalind SolomonMs. Susan Zielinski

Gifts in memory of Ric FredeMr. and Mrs. Walter R. Peterson

Glen and Annagreta Swanson

Gifts in memory of Leo J. HertzelMs. Kristi D. Fuller

Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Hermes

Vernon E. Hollenbach

Mr. Christopher Ison

Johnson, Killen and Seiler

Lynette Lamb

Ms. Frani Lowe

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stinson

Gift in memory of Daniel KingmanMs. Betsy Collins

Gift in memory of William Byrne PaullinMs. Mary Ann Paullin

Gift in memory of Thornton WilderMrs. Amos N. Wilder/Wilder Family

Charitable Fund

MEDAL DAY CORPORATE PARTNER

Jefferson Pilot Financial

RESTRICTED GIFTSDonors who have designated funds for a specific purpose.

ANONYMOUS GIFTS (2)For Fellowships to support

three residencies

For Writers’ Aid Program

NADYA AISENBERG ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Crane

ALPHA CHI OMEGA FELLOWSHIPAlpha Chi Omega Foundation

in honor of Faye Barnaby Kent

THE GERALDINE R. DODGE FELLOWSHIP

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

THE EWING FELLOWSHIPMrs. James D. Ewing

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMITTEE FELLOWSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Peterson

Glen and Annagreta Swanson

STUDIO MAINTENANCEAlpha Chi Omega for Star Studio

Delta Omicron Foundation, Inc.

for Omicron Studio

New Jersey State Federation of Women’s

Clubs for New Jersey Studio

Phi Beta Fraternity for Phi Beta Studio

Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc.

for Pan’s Cottage

Sorosis Inc. for Sorosis Studio

RIGHTS AND ROYALTIESAmy BeachCathrine Boettcher Felding

Louise TalmaCharles Cadman Wakefield

Lou Winans Mineral Rights

We have made every effort to assure that this list is accurate and complete. We apologize for any errors. Please let us know of any oversight

Colony Fellows listed in bold

30

Program

62%Administration

20%

Development

18%

In 2004 the MacDowell Colony was the beneficiary of sound financial management,

a favorable climate in the financial market and the generous contribution of numer-

ous supporters. The combination of these forces resulted in a dramatic improvement

in financial strength while the Colony continued to fill its mission of service, hosting

253 creative artists in residence for a total of 8,124 days.

Development efforts were successful in increasing Support and Revenue by 69%

to over $1.5 million. Bequests contributed $734 thousand of that total. Expenses

increased by less than 1%.

Our investment portfolio consists of equities and interest bearing instruments.

Total investment return was over $5.0 million, bringing the total investment in

securities to over $21.3 million. Because the Colony has other short-term and fixed

assets (property and equipment), and virtually no liabilities, the net book value of

assets is almost $25 million.

A copy of the audited financial statements, which include the unqualified opinion of

Melanson Heath and Company, PC, may be obtained by writing to: The MacDowell

Colony, 163 E. 81st Street, New York, NY 10028.

MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER

Gerald J. Gartner

Treasurer

Unrestricted

Funds 31%

Admissions, Royalties

& Other 3%

Contributions

66%

$ 245,445765

117,530773,887

30,000353,947

1,481,574

66,197

706,355

$ 2,254,126

11%0%5%

34%1%

15%66%

3%

31%

100%

Program

Administration

Development

TOTAL

$ 1,400,632

443,171

410,323

$ 2,254,126

62%

20%

18%

100%

Number of artists in residence

Total number of artists days

Investments at Fair Value

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Total Net Assets

Total Operating Support and Revenue

Total Operating Expenses

Operating Deficit

Net Investment Return

Net Change in Assets

2003237

7,580

$ 17,103,717

20,629,912

77,097

20,552,815

916,127

2,239,090

(1,322,963)

(1,794,507)

$ (3,117,470)

2004253

8,124

$ 21,324,270

24,945,313

73,026

24,872,287

1,547,771

2,254,126

(706,355)

5,025,827

$ 4,319,472

FY04 SOURCES OF OPERATING SUPPORT

FY04 TOTAL EXPENSES

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR FISCAL YEARSENDING MARCH 31, 2004 and 2003

CONTRIBUTIONS

IndividualsCorporationsFoundationsBequests and Restricted ContributionsGovernment GrantsEventsSubtotal

ADMISSIONS, ROYALTIES & OTHER

TRANSFER FROM UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

TOTAL

31

as of June 2004

Robert MacNeil

Chairman

Carter Wiseman

President

William N. Banks

Drue Heinz

Evelyn Stefansson Nef

Vice Chairmen

Gerald J. Gartner

Treasurer

Helen S. Tucker

Secretary

Cheryl A. Young

Assistant Secretary

Jane Alexander

Benny Andrews

David Baum

Robert Beaser

Varujan Boghosian

Eleanor Briggs

Barbara K. Bristol

Ken Burns

Peter Cameron

Mary Carswell

Anne Cox Chambers

Alexander Cortesi

David Del Tredici

Mrs. Arthur A. Feder

Mrs. Nicholas L.D. Firth

Mrs. Robert Forbes

David V. Foster

Dan Froot

Mary Garland

Wilder Green

Vartan Gregorian

Judson D. Hale, Sr.

Elizabeth Hardwick

John A. Hargraves

David W. Heleniak

Dan Hurlin

Julia Jacquette

Jytte Jensen

Verlyn Klinkenborg

Carol Krinsky

Tania Leon

William S. Lieberman

George M. Nicholson

Richard Oldenburg

Robert Olmsted

Olivia Parker

Thomas Putnam

Peter C. Read

Leslie E. Robertson

Jeff L. Rosenheim

Amy Baker Sandback

Alvin Singleton

Susan Sollins

Charles F. Stone III

Robert Storr

Ilse Traulsen

Jamie Trowbridge

E. Geoffrey Verney

Wendy Wasserstein

Peter C. Wensberg

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Mrs. David F. Putnam

Director Emerita

The MacDowell Colony thanks the following directors who retired from our board during 2003-04:Paul Byard

Randall Kenan

Libby Larsen

and sadly notes the passing of Director Emerita Mrs. Ernest S. Heller

BOARD OF DIRECTORSas of June 2004

Cheryl A. Young

Executive Director

David Macy

Resident Director

ADMINISTRATIONMichelle Aldredge

Office & Fellows Services AssistantGrace Aldrich

Admissions & Office AssistantCourtney Bethel

Admissions CoordinatorJody Garnick

Information Systems CoordinatorTammy Lester

Assistant Financial AdministratorMartha Moore

LibrarianKyle Oliver

Assistant to the Resident Director Judy Jones Parker, CPA

Financial AdministratorBeth Weinstein

Executive Assistant (NY)

COMMUNICATIONSBrendan Tapley

Communications DirectorKaren Sampson

Communications Associate

DEVELOPMENT (NY)Wendy Belser

Director of DevelopmentLauren Faria

Development AssistantAdria Santo

Senior Development Associate

CENTENNIAL (NY)Anne Stark

Centennial Coordinator

HOUSEKEEPINGDeborah Marsh

House ManagerTerry Martorano

HousekeeperJulie McAdoo

HousekeeperBeth Scheffel

Housekeeper

KITCHENChristiane Smith

ChefMaryel Chabot

CookSusan Moody

CookPaul Hertneky

Substitute CookJerry Willis

Substitute Cook

Kitchen Assistants:Mary Cramb

Anastasia Dubrovina

Galen Kerrick

Lacey Lamb

Andrea Larson

Colette Lucas

Ashley Silverman

Cecelia Webber

MAINTENANCEJohn Sieswerda

Maintenance ForemanRob Cummings

Summer Maintenance StaffTerry LaRock

Maintenance StaffEric Miller

Summer Maintenance StaffRobert Panish

Summer Maintenance StaffJamie Sargent

Maintenance StaffBlake Tewksbury

Fellows Services Coordinator

VOLUNTEERSSpecial thanks to: Tammy Lenski

Deborah Lieh

Rebecca Rothfusz

Carolyn Saari

and these volunteers:Alexander Belser

Claudia Bissett

Tom Bissett

Lynn Campbell

Chris Cooke

Bea Corriveau

Tim Donovan

Emily Drury

Charles Farinella

Carli Genet

Mike Gordon

Sabrina Gschwandtner

Dennis Hahn

Francisco Juarez

Andrew Lucas

Sean Marlowe

Tim McMahon

Anne Pelletier

Judith Rothfusz

Ralph Rothfusz

Morgan Silverman

NY INTERNSRebecca Gruitza

Heather Isbell

NH INTERNSJennifer Miller

Emily Sullivan

The MacDowell Colony thanksthese departing staff members for their work:Susan Bowles

Lisa Dahl

Elizabeth Gray

Anne Thompson

S TA F F

GENERAL INFORMATIONDetailed information about admissions or any other

aspect of the Colony’s work may be obtained by

addressing inquiries to:

The MacDowell Colony

100 High Street

Peterborough, NH 03458

603-924-3886 tel

603-924-9142 fax

admissions@macdowellcolony.org

info@macdowellcolony.org

www.macdowellcolony.org

EDITORBeth Weinstein

DESIGNER Lisa Dahl

PRINTERSim’s Press

PHOTOGRAPHERPhotographs by Joanna Eldredge Morrissey unless otherwise noted.

The MacDowell Colony is a member of the Alliance of Artists

Communities, a nationwide consortium and professional organization

for the field (www. artistcommunities.org), and Res Artis, an international

association of residential arts centres (www.resartis.org).

Help us support artists and their creative work.

The MacDowell Colony gratefully accepts contributions, including donations of

cash, property (such as securities and real estate), and gifts-in-kind, from individuals,

foundations, and corporations. Gifts may be unrestricted for the general operating

support of the Colony or designated by the donor for a specific purpose, such as a

studio endowment or a fellowship. Unique naming opportunities are available for

studios, rooms, special equipment, landscaping elements, and endowment funds.

MacDowell is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and relies on gifts to operate.

Throughout its history, the Colony has benefited from legacies of assets, including

cash bequests, stocks, real estate, the rights to and royalties from works of art, and

useful items such as books, equipment, and furnishings. The Marian MacDowell Society

has been established to honor the many Colony Fellows, friends, and supporters who

have chosen to remember MacDowell in their wills. Your bequest to The MacDowell

Colony will help to guarantee that future generations of artists can continue to make

lasting works of the imagination in an ideal place.

Please consider expressing your commitment to MacDowell through an annual gift,

bequest, or planned gift. To discuss the ways in which your gift will help creative

artists, and to learn about possible significant tax savings of planned giving, please

call Director of Development Wendy Belser at 212-535-9690. We would be pleased to

assist you and your legal or tax advisors.

Writer Barry Lopez

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