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MacDowell: Fall Winter 2025-2026
| Deadline | 2025.02.10 |
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MacDowell: Fall Winter 2025-2026 Youtube
MacDowell: Fall Winter 2025-2026 Official Website |
| More About Residency |
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While MacDowell may be thought of as a place apart from the world, the resident population will always be comprised of individuals who are of the world. MacDowell strives to offer ideal working conditions for artists within a joyful and mutually supportive environment. Consistent with that mission, all Fellows are obliged to adopt the community agreement as a condition of accepting a Fellowship. Doing so will help ensure that all Fellows may participate in the enriching exchange that has given rise to countless friendships and collaborations.
MacDowell is an artist residency program located in the rural environment in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Artists-in-residence need to be comfortable with a degree of solitude and disconnection from the outside world. Studios are comfortably furnished with the artists’ needs in mind.
A MacDowell Fellowship consists of exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for two to six weeks. There are no residency fees. Artists are responsible for materials and travel expenses: financial assistance is available to artists in residence based on demonstrated financial need.
MacDowell encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives and demographics.
| Duration | September 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026 While artists may request residencies of up to six weeks; the average stay is 30 days. There is no minimum length of stay; however, we recommend no less than a two-week residency, if possible. We recommend taking into consideration the time needed to rest from travel when considering the number of weeks to request. |
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| Fields and Media | Literature, Movie and Pop Music, Other, Performance Art, Visual Art |
| Funding | There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and reimbursement grants are available to open up the residency to the broadest possible community of artists. |
| Provided by Host | A MacDowell Fellowship includes a private studio, housing, and three meals per day. Artists in residence have exclusive of the studio assigned to them while in residence. Assignments are based on the needs of the individual expressed on their application. Studios are unique in style and function and rustically furnished. Artists are also provided with 24 hours/day access to our state-of-the-art library, which is shared by all artists in residence. |
| Costs | Materials and travel expenses. |
| How to Apply | Artists interested in applying for a MacDowell Fellowship will complete an online application found via MacDowell’s website. The application includes informational forms as well as a place to upload work samples. All details and requirements are found within the application. For more information, please watch this How To Apply To MacDowell video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAbkquJZhM). MacDowell admissions staff can also be reached by phone (603) 924-3886 extension 113 or email. |
| Expected Outcome | There may be opportunities for artists-in-residence to share work with other artists, or to present their work through organized outreach events, but these opportunities are optional. |