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Get @reshare_app • @macdowell1907 Announcing MacDowell’s Spring Summer 2026 Fellows with 134 Fellowships awarded to visionary artists working across seven disciplines, representing 27 states and Washington D.C., as well as 16 countries.     These distinguished artists will arrive at MacDowell’s historic campus in Peterborough, New Hampshire between March and August 2026, each with an average stay of four weeks. Selected from a highly competitive pool of 2,618 applicants, with an acceptance rate of 5 percent, Fellows are accepted solely based on the artistic excellence of their work, as evaluated by independent panels of discipline specific experts. An asterisk after a name is indicative of a returning MacDowell Fellow.     MacDowell’s Executive Director Chiwoniso Kaitano (@chiwoniso ) shares, “I am once again in awe of the remarkable talent arriving on our grounds this spring and summer. Representing seven disciplines and an extraordinary breadth of ideas, these artists—at every stage of their careers—are true groundbreakers. It is a deep honor for MacDowell to play even a small role in the impact our Fellows have on art and culture. Join us in welcoming this season’s Fellows, and follow along as we share their work.”    The names listed in this post include every individual awarded a Spring Summer 2026 residency at MacDowell as of March 2, 2026. For the finalized list of individuals who have or will have matriculated at MacDowell for this season of residencies, please refer to the press release available on macdowell.org/news

Get @reshare_app • @macdowell1907 Please join us in congratulating Christopher Cerrone (@chriscerrone ‘15, ‘17) and Martha Mooke (@elecviola ‘08, ‘11, ‘19), two MacDowell Fellows who both brought home 2026 Grammy Awards!   Christopher Cerrone was honored for Cerrone: Don’t Look Down, performed by Sandbox Percussion, which won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. The award recognizes the exceptional work of Mike Tierney, engineer, and Alan Silverman, mastering engineer, with the Grammy accepted on the night by Mike Tierney, Christopher Cerrone, and members of Sandbox Percussion.   Martha Mooke was recognized for her work on Nomadica by Carla Patullo, featuring The Scorchio Quartet and Tonality, which won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.   These honors celebrate the extraordinary artistry and collaboration of these individuals and reflect the lasting impact of their work across the contemporary music landscape.

@macdowell1907 MacDowell congratulates the extraordinary Fellows whose remarkable artistry has been recognized with GRAMMY Award nominations. Arturo O’Farrill (@pianitis ‘15) — Nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album
Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Alex Dowling (@alexpdowling ‘22) & Emma O’Halloran (@emmamohalloran ‘22)— Nominated for Best Opera Recording | O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
(With Elaine Kelly, Oisín Ó Dálaigh, John Molloy, and the Irish National Opera Orchestra) Christopher Cerrone (@chriscerrone ‘15, ‘17) — Nominated for Best Classical Compendium and Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Don’t Look Down with Sandbox Percussion and Conor Hanick Tania León (‘16) — Nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Raíces (Origins) with Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Martha Mooke (@elecviola ’08, ’11, ’19) — Nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album NOMADICA with Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality We’d also like to acknowledge Huang Ruo (@huang.ruo ‘10, ‘12, ‘24) ‘An American Soldier’ and Jeanine Tesori (‘20, ‘25) ‘Grounded’ whose opera recordings are honored with nominations for Best Opera Recording. We are so honored to celebrate these visionary artists. Know that we’re in your corner, cheering you on! 🎉

Join us for the 2025 MacDowell Fellows Reunion! MacDowell and the Fellows Engagement Committee look forward to welcoming all Fellows to the Mercury Store in Brooklyn for our annual Fellows Reunion - now the Fellows Fête. Join MacDowell artists from far and wide for a festive evening of conversation, food and drink, sharing stories, games and activities, dancing, and more!

WE want YOU to stay engaged, MacDowell Fellows!! Everybody say YEAH!!

MacDowell Medalist 2025 Alfredo Jaar @alfredojaar @macdowell1907

Medal Day Ceremony underway! #freedomtocreate @macdowell1907

It’s MacDowell Medal Day 2025!! @macdowell1907

Snapshots from the MacDowell Fellow Philly Meetup! One fellow shared how refreshing it was to talk art and writing with others, especially in tough times. Some folks are already planning to meet up again soon! Stay tuned for more MacDowell meetups near you. #MacDowell #macdowellfec

Posted @withregram • @macdowell1907 We are honored and thrilled to have been approved for a National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Project Award! The grant will support artists awarded MacDowell Fellowships by funding stipends for expenses that artists incur during their residencies, including rent, lost income, and childcare. MacDowell’s application period for Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies is open until February 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Learn more about applying for a MacDowell Fellowship at MacDowell.org/Apply. This year, the @neaarts will distribute 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. Join us in congratulating every other recipient of the 2025 awards! Pictured is MacDowell’s main building, housing our kitchen, dining areas, and Bond Hall, a gathering place for artists-in-residence. Cassandra Yerkes photo. #MacDowellResidency

From FEC Prez @emilynoellelambert : Solo exhibition at Wild Birds solo exhibit opens 6-8 pm on Saturday Dec 14❤️ We will have extended hours on Friday Dec 13. I will be at the gallery (probably all day😅) but absolutely 5:30-7:30pm on Friday. I’d love to share this work with you and catch up❤️ Freight+Volume 39 Lispenard Street in Tribeca. ❤️ the show is up through 1/25

@macdowell1907 We’ve told you once or twice already, but it was a joy to bring together so many MacDowell artists and friends earlier this month for the 2024 MacDowell Fellows Reunion. Thank you for coming out and refreshing the meaningful connections and conversations that make the MacDowell community so special – so real. We’d especially like to acknowledge the members of the MacDowell Fellows Engagement Committee (FEC)/@MacDowellFEC for all their efforts and creativity in making this an unforgettable #MacDowellReunion, our beverage sponsors @drinkgaybeer , @good.vodka , @hanamakgeolli , and @drinklunar , and everyone who attended for being a part of the MacDowell community. This was a time when we celebrated, and we look forward to celebrating again. As MacDowell enters its end of year efforts, we are looking for the support and advocacy of our community members to help spread the word, encourage donations, and help support us in raising critical operating funds. 𝗔𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿. Please consider supporting MacDowell, posting your MacDowell story on #GivingTuesday, and helping us to reach our end-of-year goal. To inquire about joining the FEC, please reach out to us at [email protected]. by @guarionex_jr  @Smilebooth . Thank you to MacDowell Executive Director @Chiwoniso Kaitano for sponsoring the Smilebooth! Photos by @crholland