The MacDowell Colony

MacDowell is an American artist's residency program, founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Initially known as the MacDowell Colony, or colloquially "The Colony," the program was rebranded in July 2020 by the Board of Directors to avoid "oppressive overtones" associated with the term "Colony." The program accepts visual and interdisciplinary artists, architects, filmmakers, composers, playwrights, poets, and writers, both well-known and unknown. Over the years, an estimated 8,300 artists have been supported in residence with nearly 15,000 fellowships, including the winners of at least 86 Pulitzer Prizes, 31 National Book Awards, 30 Tony Awards, 32 MacArthur Fellowships, 15 Grammys, 8 Oscars, 828 Guggenheim Fellowships, and 107 Rome Prizes.