MacDowell
Peterborough
Step into the woods where Leonard Bernstein, James Baldwin, and 8,000 other artists found their breakthrough moments. The MacDowell Fellowship has offered uninterrupted creative sanctuary since 1907: private studios, housing, and meals tucked into 450 acres of New Hampshire forest.
historic arts colony
creative sanctuary
Medal Day open house
450-acre campus
Tips
🏅"Medal Day is not to be missed" — visit the one day it's open to public
🌲450 acres of forest and meadows with gardens where fellows' meals are grown
✨alumni include Leonard Bernstein, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Jonathan Franzen
MacDowell
Peterborough
Step into the woods where Leonard Bernstein, James Baldwin, and 8,000 other artists found their breakthrough moments. The MacDowell Fellowship has offered uninterrupted creative sanctuary since 1907: private studios, housing, and meals tucked into 450 acres of New Hampshire forest.
historic arts colony
creative sanctuary
Medal Day open house
450-acre campus
Tips
🏅"Medal Day is not to be missed" — visit the one day it's open to public
🌲450 acres of forest and meadows with gardens where fellows' meals are grown
✨alumni include Leonard Bernstein, James Baldwin, Alice Walker, Jonathan Franzen