“Support for the arts without constraint on free expression is smart economic and cultural policy—and a sign of a strong democracy.”

On April 16, 2025, MacDowell NYC invites you to a powerful conversation at the intersection of democracy, journalism, and the arts, produced in collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation and…

Alfredo Jaar is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal for his outstanding contributions to American culture in the field of “Visual Arts.” Jaar will be celebrated during a free public ou...

Our 32 MacDowell studios are going head-to-head in a tournament-style fundraising battle, all in pursuit of one glorious goal: raising enough to fund an entire MacDowell Fellowship. That’s $25,000—a…

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The essay served as a definitive diagnosis of American race relations. Events soon gave it the force of prophecy.

Fall 2024 Exhibitions, Gallery Talks, and Events All exhibitions & events are free and open to the public Gallery Hours Monday through Thursday: 8 am – 8 pm Friday: 8 am – 5 pm Open during Theatre at ...

“A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire...

In the psychological thriller “Casualties of Truth,” by Lauren Francis-Sharma, a woman and a country are both forced to face the harrowing violence that has shaped them.

Eve L. Ewing discusses her new book "Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism."

February 7 – March 9, 2025 Playwright Mfoniso Udofia tells the story of a family homecoming, asking how we draw on the wisdom and beauty of our ancestors when the bonds of family are stretched to the…

View our current exhibits here at Moss Galleries! We have rotating exhibits of internationally and nationally known artists, all representing Maine's art culture!

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The American Theatre Wing has just announced the winners of the esteemed Obie  Awards-Off and Off-Off-Broadway’s Highest Honor. We have the full list here!

In celebration of Ariana Reines’s urgent new book, Wave of Blood, please join us for a gathering in honor of poetic kinship, queer family, horrible and ...

The $100,000 awards are presented to two outstanding early-to-mid-career playwrights.

Rhinebeck-based YA novelist Lesa Cline has earned the Newberry Honor for her book One Big Open Sky.

Edited by the magazine’s poetry editor, Kevin Young, a celebratory selection from one hundred years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker Seamus Heaney, Dorothy...

The honor is the largest and oldest award recognizing women+ playwrights, now in its 47th year.

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office. 2025. USA. Directed by Michael Almereyda, Courtney Stephens. Narrated by Chloë Sevigny. North American premiere. 90 min. The French director George...

For fans of Behold the Dreamers, comes a compelling novel about a tightly bound Nigerian family living in Florida and the wounds that get passed down from ge...