A Century Of MacDowell Retreats

New Hampshire’s legendary MacDowell Colony, where artists, writers, and poets are invited to work in seclusion, “relieved of all domestic distractions,” turns 100 this year. “During the past 100 years, more than 5,500 artists have become MacDowell Fellows, and while gaining admission is based upon accomplishment, talent, or promise, once in residence, a spirit of equality reigns.”