ArtRadius Saksala

international artist-in-residence program in rural Finland

The house were Edward and Marian Mc Dowell started of the MacDowell Colony.

Mission of MacDowell Colony

The MacDowell Colony awards Fellowships to artists of exceptional talent, providing time, space, and an inspiring environment in which to do creative work.

History

In 1896, Edward MacDowell, a composer, and Marian MacDowell, a pianist, bought a farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire, here they spent summers working in peaceful surroundings. It was in Peterborough that Edward conveyed to his wife that he wished to give other artists the same creative experience under which he had thrived. Before his death in 1908, Marian set about fulfilling his wish of making a community on their New Hampshire property where artists could work in an ideal place in the stimulating company of peers.

Their vision became nationally known as the “Peterborough Idea,” and in 1906, prominent citizens  created a fund in Edward’s honor to make the idea a reality. Although Edward lived to see the first Fellows arrive, it was under Marian’s leadership that support for the Colony increased, most of the 32 studios were built, and the artistic program grew and flourished.

The visit to the USA in 2009 is supported by

HAUKIVUOREN ALUEJOHTOKUNTA

Arts Council Finland

AllaprimA foundation the Netherlands

AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry

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