Susan Meyer, MFA, specialist professor in the Department of Art and Design, was awarded a 2026 fellowship at MacDowell in Peterborough, NH, where she was in residence for two weeks this June. The focus of her residency was generating models for potential sculptures.

While at MacDowell, Meyer engaged with a range of fellows working in multiple disciplines and with the public during MacDowell's Medal Day, a public event including open studios. Meyer will spend the remainder of the summer and beyond expanding upon the generative works created during her residency.

MacDowell is one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations, championing artists by giving them the time, space, and support essential to creating new work. Each Fellow receives three chef-prepared meals daily, a private studio and living quarters, access to the James Baldwin Library, and the opportunity to work alongside a rotating community of talented, multidisciplinary artists.

As the preeminent artist residency in the United States, MacDowell "attracts a growing audience of art lovers, creators, and supporters who turn to us to discover groundbreaking work and the artists behind it."

MacDowell Fellows have earned more than 1,000 Guggenheim Fellowships, 35 National Book Awards, 38 Tony Awards, 106 Pulitzer Prizes, and other honors. According to the organization, MacDowell-supported projects "continue to shape culture and society in the U.S. and around the world. By bringing together artists across seven disciplines on our 450-acre wooded campus, we offer a rare balance of solitude and shared inspiration-an environment where ideas flourish, breakthroughs happen, and enduring works of art are made."