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Grant Update: Virtue Signaling & Other Sins
The MacDowell Colony is perhaps one of the most revered and elite artist residency programs in North America, and it also ranks highly around the world. In an attempt to democratize their admissions application process, they have temporarily suspended the formerly required references.
Good start.
Ack!
But then they require applicants list seven professional achievements. The last two require listing education or training and the number of non-MacDowell residencies they have attended.
Argh!
Is MacDowell committing the sin of hypocritical virtue signaling by removing the references requirement…
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