The May edition of MacDowell Downtown will be held Friday, May 2nd. Join us for Loops & Layers: Past Work and Present Sound with interdisciplinary artist and musician Marcus Fischer. Fischer will share stories about his personal and professional growth as an artist while showing a selection of past installations and sound works. Before taking audience questions, he’ll give a live performance using a magnetic tape looping system that is a signature part of his practice.

Based in Portland, OR, Fischer is a first-generation American artist known for his immersive and layered compositions that blend sound, space, and memory. In 2019, he was the only Pacific Northwest artist included in the Whitney Biennial, contributing two sound works and two performances. In 2024, he was awarded the prestigious Hallie Ford Fellowship in the Visual Arts by The Ford Family Foundation. While at MacDowell, Fischer is developing a new body of compositions and sound works for an upcoming installation.

Free and open to all, this one-hour program will be presented at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the work of pioneering contemporary artist Marcus Fischer.

MacDowell Downtown is held at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough, NH. The free series of presentations by MacDowell Fellows is open to the public. It takes place on the first Friday of the month from March to November. Each season of MacDowell Downtown features a wide array of programming, including film screenings, readings, artist talks, interviews, musical performances, and more.