The non-profit organization 'c.r.e.t.a. rome' is offering an international self-funded residency program in Rome, Italy. The Italian word for clay seemed perfect to express our commitment to creating an international reference point for ceramics and the arts in the eternal city of Rome. Moreover, taken as an acronym, it spells out our main activities: ceramics, residencies, exhibitions, teaching and the arts. We are located in the mid 16th-century Palazzo Delfini in the historical center of Rome, just blocks from the Capitoline Hill on one side and the Pantheon on the other.
We offer artist residencies for ceramicists and visual artists for periods of 6 weeks or 3 months. The residency includes a semi-private equipped studio, shared apartments in the historical center of Rome, and technical assistance in procuring materials for their work, firings, etc., advice on museums, galleries and sites in Rome and beyond. Artists have the opportunity to focus on their art, whether it be creating a new body of work, expanding a well-established oeuvre or allowing themselves to draw inspiration from their surroundings and the centuries of culture that define the eternal city. In addition, they will have access to the wealth of galleries and exhibitions in Rome and beyond.
We are also offering a residency in the countyside near Bracciano, with private accommodation in a 1-bedroom house with a garden and a private studio.
A selection committee composed of artists, art critics and historians carefully evaluates applicants based on their artistic experience, merit and project proposal. For more info and costs, contact Lori-Ann Touchette, cretarome@gmail.com or see our web-site: www.cretarome.com.
Fall/Winter residency periods: 20 September to 30 October 2013, 1 November to 11 December 2013
To apply, please submit the following by e-mail to cretarome@gmail.com by 15 June 2013:
curriculum vitae
artist statement (250 words max)
project proposal (500 words max)
10 images (jpeg or pdf) and an image list with year, materials and dimensions