Xiaowen Zhu: Oriental Silk 鄉綢

Xiaowen Zhu: Oriental Silk 鄉綢

Xiaowen Zhu (Incoming Fellow) announces the release of her  artist book Oriental Silk 鄉綢. Published by Hatje Cantz and designed by Studio Cheval, this English-and-Chinese bilingual book links the people, places, and stories that make up the phenomenon of Oriental...
Hélène Dorion Receives the CALQ Prize

Hélène Dorion Receives the CALQ Prize

The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) is pleased to award the CALQ Prize – Artist of the Year in Estrie to writer Hélène Dorion (CRF 2014) . “Hélène Dorion is a visionary and accomplished artist. In more than 35 years, she has built a work...
Entwining Histories and Futures

Entwining Histories and Futures

A beautiful feat of friendship and shared study, artist Shahzia Sikander and composer Du Yun (CRF 2015, Board Member) have been consistently collaborating for over ten years, developing immersive cinematic animations and live performances that incorporate the voices...
Jackie Saccoccio, In Memoriam

Jackie Saccoccio, In Memoriam

It is with a heavy heart that Civitella acknowledges the death of artist and Fellow (CRF 2017) Jackie Saccoccio.  Jackie lived in Castrabecco when she was with us, working on large scale paintings in Studio 6 which were then shown in Genova in a major solo museum...
Zanele Muholi Walks In With the Ancestors

Zanele Muholi Walks In With the Ancestors

The images of the photographer Zanele Muholi (CRF 2012) about the L.G.B.T.I. community in South Africa put overlooked lives on display in a new career retrospective at Tate Modern in London. Read the article the New York Times wrote about her and her...