Lewis Hyde & Nengi Omuku Presentations

Lewis Hyde & Nengi Omuku Presentations

Join us on Monday, May 6th at 6pm at the Castle for Presentations by Director’s Guest Lewis Hyde (USA) & current Fellow Nengi Omuku (Nigeria). Lewis Hyde,Writing, USA, Director’s Guest Lewis Hyde is an essayist and cultural critic with a particular interest in the...
Anders Nilsen & Patricia Vigderman Presentations

Anders Nilsen & Patricia Vigderman Presentations

Join us on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:00 PM at the Castle for Presentations by current Fellow Anders Nilsen (USA) & Director’s Guest Patricia Vigderman (USA). Anders NilsenWriting, USA Anders Nilsen is the author and artist of Big Questions, Don’t Go...
Civitella Fellows win Rome Prize

Civitella Fellows win Rome Prize

The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Rome Prize. The fellowship supports independent work and research for American artists and scholars. Two Civitellians were awarded fellowships: Visual Artist Sheila Pepe (CRF 2019) and Composer...
Liz Collins (CRF 2023) in Sunday New York Times

Liz Collins (CRF 2023) in Sunday New York Times

Visual artist Liz Collins (CRF 2023) was profiled in the Sunday New York Times this week. The profile comes amidst a slew of current and upcoming exhibitions featuring Liz and her remarkable textiles, including: “Rainbow Mountains: Moon” and “Rainbow...
Civitellians Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Civitellians Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced its 250+ new members elected in 2024. Among those honored are Board Director Du Yun (CRF 2015) in Performing Arts and Amitav Ghosh (DG 2018, Juror) in Literature– both fall under the larger category of...