Fiber artist Megan Koeppel, one of three finalists for the 17th-annual Janet and Walter Sondheim Art Prize (to assist in furthering the career of a Baltimore-based visual artist), was awarded a 2023 Civitella Ranieri Fellowship through our new affiliation with the...
Nancy Azara (CRF 2010) will participate in an upcoming group exhibition, A Sense of Place, featuring works by eminent Woodstock regional artists who have participated in the virtual Byrdcliffe Forum “Woodstock Masters” series. As part of the exhibition, a short clip...
In a recent Vogue article titled “Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska,” Rachel Donadio (DG 2016, 2019) interviews Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska. “There is no script for first ladies in wartime, and so Olena Zelenska is writing...
In a recent New York Times article titled “A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire,” Chinelo Okparanta (CRF 2015) discusses her use of satire and surrealism in her new book Harry Sylvester Bird as a way to “‘[write]...
On Wednesday evening, August 17th, Civitella Ranieri will open its doors for our traditional ‘Brief Presentations’ by Fellows in residence. They will be held in the Atrium Library of the Castle starting at 6:15 pm. We ask that you write...
Civitella’s recent Writing Jury selected these 22 writers for our 2023, 2024, and 2025 seasons. We look forward to hosting them at the Castle. Please join us in congratulating them! María Fernanda Ampuero (Ecuador) Caleb Azumah Nelson...
