I’m forever grateful to Civitella for the opportunity to commune with awe-inspiring artists from around the world while enjoying the sacred quietude and solitude I’ve needed to complete new work for my next poetry collection and film. Annus Mirabilis: Your...
At Civitella, I let my mind wander—through the castle and gardens, through wide open time and newfound ideas. It’s a rarity for artists and writers to have such complete untethered freedom. When I sat down to write, I was easily pulled to the barely palpable...
My time at Civitella was truly a gift. I found great inspiration in the landscape, and ideas for paintings came to me almost every single day while I was there. Although I didn’t paint as much as I had anticipated, I am departing with a wealth of inspiration...
Civitella gave me a wonderful length of unstructured , unobstructed time to immerse myself in existing projects, and to play and explore on the outskirts of my normal practice. I made valuable progress on my book, but also was directly inspired by artwork from fellows...
