Renegade Insurgence 2012
renegade insurgence, a set on Flickr. The last weekend in January, a few artmonks gathered at a private home in Kenginston, CA, to experiment with a new form of the Artmonk Retreat. The idea was to share silence and contemplation and from that space collaborate on a shared project: creating a recording. This concept was ...
Give the Gift of Inspiration – Julia’s story
Julia Pond Artist/Artmonk Art Monastery Italia 2008-present Nationality U.S.A. Current home London, UK Occupation Dancer/Choreographer Facilitator, LIFEbeat Interests Isadora Duncan Umbria You can participate by making a 100% tax-deductible donation via Paypal or by mailing a check made payable to “Gli Amici dell’Art Monastery” to Art Monastery 804 South Lincoln St Bloomington, IN 47401 ...
Give the Gift of Inspiration – Christina’s story
Christina Vani Intern Art Monastery Italia Spring 2011 Nationality Canada Current home Toronto, Canada Occupation Grad student, University of Toronto (Italian linguistics) Interests Veganism Twilight Italian grammar You can participate by making a 100% tax-deductible donation via Paypal or by mailing a check made payable to “Gli Amici dell’Art Monastery” to Art Monastery 804 ...
Give the Gift of Inspiration – Gerard’s story
Gerard Jara Visitor Art Monastery Italia Summer 2011 Nationality Spain Current home near Barcelona, Spain Occupation CEO, Candor-AGS Interests Artichokes Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cashews You can participate by making a 100% tax-deductible donation via Paypal or by mailing a check made payable to “Gli Amici dell’Art Monastery” to Art Monastery 804 South Lincoln ...
Give the Gift of Inspiration – Lizzy’s story
Help the Art Monastery touch volunteers like Lizzy Laurance! Give the gift of inspiration by making a donation to the Art Monastery. Lizzy Laurance Volunteer Art Monastery Italia Summer 2011 Nationality United Kingdom Current home Brighton (UK) Occupation Student at University of Sussex (English Literature) Interests Music ~ ...
Concert and Fundraising in SF – February 18, 2012
Save the Date: Saturday, February 18 On Saturday, February 18, in the Diego Rivera Gallery of the San Francisco Art Institute (800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco), the Artmonks will perform a concert that is the culmination of an 8-day meditation retreat. During this week these artists will have been diving in deeply together, mostly in ...
Fall Newsletter 2011
Summer roundup video! Honors for artmonks! Short Film Festival! AM SF! All in the Art Monastery Project’s Fall 2011 newsletter. Global Recognition Artmonks all over the world receive honors and support for their talent and vision! Congratulations to: ~ Art Monastery Italia, who received a2-year €20,000 grant from the ...
Thomas Merton: “Contemplation cannot construct a new world by itself”Thomas Merton: “Contemplation cannot construct a new world by itself”
Thomas Merton, in the introduction to the Spanish language edition to his complete works: Contemplation cannot construct a new world by itself. Contemplation does not feed the hungry; it does not clothe the naked… and it does not return the sinner to peace, truth, and union with God. But without contemplation we cannot see what ...
Winner of Otherhood’s “The Artist’s Rule” Comment Contest: Cole Matson
For his comment on Otherhood Podcast: Episode 1 with Christine Valters Paintner, Cole Matson is hereby awarded a copy of Paintner’s book, “The Artist’s Rule.” The comments were all great, and the decision was a hard one. The passion and devotion Matson offers in his poetry really captured my attention, though. And I’m a sucker ...
Laura Riding was an artmonk
“The mercy of truth – it is to be truth.” In reading Paul Auster’s fantastic collection of essays, The Art of Hunger, I came across Truth, Beauty, Silence, a stunning look at Laura Riding’s life and work. As the poets she influenced (Auden, Ashbery, etc.) are among my favorites, I have read a little of ...