Arrivederci Labro

Posted by on Apr 18, 2013 in Art Monastery Italia, Blog, News | No Comments
Arrivederci Labro

Dear Labro, What a wonderful three years it has been. We will miss you unflinching beauty in every type of weather. We will miss your mystical silence and whispering stones. We will miss the sense that you are one pretty big movie set, with a consistent cast of characters and occasional guest appearances by newcomers. We hope to ...

Spring Newsletter: Free music downloads, Artmonks on the Move!

Spring Newsletter: Free music downloads, Artmonks on the Move!

Free music downloads, Artmonks go nomadic, Artmonk Retreat in CA Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.         Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend     Happy #5 AMP! In celebration of our 5th birthday, we’re offering you three free downloads of live performances ...

Rhymes with Julia

Rhymes with Julia

We have arrived in Puglia, the southern most tip of the heel of the boot!       First thing first: get oriented. In this case that means go to the beach! Second thing: have lunch with our wonderful hosts in their unbelievable backyard.   This is the view from our rooftop terrace, looking down ...

Residency in Puglia!

Residency in Puglia!

This spring, Artmonks Betsy McCall, Charles Darius, and Liz Maxwell are heading south to Puglia (rhymes with “Julia”), the south-easternmost tip of Italy. Specifically, we’ll be moving to Lecce for April, May, and June to do an artistic residency and embark on a new collaboration with L’Accademia del Rinascimento Mediterraneo (Academy of the Mediterranean Renaissance). ...

Bookish

Bookish

I’m writing a book! Ok I’m not really writing a book. I’m editing a book. And designing it. And illustrating it. Along with my partner in crime, Joos van den Dool. We’re making a work of art. We’re crafting an invitation to the world. An invitation to host transformation. Your own, and then after that, ...

Happy 5th Birthday Art Monastery Project!

Posted by on Mar 24, 2013 in Art Monastery Italia, Art Monastery SF, Blog, News | No Comments
Happy 5th Birthday Art Monastery Project!

Happy Birthday AMP! First, the facts. On March 24, 2008, the Art Monastery Project legally incorporated in the State of California. Later, that same date was retroactively acknowledged as the date the Art Monastery achieved federal tax-exempt status as a public charity.   That was five years ago. The Project has been situated in three ...

Art Monastery Winter 2012 Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 29, 2012 in Art Monastery Italia, Art Monastery SF, Blog, News | No Comments

    Artmonk Retreat in California, NYC event, thank you to past board members, and warm holiday wishes from the Art Monastery Project. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Thank you for years of service! A special thank you to retiring board members Nadine Kano and Mia Martin. Nadine and Mia ...

Time. Space. Create. Writing Workshop with Justen Ahren at Art Monastery Italia

Posted by on Nov 10, 2012 in Art Monastery Italia, Blog, News | No Comments
Time. Space. Create. Writing Workshop with Justen Ahren at Art Monastery Italia

Where will you take your writing? Where will your writing take you? Participate in a week-long writing intensive in Labro, Italy, November 11–17, 2012, at the Art Monastery Italia, for writers seeking to deepen their connection to their written work. This retreat is generously hosted by the beautiful Colle di Costa 4-star hotel, a renovated monastery ...

Isle of Noises

Posted by on Sep 17, 2012 in Art Monastery SF, Blog, News, Performances | No Comments
Isle of Noises

The Isle of Noises Saturday, October 13 at 8 pm  The Center SF 548 Fillmore, San Francisco $15 online, $20 at the door http://www.tricksterevents.com/Upcoming_Events.html Starring Art Monastery Project Co-Founder and renowned tenor, Christopher Fülling, as well as Artmonk Lesley Littlefield. Incorporating Visual Art, Vendor Marketplace, Interactive Art and Performances, and Curiosities, “The Isle of Noises” is ...

Betsy to speak to Yale Women of SF ~ October 4, 2012

Posted by on Sep 16, 2012 in Art Monastery SF, Blog, News | No Comments
Betsy to speak to Yale Women of SF ~ October 4, 2012

  I am really honored that I’ve been asked to speak to the Yale Women of SF! Description of the event is below. Thursday, October 4 7pm Red Poppy Arthouse $20  http://yalewomenartspirit.eventbrite.com Art & Spirit: A Salon Event with Betsy McCall (YC ‘98), Executive Director & Co-Founder of the Art Monastery Project American visual artist ...