L’eterno smascherato
Art Monastery original collaboratively-devised theater piece, formerly known as Ad Mortem, will be performed at Calici Sotto Le Stelle, Labro August 15 at 9:00pm August 17 at 9:00pm Spoleto Open Fringe Festival, Parco Spoletosfera, Spoleto August 24 at 9:00pm August 25 at 9:00pm
Blowing our goal out of the water!
Dear Artmonks and those who love them, Thank you so much for your outpouring of generous support! We blew our fundraising goal of $7,000 out of the water by more than $500! Our summer program is making enormous strides and the outcome of these 90 days would have been very, very different had we not […]
VideoBlog: Reflections from the Artmonks-in-Residence
Dear Artmonks and those who love them, Thank you again for your support! All these donations and all these beautiful comments really spur us on. Please enjoy (and share) this video, a collection of reflections by the Artmonks on what the Art Monastery is making possible for them this summer. Keep in mind that the […]
Summer Newsletter
Inside the process of our summer devised theater piece, our first ever Annual Report, a glimpse into the first week of one of our Artmonks-in-Residence, and open applications for visual artist residencies in the fall! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a […]
Beer Fast ~ Day 5, part 1
10 AM – When I was meditating yesterday day I felt this bubble of fury build up in me. A sphere of fiery red energy ballooned up and I was surrounded by anger, defensiveness, and fear. Could it be that as the fast proceeds and my body consumes the as-of-yet undigested burritos still stored in my intestines for God knows how long, that I would, on a parallel track, work through as-of-yet undigested emotions?
Beer Fast ~ Day 3
Today, Day 3, I got up at 6am to get to the office for an early morning my time, late evening in the States Skype call. So I’ve flopped the schedule for working in the morning and studio time in the evening. Liz got up that early too, to drive the clowns to the train station.
Cirque en Déroute: Bravo!
Cirque en Déroute is more than a performance troupe. They are three fascinating artists dedicated to continually honing their crafts, human beings searching their souls, formidable clowns who honor the long history of circus with the intentionality, attention, and grace. Faeble Kievman, with tattoos on his head, face, and limbs, has a smile that reaches into […]
Beer Fast ~ Day 1
Today, Charles, Molly, and I begin our 14 day fast, harkening back to the monks of yore who fasted for as many as 46 days, ingesting only water… and beer.
American Artists Engage Ancient Monastic Practice: Ingest Only Beer for 14 Days
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 May 2012 American Artists Engage Ancient Monastic Practice: Ingest Only Beer for 14 Days In their investigation of secular monasticism, a pair of American artists living and working in monastery of art in Italy will fast for 14 days, following the monastic practices of monks who came before them. For two […]
Artmonk-in-Residence: Andi Hemmenway
We are delighted to host Andi Hemmenway as an Artmonk-in-Residence this summer! Andi Hemmenway is a musician of diverse interests and experience. She has played everything from J. S. Bach to Hank Williams and has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall to the ancient sidewalks of Athens, Greece. She began music at an early age, singing, playing […]
