Ceremony of My Own Vows
This post was written by Marko, our stage manager. While putting on my celebration clothing, I became aware of my own uncertainty and excitement that the evening brought with it. Shortly before 10 p.m., I lit the fire in the middle of the altar; it was reluctant to burn, so I added small pieces of […]
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 […]
Protected: Inside the Process ~ Day 27 ~ The Pressure Cooker Is On
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This Is the Chef ~ The Land, Our Home, and First Forage
This place is magical. I’m not trying to get too “woo” too quickly here, but the moment you step onto the property, you quickly realize how unreal it is that this place is so beautiful. When I wake up in the morning and walk outside my room to a domesticated wilderness overlooking the Italian countryside, […]
Two Days to IndieGoGo!
Two days to go on our Artistic Laboratory Summer 2012 Fundraising Campaign! Donate or spread the word by July 6! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Visual Artist Residencies Art Monastery Italia is still accepting applications for visiting artists […]
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 […]
Vigilia della Vita: Artmonks to Perform in Medieval Festival
First gig of the summer! As part of the breathtaking medieval festival Giornate Medioevali in Poggio di Otricoli, the Art Monastery Project presents an evening of sacred music, blending Gregorian chant, instrumental, and polyphony, all on the theme of life and death. Date: July 15, 2012 Time: 21:00 Location: the church at Poggio di Otricoli […]
This Is the Chef ~ Welcome to the Kitchen
This is the chef, and here are the rules. So, I feel that I’m finally in a space where I can start writing about what is happening here. The first thing I have to say is that I am not a writer; I am a cook, or cuoca, as Italians would say. I ended up […]
Protected: Inside the Process ~ Day 25 ~ Dreams Coming True and Putting Our Bet on Artists
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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 […]
