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c.r.e.t.a. rome


Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts

2015 & 2020 NCECA International
Residency Award Partner


Lori-Ann Touchette
Jun 13, 20201 min read
Meet Magda Gluszek
During her residency at C.R.E.T.A. Rome, Magda Gluszek AIR 2020 spent time studying Ancient Roman marble replicas of Greek Hellenistic...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Jun 2, 20201 min read
C.R.E.T.A. Collaboration with AIR Adam Stamp
CRETA Rome’s collaboration with the Galleria Independenza continued in 2018 with Los Angeles artist Adam Stamp (Guest AIR 2018) who...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 29, 20201 min read
Maja Godlewska: “Self” @C.R.E.T.A.
The Polish-American visual artist Maja Godlewska AIR 2015 called her exhibition “Self”. When the real world is transformed into mere...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 26, 20201 min read
Meet Naomi Eller
Australian artist Naomi Eller AIR 2016 entitled her show “Plug/Tappi”. For the exhibition, she fired several pieces in reduction using...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 23, 20201 min read
“Senza Tempo”: Phyllis Kudder Sullivan
Phyllis Kudder Sullivan AIR 2014 presented a series of small-scale responses to the Pantheon in her show “Senza Tempo”. “The unifying...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 19, 20201 min read
“Split-Level Standards”: Kirstin Willders
The text that Kirstin Willders AIR 2019 chose for her show “Split-Level Standards” was the following: "The Camp sensibility is one that...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 17, 20201 min read
Meet Angela DiCosola
Happy birthday to Angela DiCosola AIR 2014. “Portals,Pathways & Perceptions” was the title of her final show. “The natural process of...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 15, 20201 min read
Meet Ellie Tessa Godworth
For her show, Australian artist Ellie Tessa Godworth AIR 2015 chose the title: Line fo the Arch: Exploring Rudimentary Ceramics”. “Line...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 13, 20201 min read
Meet Linda Lopez
“Things that once have been conjoined must remain ever afterwards.” -J.G. Linda Lopez AIR 2016 chose this quote to characterise her show...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 13, 20201 min read
“New Skin”: Patricia Leon Leon and Kirsten Stingle
Three years ago today was the opening of “New Skin”, the exhibition of Patricia Leon Leon (Ecuador) and Kirsten Stingle AIRs 2017. “Rome...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 11, 20201 min read
Meet Philip Read
Canadian artist Philip Read AIR 2010 presented the work made during his residency in his show “Celtroma: In the Realm of the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 11, 20202 min read
Meet Emily Rangel-Cascio
The show of Emily Rangel-Cascio AIR 2018 was entitled “PREDEFINED UNDERSTANDING”. My work focuses on the humble ability of pottery to...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 8, 20201 min read
Meet JoAnn Schnabel
JoAnn Schnabel AIR 2015 entitled her show “Ornament”. “In my artwork many of my pieces are reminiscent of a certain time or place for me,...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 6, 20201 min read
Meet Darien Arikoski-Johnson
For his show “Altered Antiquity", "the works Darien Arikoski-Johnson AIR 2015 created at C.R.E.T.A Rome utilize both physical and...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 6, 20201 min read
Meet Rong Sheng
For Chinese artist Rong Sheng AIR 2019, “Ceramic clay apparently is digging out from earth. From an ceramic artist’s point of view, clay...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 4, 20201 min read
Meet Meghan Sullivan
AIR 2018 Meghan Sullivan’ show “Framing Device” presented work that reflected the many layers of history of the eternal city. In addition...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 2, 20201 min read
Meet Kyle Hendrix
According to Kyle Hendrix AIR 2016 “Historically, ceramic objects for food service have played a key role in ceremonies throughout world...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
May 1, 20201 min read
Meet Molly Bishop
Molly Bishop AIR 2016 chose “Secret Garden” as the title of her show. Inspired by the Villa Borghese and the Greek vases that she saw in...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Meet Shenny Cruces
For Shenny Cruces AIR 2017, “the act of collecting is an intrinsic part of my process and my work. For this residency, I sought to...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Meet Doris Dittrich
“Gods of Our Times” was the title of the show of Austrian artist Doris Dittrich AIR 2014. “Doris Dittrich is an observant traveller,...
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