“Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy”
The exhibition “Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture in Italy” at the Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna was an extraordinary event in 2015 that...
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Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts
2015 & 2020 NCECA International
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 10, 20201 min read
Meet Luke Aleksandrow
The breaking of slip-cast porcelain forms in the dead of the night of the eternal city was the focus of the performance piece of...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 10, 20201 min read
Series of Terracotta Female Votive Statues
Roman museums often have several display cases filled with small-scale terracotta votive sculptures, dedications in the many temples and...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 9, 20202 min read
“La Roma dei Re”
In the 6th-century BC, the Archaic city of Rome kept pace with the most important advances in sculpture as demonstrated by the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Meet Kevin Snipes
“When in Rome” was the title of the exhibition of one of our first artists in residence, Kevin Snipes AIR 2013. He was influenced by the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Meet Rachel Grimshaw
Three years ago today was the opening of “Genius loci: spirit of place” of Rachel Grimshaw (UK) AIR 2017. Rachel wanted to use local...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Valle dell’Inferno
According to modern parlance, the nickname of the Valle dell’Inferno (Valley of Hell) is linked to the many kilns that once filled this...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Meet Susan Schultz
Happy birthday to today’s artist in residence Susan Schultz (USA) AIR 2016! Susan’s porcelain works are inspired by her environment....
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 7, 20201 min read
The Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums, founded in 1471 with the donation of Pope Sixtus IV of a series of imperial bronzes to the city council of Rome,...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Ancient Roman Kiln
While digging for a cistern in the gardens of the 18th-century Palazzo Corsini in Trastevere, an ancient Rome kiln, in use from the 1st...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Meet Linda Lietuviete
Linda Lietuviete (Latvia) AIR 2015 worked with Southern Ice porcelain while at CRETA Rome. The title of her exhibition was “Bianco...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 5, 20201 min read
Meet Rosi Steinbach
Today’s artist in residence is Rosi Steinbach (Germany) AIR 2017. “The multitude of artefacts in Rome are a strong inspiration to me....
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
In the Galleria Borghese, a terracotta maquette of an equestrian statue might pass unobserved by the visitor overwhelmed by the...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Giuseppe Ducrot
Giuseppe Ducrot (1966) is a contemporary sculptor, official sculptor to the Vatican and a member of the Accademia dei Virtuosi al...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Meet Louis Pesce
American artist Louis Pesce creates installations with origami. AIR 2014 and 2019, last summer he presented his installation “Cygnus” in...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Meet Debra Sloan
Canadian Debra Sloan AIR 2015 is our last artist in residence for this week. Her sculptures were inspired takes on the sites and myths of...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Meet Du Chau
Our resident artist for today AIR 2016 Du Chau (Vietnam/USA) was perhaps the most productive of all of our residents. He chose “Qui e...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Recreation of Ancient Life
For the archaeologist, ceramic vessels can provide invaluable clues for the recreation of ancient life. Storage amphorae (jars) allow us...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Meet Kukuli Velarde and Doug Herren
Kukuli Velarde (Peru) and Doug Herren (USA) AIR 2018 are our artists in residence for today. Kukuli and Doug worked on a collaborative...
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Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Felice Ricci
Felice Ricci was a traditional potter in the medieval town of Vetralla. His studio in a grotto was equipped with a kick wheel and wood...
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