Individual Residency Italy: TAKING TIME / PRENDENDO TEMPO

Individual Residency Programme, Italy: TAKING TIME / PRENDENDO TEMPO

Between May and October 2025, minimum length of two weeks.

An Individual Residency provides uninterrupted periods of time in the beautiful environment of Collemacchia in Italy’s Molise region, home to Tracy’s Italian family for centuries.

The Individual Residency is situated in the contemporary parish of Filignano, amidst the historical remains of Samnite and Roman settlements. The community is situated in the outstanding National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, a protected area of exceptional significance and beauty.

There is no expectation of a final outcome of the residency. Whether you wish simply to be up close to your practice, allow nature to suffuse your thinking and feeling, produce new work or complete a project, at The Museum of Loss and Renewal the utmost will be done to ensure that you can achieve what you set out to do. Residents receive support and informal mentoring from Tracy and Associates during the residency period, and ongoing support after the residency.

Applications are open to creative practitioners such as visual artists, film makers, writers, poets, performance artists, curators, designers, craft makers, musicians, theatre makers and researchers who work either individually or collaboratively.

DATES

Residency periods are available between May and end of October each year.

The minimum residency period is 2 weeks, however for the full benefit of all that the residency programme provides, a minimum period of 3 weeks is recommended. 

FOCAL POINTS

• Time: to produce, reflect, explore, focus
• No expectation of a final outcome
• Individual practice
• International peer-group of fellow residents
• Interdisciplinarity
• Sharing
• Curator / Associate meeting
• Excellent studio / working space
• Excellent accommodation
• Library: art, design, architecture, curating, collecting, (art)writing, publishing, walking …
• Natural environment of exceptional significance, accessible from the doorstep
• Local amenities within walking distance

FEE

The residency fee is €500 per week, per person. The fee is heavily subsidised and additionally, residents receive support and informal mentoring during the residency period, and ongoing support after the residency.

More information about the Individual Residency Programme, Italy:

https://tracy.mackenna.studio/the-museum-of-loss-and-renewal-residencies/individual-residency-programme-italy/