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c.r.e.t.a. rome


Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts

2015 & 2020 NCECA International
Residency Award Partner


Meet Matthew Lutz-Kinoy
Los Angeles and Paris based artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy (Guest AIR 2017) works in various media including painting and ceramics. CRETA Rome...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 14, 20201 min read


Lucio Fontana
Today seemed perfect to present one of the most important Italian artists of international fame, Lucio Fontana (1899-1968). A selection...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 13, 20201 min read


Meet Stephanie Hanes
“Into the Looking Glass” of Canadian artist Stephanie Hanes AIR 2015 “is an investigation into my struggle with coming to terms with my...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 13, 20201 min read


Meet Sukjin Choi
Today’s artist in residence is Korean artist Sukjin Choi AIR 2014. She entitled her show “Ruote” (Wheels). Her installation included 100...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 11, 20201 min read


“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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 11, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 10, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 9, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 8, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 6, 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....
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 5, 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...
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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 4, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 3, 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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 2, 20201 min read


Meet Christine LoFaso
Today’s artist in residence is fiber artist Christine LoFaso who participated in four consecutive residencies from 2014 to 2017. Her 2017...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 30, 20201 min read


Meet Dawn Holder
Thinking back to last spring! American artist Dawn Holder AIR 2019 in the CRETA Rome studio. Her show totale was “Ciò che muore”. “As a...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 29, 20201 min read


“Forme della Memoria e fellow Spazio” at Mic Faenza
Amazing opening at the MIC Faenza of the retrospective dedicated to Nino Caruso “Forme della Memoria e dello Spazio”. @cretarome...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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