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c.r.e.t.a. rome


Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts

2015 & 2020 NCECA International
Residency Award Partner


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
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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
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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....
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Apr 1, 20201 min read
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Meet Doug Jeck
Doug Jeck AIR 2017 modelled two significant works during his residency in the countryside #dougjeck #anartistinresidenceaday @cretarome...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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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
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Meet Christy Wittmer
It’s official! We are pleased to announce that Christy Wittmer is the recipient of the 2020 NCECA International Artist Residency at CRETA...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 29, 20201 min read
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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
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