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c.r.e.t.a. rome


Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts

2015 & 2020 NCECA International
Residency Award Partner


Villa Giulia
A large black-figure dinos (vessel for mixing wine and water) in the Villa Giulia does not seem impressive at first glance. The exterior...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 31, 20201 min read


Arturo Martini
The Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna contains two important works of diverse scale of Arturo Martini (1889-1947), one of the greatest...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 31, 20201 min read


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


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


Ceramic Fragments of the 15th-18th Centuries
In the past, when a ceramic vessel ceased to function, it could be repaired or simply tossed out of the window or over the wall of the...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 29, 20201 min read


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


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


Museo Palatino
Like Augustus who boasted, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble”, we tend to focus on the magnificent marble...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 28, 20201 min read


Rome Ceramic City
I’ve been inspired by all the content being shared on social media in these days of #coronavirus to present a series of posts on the...
Lori-Ann Touchette
Mar 27, 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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