Fellows and Director's Guests have lunch together in Arezzo on August 24, 2010

Liliana Leopardi, Diego Mencaroni, Linda Bouchard, Yun-Fei Ji, Lynn Freed, Barbara Johnson, John Kelly, Kim Jones, Carlos Chernov (from left to right).

Joelle Leandre performed live at the 5 minute presentations on August 12, 2010

Executive Director Dana Prescott shows Bradley Wester and Charles Kreloff around the grounds of Civitella.

Guests from the Arts Workshop in Assisi take a look at the Secret Garden at Civitella.

Excursion to the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi on August 14, 2010

Fellow Linda Bouchard, Fellow Carlos Chernov, Fellow Yun-Fei Ji, Director's Guest Liliana Leopardi, Fellow Carlos Chernov, Fellow Nicole Lizèe, Fellow Joelle Leandre, Fellow John Kelly (from left to right) in Assisi

John Wilton-Ely and Valerie Thornhill conduct the conference, "Travellers in Umbria and Tuscany" on August 13 at Civitella.

John Wilton-Ely

Valerie Thornhill

Fellow Kim Jones, John Wilton-Ely, Valerie Thornhill, Diego Mencaroni, and Dana Prescott post-conference

Group III Fellows and Guests participated in brief presentations on Thursday, August 12th

Fellow Joelle Leandre performs on the bass

Director's Guest Liliana Leopardi speaks on her research: Fetishism and violence in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

Fellow Carlos Zingaro plays the violin

Travellers in Tuscany and Umbria

Please join us on Friday, August 13, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. for a wine and refreshment reception in the gallery, followed by illustrated talks on "Travelers in Umbria and Tuscany" by art historian John Wilton-Ely and writer Valerie Thornhill. The presentations will be followed by time for questions and answers.
John Wilton-Ely, Emeritus Professor in Art History, and former Director of Education at Sotheby’s, London, will discuss the 18th-century Grand Tour which brought countless connoisseurs, collectors and artists to Italy from Britain and North America in search of Renaissance art, the classical past and dramatic scenery. In the 19th Century, Romantic poets and Victorian novelists laid the foundations of the enduring love affair with Italy by the English-speaking world.
Valerie Thornhill, art historian and author, will explore the post World War II Anglo-Saxon genre of books about restoring houses in Mediterranean countries and Tuscany in particular, with reference to the changes in traditional farming and the landscape. In conclusion she will introduce her recently published novel In Restoration, relate its creation to her own house restoration and garden near Cortona

5 Minute Presentations - August 12th 2010

Civitella Ranieri welcomes our 3rd Group of Fellows for the 2010 Season. Please join us at 5:30pm for cocktails, followed by 5 minute presentations given by each of our new Fellows and Director's Guests.

Director's Guest, Sandro Stille, has a new blog with La Repubblica at: http://stille.blogautore.repubblica.it/