El Anatsui (CRF 2001) on Art21

The most recent episode of Art21's series 'Art in the Twenty-First Century', which airs on PBS in the United States, features the work of El Anatsui (CRF 2001), along with Catherine Opie and Ai Weiwei.  The chapter on El Anatsui begins around 18:30 in the video embedded below, and you can read more about the project here.

Watch Change on PBS. See more from ART:21.

Guggenheim Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to Civitella Fellows John Wray (CRF 2012), Eliza Griswold (CRF 2011), Fang Man (upcoming Fellow, 2014), Keeril Makan (CRF 2006), and Bobby Previte (CRF 2001), who were recently awarded Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation.  You can see the full list of awardees here.

Welcome to our 2012 Interns

Please welcome Alessandro Masci, who will be joining Lauren Johnson and Hope Campbell Gustafson as one of Civitella Ranieri's interns for the 2012 season.  Alessandro is 29 years old and lives in Perugia, where he grew up and went to school.  He has two degrees in economics but has also studied art and philosophy, and paints as well.  He loves to travel and has studied in Switzerland and England, in additions to his travels across Europe.

Alessandro Masci

Congratulations to Paola and Claudio on their wedding day!

Civitella Ranieri Fellows for the 2012 Season

Civitella Ranieri Foundation announces its Fellows in residence for the 2012 season. These fifty writers, visual artists, and composers are from over thirty countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. This prestigious prize, now in its 18th year, is the result of a competitive international search.  Click below the jump for the full list of this year's Fellows.