Civitella Ranieri Foundation

Civitella Ranieri Foundation
TypeArtist Colony
Location
  • Umbertide, Italy
Websitehttp://www.civitella.org/
Civitella Ranieri Castle

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation is an American artists’ community located at a 15th-century castle in the Umbria region of Italy.[1][2][3]

The Foundation provides four sessions of six-week long unstructured residencies every year to visual artists, writers and composers; and, occasionally, it organizes events for the general public.[4][2][3][5][6][7]

Founded by arts philanthropist Ursula Corning in 1995. In the last decade of her life, Ursula often wondered aloud, "What will become of my dear Civitella after I die? Will it be turned into a dusty museum?" It was at this time, with the help of Gordon Knox and Cecilia Galiena, that she began to grow Civitella's current arts program.[8][9] Civitella Ranieri Foundation has hosted over 800 Fellows and Director's Guests from across the globe.[10][11][3][7]

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