--- title: 'Group Residency WRITING with PLACE, Italy' description: >- Eight-day group residency in Collemacchia, Italy for approx. 9 practitioners developing experimental writing that responds to place. €1,750 fee covers accommodation, full board and studio. url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/2cdb990c-fbaf-449d-8cc4-d86c2cfd5ab7' type: program status: closed createdAt: '2026-09-04' updatedAt: '2026-10-09' programType: Residency organization: The Museum of Loss and Renewal organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/the-museum-of-loss-and-renewal' deadline: '2026-09-24' location: 'Collemacchia, parish of Filignano, Collemacchia, Molise, Italy' isOnline: false compensationRange: >- No stipend; residents pay a €1750 residency fee covering accommodation, full board, studio space, and local station transfers. Travel, insurance and visa costs are the resident's own responsibility. disciplines: - writing - poetry - performance - scenography - education - research - creative practice - publishing --- # Group Residency WRITING with PLACE, Italy **Hosted by:** The Museum of Loss and Renewal **Type:** Residency | **Location:** Collemacchia, parish of Filignano, Collemacchia, Molise, Italy | **Deadline:** September 24, 2026 ## About This Program > "Writing in an expanded sense and place: place(making), (un)belonging, loss, renewal, memory, (personal) narratives and imaginary futures; cultural and environmental ecologies" The Museum of Loss and Renewal is delighted to invite applications for the Group Residency WRITING with PLACE, Italy. This Group Residency has been devised by Tracy Mackenna (she/her), artist, educator and curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal in partnership with writer Elizabeth K Reeder and writer and artist Amanda Thomson. WRITING with PLACE will be led by Tracy, Elizabeth and Amanda who share a passion for writing, and the design, production, publishing and dissemination of printed matter and digital publications. Between us we activate diverse skills and expertise when we employ text, language, writing, publishing and performative modes of working to investigate place(making), (un)belonging, loss, renewal, memory, (personal)narratives and imaginary futures. ### Location PLACE, PEOPLE AND TIME is The Museum of Loss and Renewal's Group Residency programme that takes place in the village of Collemacchia, in Italy's Molise region. The village has been home to Tracy Mackenna's Italian family for centuries. Each Group Residency is situated in the contemporary parish of Filignano, amidst the historical remains of Samnite and Roman settlements. The community resides in the outstanding National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, accessible by foot and minibus. ### Focal points - Writing in an expanded sense - Immersive experience - Semi-structured programme - Co-learning - Individual practice - Slow time and slow processing - Collective platform for encounters - Expert facilitators and programme contributors - Supportive, caring, non-hierarchical environment - Interdisciplinarity - Technologies - Books, Readings - Experimentation and play - Location specific, including pre-Roman and Roman sites - Imagining Futures - Cultural and environmental ecologies - Memory, loss, renewal - Fully catered ### Aim The aim of the Group Residency is to develop 'writing' and approaches to 'writing' that are experimental, inventive in their form, and that respond to place, in a specific environment. Bringing together residents from a range of areas of practice and research, the potential to create an international network is made possible. The Group Residency provides opportunities for approx. 9 creative practitioners and researchers to share and establish a bank of knowledge and creative strategies, both globally interconnected and hyper local, digital and analogue, for imagining new responses to places and the multiple, layered and contested histories they hold. ### Duration of residency Thurs 01 Oct – Thurs 08 Oct 2026 / 7 nights, 8 days ### Accommodation Residents are accommodated in two recently renovated, comfortable houses situated a couple of minutes walk from each other. Houses have fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms, sitting rooms, and double, twin and single bedrooms. Single use bedrooms can be allocated dependent on accessibility requirements. Central heating and internet throughout. Cleaning is included in cost. ### Disciplines, work equipment and assistance We welcome applications from people working in creative practices, research, writing, poetry, performance, scenography, education etc. and for those who have a strong interest in 'writing' as an area of practice. The group will comprise of approx. nine participants. 'Writing' is understood as creative and critical, and situated writing as an area of practice in its most expanded sense. In other words, writing that is experimental, inventive in its form, and responds to place. ### Studio / Workspace Studios / Workspaces are located in buildings that are situated a couple of minutes walk from each other, and from accommodation. They are recently renovated and include indoor and outdoor making spaces, and desk space. Internet throughout. ### Fees and support The Residency Programme is operated on a non-commercial cost-covering basis, and is financially supported by The Museum of Loss and Renewal in order to keep fees low. The residency fee is €1750 (Euro) paid by the resident. It includes the residency programme, accommodation, full board, collection/return to nearest train/bus station, accommodation in a variety of spacious rooms, excellent studio spaces. Double, twin and single bedrooms are available. Single bedrooms are allocated dependent on access needs. Catering (3 meals each day) includes ingredients that are mainly locally sourced and meals prepared by our cook. Vegan and vegetarian diets can be catered for. A deposit of 50% is payable within three weeks of being offered a place on the residency programme (non-refundable). The remaining balance is payable eight weeks in advance of the residency start date. In the event that cancellation is required, residents may cancel up to a minimum of six weeks prior to their residency start date. If a resident has to end the residency early due to personal circumstances, a refund cannot not be issued. You will be responsible for funding and organising your own travel, your own insurances and any visa requirements particular to your country of origin. Detailed travel information will be supplied (closest airports Naples, Rome), and collection/drop-off at a local train station will be arranged. We do not have external funding for this project, so regret that we are unable to offer assistance with fees, flights, production costs or other subsistence. Typically, successful applicants source funding by applying to their national arts funding bodies, personal fundraising, or through academic institutional support. Formal letters of invitation can be provided to assist in this process. ### Expectations towards the artist The programme consists of: - Subject-specific sessions by facilitators - Presentations and exercises by facilitators/programme contributors - Collective and individual (mentored) working sessions - Working sessions in the local environment - Museum / gallery / festival visit - Readings of theories and texts - Catered discursive meals - Collective critical evaluation and forecasting ### Application information Applications are submitted via the easy online application form. Please note that feedback on unsuccessful applications cannot be provided. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** writing, poetry, performance, scenography, education, research, creative practice, publishing - **Note:** Open to people working in creative practices, research, writing, poetry, performance, scenography, education and related areas, and to those with a strong interest in 'writing' as an area of practice in its most expanded, experimental and place-responsive sense. The group comprises approximately nine participants forming an international, multi-disciplinary peer group. Single-use bedrooms can be allocated depending on accessibility requirements. ### Additional Requirements Online application form: programme applied for and country, first and last name, pronouns, email, telephone, motivation, relevance, 5 key words describing your main interests, CV (2 x A4 pages max), access information, and documentation — a link to your website/online platform or a document of visual/textual/audio work (2 x A4 pages max). ## Compensation & Benefits No stipend; residents pay a €1750 residency fee covering accommodation, full board, studio space, and local station transfers. Travel, insurance and visa costs are the resident's own responsibility. The Residency Programme is operated on a non-commercial cost-covering basis, and is financially supported by The Museum of Loss and Renewal in order to keep fees low. The residency fee is €1750 (Euro) paid by the resident. It includes the residency programme, accommodation, full board, collection/return to nearest train/bus station, accommodation in a variety of spacious rooms, excellent studio spaces. A deposit of 50% is payable within three weeks of being offered a place (non-refundable); the remaining balance is payable eight weeks in advance of the residency start date. Cancellation is possible up to a minimum of six weeks prior to the start date; no refund if a resident ends the residency early. We do not have external funding for this project, so regret that we are unable to offer assistance with fees, flights, production costs or other subsistence. ## What's Provided - **Housing:** Provided - Residents are accommodated in two recently renovated, comfortable houses situated a couple of minutes walk from each other. Houses have fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms, sitting rooms, and double, twin and single bedrooms. Single use bedrooms can be allocated dependent on accessibility requirements. Central heating and internet throughout. Cleaning is included in cost. - **Studio Access:** Provided - Studios / Workspaces are located in buildings situated a couple of minutes walk from each other, and from accommodation. They are recently renovated and include indoor and outdoor making spaces, and desk space. Internet throughout. ## Timeline - **Opens:** September 4, 2026 - **Deadline:** September 24, 2026 - **Program Start:** October 1, 2026 - **Program End:** October 8, 2026 ## Contact **Contact:** Tracy Mackenna **Email:** tracy@tracy.mackenna.studio ## How to Apply Apply at: https://tracy.mackenna.studio/the-museum-of-loss-and-renewal-residencies/group-residency-programme-italy/