TAKING TIME / PRENDENDO TEMPO
APPLY NOW for 2026 and 2027 / residency periods May – October annually
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis / outcome is communicated within a week
An Individual Residency provides uninterrupted periods of time in the beautiful environment of Collemacchia in Italy's Molise region, for centuries home to the family of Tracy Mackenna, curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal.
Ethos
Attentiveness, meaningful exchange and unhurried working are prioritised. Care is an essential value that is extended to our residents, and to the local community.
Creatives, scholars and researchers working in all disciplines are welcome to join us in residence.
There is no expectation of a final residency outcome. Whether you wish simply to be up close to your practice, allow nature to suffuse your thinking and feeling, produce new work or complete a project, at The Museum of Loss and Renewal the utmost will be done to ensure that you can achieve what you set out to do. Residents receive support and informal mentoring from Tracy / Associates during the residency period, and ongoing support often after the residency.
FEE
The residency fee is €500 per week, per person. The fee is heavily subsidised and additionally, residents receive support and informal mentoring during the residency period, and ongoing support after the residency.
FOCAL POINTS
- Time: to produce, reflect, explore, focus
- No expectation of a final outcome
- Individual practice
- International peer-group of fellow residents
- Interdisciplinarity
- Sharing ideas; feedback
- Curator / Associate meeting
- Excellent studio / working space
- Excellent accommodation; private bedroom for single residents
- Library: art, design, architecture, curating, collecting, (art)writing, publishing, walking …
- Natural environment of exceptional significance, accessible from the doorstep
- Local amenities within walking distance