Summer 2025
Marble Carving Workshop +Residency Pietrasanta, Italy
at Fondazione Centro Arti Visivi (CAV)
May 5thru 27, 2025
- Approximately three weeks total
- Two weeks for marble carving (10 workshop days + 2 days of free work)
- One week for travel, including day trips to museums and travel to and from US
- Partial funding available, students should be prepared to pay for meals.
Students interested in participating should complete the application and submit through the art department website.
Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2025
Notification will be sent out by Saturday, March 5, 2025 (allowing time for passport processing)
ELIGIBILITY:
Completion of ART 270: Introduction to Sculpture or recommendation of faculty.
APPLICATION
- Statement of Purpose (in a PDF)
Why do you want to participate in the Marble Carving Residency (Fondazione Centro Arti Visivi (CAV) ) in Pietrasanta, Italy? Please speak to how this experience would be transformative to your art practice and your studies at the University of Montevallo. (minimum 2 paragraphs)
- 10 images of work (in one presentation). The file needs to be under 25MB.
*Note: It is important that your work demonstrates an applicable skillset, as this will be an extensive two-week marble carving workshop. The Portfolio should demonstrate a basic understanding of tools, materials, and processes used in the creation of Sculpture and Functional Work (ex. working with wood, plaster, steel, ceramics, etc.).
SUBMIT
Completed applications must include the Statement of Purpose and portfolio to be considered complete.
Questions? Contact Department Chair Misty Bennett at BennettMJ@kllkj.net
