Change methodology to break through Thinking.
I creative residency
Creative immersion to help you disrupt, pioneer, shape and drive your imagination and your next project.
Sessions are built around themed weeks and led by an international team of 12 invited creatives. The foundational concepts are relationship, embodiment and performance.
Arts may include visual, performing, literary, social, martial, dramatic, conceptual, folk, acoustics, sensory and related fields of social poetics, intercultural and placemaking.
II EUROPEAN ART & HISTORY short course
Live in Europe, among the incredible gifts of humanity evident on every corner.
Experience history, politics and economics; philosophy, art and aesthetics; culture society and environment in your every day.
III FUTURE SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Develop an instinctive understanding and regard for your own aesthetic values.
Contextualise value creation through personalised sensorial experiences of community, placemaking, and craftsmanship.
Eight human senses are taste, touch, smell, sight, sound, movement (vestibular), balance (proprioception), and internal signals such as hunger or fatigue.
IV Everyday Life skills
Embrace the Italian reverence for la dolce vita — a deeply ingrained cultural art form of appreciation prioritising food, company and beauty. Meet locals, learn Italian and savour life’s simple pleasures.
Co-living, household management, cooking, hosting, cultural exchange & language acquisition.
V community legacy project
Be one of the few people who come to Venice and leave something of value behind.
Contribute to traditional and contemporary activities in the lagoon, bolster existing community programs, assist start-ups, and develop new initiatives.
How it happens
Through the challenge and alchemy of art.
You will come into direct contact with material from a wide range of idealogical, geographical and historical origins. You begin to explore and think critically about the relationship between the worlds you encounter.
At the same time you are challenged by creatives to workshop related material through your physical or sensory self and experiment with possibility.
As you measure these experiences your definition of who you are and what you value expands and radically advances a future-positive pathway forward.
Workshop concepts of persona, presence, perception and NARRATIVE through art directed encounters in SENSORY interpretation and physical theatre.
Explore Venice — Roman, Byzantine, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Gothic, Venetian and Modern, art, architecture, ideas, language, music, food, nature, water, immigration, innovation, government, commerce and trade.
Visit artisanal producers, prized since the Middle Ages, whosE livelihoods are intertwined with regional economies, global markets and supply chains, as well as family heritage and community.
DECONSTRUCT experienTIAL value: HOSPItALITY, diplomacy, Major Events –VENICE Biennale, VENICE Carnival & HOMO FABER, INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY & PERSONAL leadership.
No two days are the same
Every day theoretical, practical and recreational activities are interwoven. The program includes hands-on workshops, interactive lectures, guided visits, conferenza itinerante, personal projects, games and challenges.
Creative days
You are equally likely to find yourself in a gallery, in nature, a private home, an atelier, a theatre, a company, a boat, a museum or lecture hall.
Pace is set by the creative discipline and content.
DISTILLATION TIME
Time off is built in everyday and Sundays are optional. There is one day of complete solitude you plan for yourself.
Each week contains approximately 20 hours of structured exploration, 10 hours of skill development, 10 hours of personal projects.
Two consecutive six week periods can be arranged to continue, deepen or expand the work established in the first program. The format would be: full structured program with 12 creatives - 7 day break - second unstructured but supported program. Schedule a Zoom call with us today to discuss customising your extended program.
RESIDENCE
Living together makes being together better.
We better understand each other and manage the complexities of life better. Life skills develop better too, and being part of a team helps prioritise making life better for each other.
Venice is always in “season” so we find different places to live and focus our resources on the program.
Laundry in Venice is a calling card for houses containing residents. This laundry is a political statement about the housing crisis.
DATES & FEES
Once you get to Venice, we take care of everything.
Small focused groups unlike any other visiting the city.
Available September to June. Discover current dates and fees.
Next steps
Contact us by phone or email we are excited to answer your questions and discuss your participation.
Ready to sign up? Reserve your place: apply online.