Mahler & LeWitt Studios

The Mahler and LeWitt Studios is established around the former studios of Anna Mahler and Sol LeWitt in Spoleto, Italy.

The residency program provides a focussed and stimulating environment for artists, curators and writers 
to develop new ways of working in dialogue with peers and the unique cultural heritage of the region. The Torre Bonomo, a medieval tower once used as a residency and exhibition space by the gallerist Marilena Bonomo, is also central to the program. In the early 1970s, LeWitt was Torre’s first resident: using it as a studio he made a seminal group of wall drawings which continue to offer a unique insight into his production. 

Currently the Mahler & LeWitt Studios hosts three residency sessions per year – in spring, summer and autumn each lasting up to six weeks. Residents are provided with accommodation and studio space and are usually offered travel funds, a per diem and a materials budget, as well as expert curatorial and production advice. Each session accommodates approximately five full-time residents and the sessions represent different nationalities, age groups, and levels of experience, ranging from recent graduates to established practitioners. For shorter residencies, for example, week-long workshops and symposiums, the organisers can host as many as twenty residents. Each session has a unique dynamic and the diversity of a group is an important and inspiring aspect of the program. 

Deadline for summer edition: 30.04.2021.