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Everyday Sublime

Cultivating the Ordinary Through Observation with Emily Lanctot

Instructor: Emily Lanctot The workshop invites artists to engage with the ordinary - objects, gestures, spaces, routines - as a catalyst for artistic exploration. Participants will cultivate a sensitivity to the overlooked, habitual, and intimate, in order to enhance their engagement with the everyday, and create new ways forward in their practice. The four-week workshop unfolds in two parts. It will begin with a series of virtual solo and group critiques designed to introduce each artist's practice and generate critical discussion. The virtual sessions will foster community, help articulate questions, and lay the groundwork for future site-based inquiries. Following the virtual phase, artists will gather for a two-week intensive residency in the Umbrian Hill town of Monte Castello di Vibio. Immersed in place, artists will visit museums and cultural sites in Florence and Assisi to engage with and experience historic visions of the everyday while creating works that build on and reflect their practices and experiences. The residency will culminate in an exhibition. Throughout the workshop, select readings (from poetry to cultural philosophy and memoir) will serve as a thread, helping artists expand their practice and deepen their engagement with observation and the everyday. The workshop is ideal for artists working across disciplines and media who aim to enhance their practice through slowness, observation, and reflection. Online June 29, July 6 (Time TBA) In-person, Monte Castello di Vibio, July 12 - 26, 2026 Workshop hours: M-F 2-6 pm

4,800 US dollars

Monte Castello di Vibio

FRANCE COURSE FEES- include train station pickup to/from the commune of Mailly-le-Château, single or double room occupancy in the beautiful Château de Mailly, with access to kitchen facility, fresh morning coffee, tea, breads and croissants, catered gourmet lunches and dinners, classrooms, daily class sessions with your instructor, weekly excursions including Paris, and sites in Burgundy such as Vézelay and Autun. A group exhibition and poetry reading takes place at the end of the session.

ITALY COURSE FEES- include round trip shuttle service to and from Rome Airport, three gourmet Umbrian meals per day, single or double room accommodations (upgrades available for an additional fee), studio space, daily class sessions with your instructor, weekly excursions to important cultural sites in Umbria and Tuscany such as Florence, Orvieto and Assisi. A group exhibition takes place at the end of the session.