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Residenza Lago Scuro, Italy
Residenza Lago Scuro
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Description
Residenza Lago Scuro is a self-directed Interdisciplinary residency offering creatives the chance to explore their practice, exchange ideas, and make work while living on, and learning about, a beautiful regenerative farm in Northern Italy. The program emphasizes the exchange between practitioners of the cultural and agricultural arts, and the value that is created when different minds and like-hearts come together and collaborate in a space dedicated to nature, nourishment, and creativity.
Studio Information
Residents are encouraged to use the entire property of Lago Scuro as their workspace. The grounds cover roughly 30 acres including an industrial kitchen, a letter-press studio, multiple gardens, an open courtyard, a large barn, stables, and a dairy, as well as a large salon with multiple rooms on the first floor of the main house. The organisers will work with every resident to make sure they have the right space to focus on their work. In addition to space, there is an abundance of available raw materials on the farm – such as old tractor parts, paint, wood, food crops, etc. – that you are welcome to incorporate into your work.
They are able to offer wifi but be advised that the network can be slow at times and is only available in certain parts of the property.
Accommodation Information
The living space includes five shared rooms within the main house on the property - a beautiful two-floor villa built in the 1800’s. Accommodations include bed linens, bath towels, shared bathrooms with showers, laundry facilities, and a shared kitchen located on the main floor. Accommodations are assigned before arrival and guests will share a room with one other resident.
The food at Lago Scuro is sure to be some of the best you’ve had in your life - organically grown greens and produce, fresh bread and pastries baked daily using locally milled grains, homemade pasta, cheese, and salami. As a resident, breakfast and lunch will be provided everyday - breakfast will consist of coffee, fruit, juice, yogurt, and pastries. Lunch will vary depending on what’s happening in the kitchen but will be prepared by Lago Scuro’s talented team of chefs, Leo and Matteo. For dinners, the organisers will self-organize group dinners and cook together. There will also be select items available for purchase, such as natural-wine, beer, and specialty products, like soups and granola, that are made on the farm.
