An artist residency in Tuscany with a history of creativity
about the Residency
Located in the rural Tuscan region of Italy, the Woodman Artist Residency is in the former home of ceramic artist Betty Woodman and her husband George Woodman, a painter and photographer.
The Woodman Artist Residency honors and extends the legacy of artists Betty and George Woodman by ensuring their home and studios in Tuscany continue to provide artists from diverse backgrounds and cultures with the time and facilities for art making in an inspiring environment.
One to two artists may be in residence at a time, working in either Studio Betty or Studio George.
This space is a ceramics studio especially equipped for low fire earthenware.
The children of George and Betty Woodman, Francesca and Charles, also lived there and spent every summer as teenagers in the Tuscan home. Francesca received her first camera as a gift from George while there, and many of her most well-known artworks were created in Italy. Both she and Charles are artists whose vision was strongly shaped by the time they spent in Italy.
Our Setting
The home is situated in rural Italy and surrounded by beautiful vistas. Although the house is located in a fairly isolated setting, it is only thirty minutes from downtown Florence.
The house consists of two separate studios, bedrooms, and bathrooms. The living room, dining room, and kitchen are communal spaces.
Our Process
Resident artists are proposed by a rotating cast of nominators and then evaluated in a jury process. If selected, artists can visit for up to three months, to be scheduled sometime during the following three years.
