The evening offered a welcome opportunity to come together in the space where so much of the Woodman’s artistic legacy was formed. Artists who have participated in the residency spoke about their time in Antella, reflecting on the value of uninterrupted time, creative freedom, and the deep sense of connection they felt to the Woodman lineage. The Founder and the director of the Foundation shared their motivations and reasons for creating this thoughtful, carefully curated residency program in Italy. Board members also shared remarks, underscoring WARF’s mission to support contemporary mid-career artists working across disciplines and geographies.

Throughout the evening, speakers returned again and again to the idea that the residency is not just a physical place, but a living network and tradition initiated by Betty and George and carried forward by Charlie and his team. The gathering offered a moment to celebrate the program’s first year and to look eagerly ahead.

WARF is grateful to the artists, board members, and friends who joined us to mark this inaugural year, and to everyone who continues to support the residency’s vision.

^{Charles Woodman speaking at the gathering}

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Location:
Betty and George Woodman’s Studio in Chelsea, NYC
(Full address provided upon RSVP)

Date & Time:
Saturday, November 22, 2025
4:00–6:00 PM

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Gordon Knox

Executive Director

September 11, 2025

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Dozens of people attended the 2025 open studio.  Staff members Maria Pecchioli and Lorenzo Cianchi introduced visitors to the residency, as well as showcased the work of Eva Davidova and Sian Proctor.  They also presented work of the Spring Group, young Italian artists who worked in Betty’s studio.

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Join us in Betty’s Old Studio to celebrate the first cohort of artists selected for the Woodman Artist Residency. Meet the artists, discover our upcoming projects, and share your advice and connections as we plan for growth and sustainability.

ceramic artist Patrick Loughran and staff at the Woodman Artist Residency

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Residency.

Refreshments and appetizers will be served.

Suggested Donation: $125 per ticket
(All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.)

RSVP HERE

Questions? Contact: outreach@wrf-art.org

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Artist Ann Agee, educator and arts-program designer Gordon Knox, and Founder of the Woodman Artist Residency Charles Woodman joined Rail contributor Glenn Adamson for a conversation.

Watch the conversation below:

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Jennifer Datchuk
Eva Davidova
Jeanne Finley
Cannupa Hanska Luger
Wayne Horvitz
Roberto Lugo
Sean Miller
Portia Munson
Gay Outlaw
Sian Proctor
Beverly Semmes
Matt Wedel

Please check back here in Spring 2025 to learn more about this group of talented artists.

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The Spring Group Project, curated by artists Lorenzo Cianchi and Maria Pecchioli, kicked off in Spring 2024. Stefania Carlotti, Matteo Montagna, and Iacopo Seri were invited to take part in 2024 group. 

During the four days of the Spring Group Project, artists and curators shared their practices and participated in an open studio.

In this first season, the program started in Betty Woodman’s ceramic studio, with a focus on ceramics in multiple perspectives. The recently inaugurated kiln became a catalyst for ideas for past and future works.

We also did Bucchero, a ground firing under olive tree prunings, and picking up the works from the hot ground was fun and engaging. Artists presented projects, some related to coloring with glazes, others in the modeling stage.

The Spring Group picked up the baton of George and Betty, who for years animated these hills with their art making, by sharing in the spirit of friendship and artistic curiosity.

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Chris Brown performed music with Roscoe Mitchell and Michele Rabbia during his Spring 2024 residency at the 34th edition of AngelicA, the International Music Festival in Bologna, Italy. 

Learn more about the show  

One of the artists in residence during 2023, Robert Kushner, had an exhibition at the DC Moore Gallery in New York.

The show of works entitled “Antella Windows & Curtains” included works he made during the Woodman Residency. The exhibition ran from March 21 – April 27, 2024, and the Opening Reception was on March 21 from 6-8 pm.

Learn more at dcmooregallery.com

Ann Agee had artwork made during her 2022 residency later shown at the ADDA (Art Dealers Association of America) Art Fair at the Armory in New York and the PPOW Gallery in New York.

Learn more about the show 

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