THE ARTIST RESIDENCY:

Leaving the dream

(abandoning the parody of living the dream)

We have some hopes rather than requirements:

We have nothing to achieve.
No hidden agenda.
No cultural washing.

The people paying for the foundation will have no tax deduction from this enterprise, (i.e. they will not gravate on the public in general depriving the coffer of the state: the minimum of decency).

They will also remain publicly anonymous.

In other words we have no sponsors, (we have real friends).

The aim is not to promote some hidden commercial benefit or wearing greed on our sleeves as a sign of recognition and acceptance of the dominant tribe, we are not the sandwich-artists of the Pharaoh.

The possibility practiced in Montenero is to exit the megamincer in style, pulling the felon artist out of the Pavlovian maze, working outside the mega-machine, rubbing rocks together searching for the sparkle that will ignite the rest, deeply immersed in an illusion that others call aesthetic, living the good life, arriving maybe a bit late at the Symposium.

The Residency

The Frenkiel and Ponti Foundation is a self-led residency programme, simply offering you the time, an inspiring environment, facilities, conversation and community that enables you to create something you chose. 

We don’t expect payment and we don’t expect anything in return.

Once you arrive at the Foundation, everything is covered for your stay:

Accommodation, work/project area, local transportation, food, drink etc. We only ask that you purchase your flights and organise transfers from the airport in Naples yourself. 

Please follow the fact sheets, all the questions you have can be answered there. We often have a mix of up to 4 creatives at once (artists, writers, sculptors , photographers, musicians etc.)

Montenero Val Cocchiara

Montenero Val Cocchiara is a small town of under 300 residents. There is a single bar in the square of the town, and a small church. This sleepy town provides the perfect backdrop to explore your current practice, or something
entirely new.

At the foot of the village in the valley is the “Pantano”, one of europes largest and oldest peat bogs. Water accumulates here over winter and dries out over summer. Wild horses live here, and often other wildlife can be seen here.

this residency is perfect for thos who want to get lost in a project for 1 month.

we will do traditionally cooked molise style dinners for our guests 3 times a week and a day trip once a week. the spring time will allow for lunches in the garden with your fellow residents and walks in the pantano or forrest to break away from the studios.

there are two artist places, one musician , one writer & one photographer/digital artist

application open date 6th january 2025

application deadline 6th february 2025