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. 

Naples Art Institute is a place to discover, learn about, and engage with the art of our time. As a cornerstone of Naples’ cultural landscape, we welcome artists, students, and visitors to explore the powerful connection between observing and creating art. Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for a more connected, creative, and informed community. At our core, we hold the belief that art has the power to positively impact both individuals and communities. Our aim is to provide a platform for a variety of perspectives and voices, with the hope of using our cultural influence to promote inclusive and contemporary ideas, foster meaningful dialogue, and showcase art that reflects the present day. Through these efforts, we strive to contribute to the advancement of a more united and cohesive community. 

Based in Shiga, we run a jewelry brand using freshwater pearls from Lake Biwa while creating a space where art and people connect through experiences.

Myoju 明珠 — meaning “shining pearl” — is an artist residency rooted in the quiet richness of Shiga, shaped by the nature and deep history of Lake Biwa and the belief that each person carries a unique inner radiance.

Located in Omihachiman, a historic merchant town and home of the Biwako Biennale, about 35 minutes from Kyoto, the residency offers a setting where Western contemporary perspectives meet an Eastern historic landscape.

Alongside the residency, we operate a small gallery café that serves as a gentle meeting point between artists and the local community. Here, artists live, research, create, and engage with their surroundings in an ongoing exchange shaped by intention and meaningful relationships, forming a creative ecosystem where international and local perspectives naturally meet and grow.

Connecting Artists and Students

We know that art education provides students with skills that benefit them in the art studio and beyond: creativity, focus, critique, planning, and much more. When students attend school surrounded by art, they learn to think artistically, and they develop an understanding that the role of the arts in our society is crucially important. This knowledge is vital to our students as they grow into the innovators and creators of tomorrow. 

This is the impetus behind the McNeely Family Studio Residency, a program established in 2021 through the generosity of the McNeely family: Kevin, Rosemary, and Hannah Rose ‘19. The McNeelys are passionate about the arts in all of their forms, and this love for creative expression inspired them to endow a residency program that would attract established artists to be “embedded” in daily life at Sonoma Academy for an extended period of time. 

The goal of the residency is to host working artists from around the country and the world who will work closely with our students, cultivating the next generation of talented artists and providing insight into what it means to pursue a career in visual art. Artists will give lectures, hold workshops, exhibit their own work, create community-based art projects, and meaningfully engage with students, parents, and staffulty. 

Slideshow of past residents.

Casasanvito promotes 6 months of artist residencies each year (April–June and September–November), with the goal of hosting 2 artists per month.

Artists will stay on the main floor of an 18th-century frescoed palazzo, with access to:

– a private bedroom and bathroom

– a shared space with a library, kitchen, and relaxation area

-a 40-square-meter studio to be shared with another artist

The residency is open to all forms of art and aims to establish a cultural and artistic hub in the Marche region.

During their month-long stay, each artist is expected to donate one work to the association. Once a year, exhibitions will be organized by our curator to showcase selected works.

Throughout the year, the association also organizes additional activities, including:

– Networking and fundraising events

– Open studios to connect artists with the local community

– Workshops

McLennon Pen Co. Gallery was founded by Jill McLennon in March 2023 with a commitment of showcasing the work of emerging and internationally established artists. The gallery aims to present contemporary art that is exciting, poetic, and emblematic of the times, while also placing the work within a historical context.

In June 2025, the gallery expanded from its original East Austin house gallery into a new 2,300 square foot commercial location at 1114 W 5th Street, at the gateway to Clarksville and Old West Austin.

Prior to relocating to Austin, McLennon spent thirteen years working in New York City for globally renowned commercial art galleries and auction houses in placing contemporary artwork in private and public collections, curating exhibitions, and supporting some of today’s most esteemed living artists in their career development.

The name of the gallery has been passed down from McLennon's grandfather who established a luxury pen shop in downtown Chicago that originally opened in 1934.