ABBEY AWARDS

The British School at Rome

An Abbey residency at the British School is an unique opportunity for painters to get away from the pressures of their everyday lives and work without interruption, with the added charm of living in and becoming familiar with the most fascinating city of the ancient and modern world.

There is Classical Rome, still part of the living city, the Catholic Rome of the Vatican and the many churches, Renaissance Rome, the Rome of Caravaggio and his contemporaries, and the Rome of the cinema.

But there are also the many attractions of modern Rome with its dynamic contemporary art scene, to which artists at the British School have ready access.

David Mabb

The British School at Rome is a renowned interdisciplinary research centre with Faculties of Fine Arts
Richard Kirwan		(including architecture) and of the Humanities - archaeology, history and letters. Central Rome is only a ten-minute walk away across the Borghese Gardens. The School, which has recently been extended and refurbished, provides comfortable living and working space for around 35 artists and scholars in large modern studio apartments and study bedrooms, all with computer facilities, laid out around a shady central courtyard. Italian-style meals are served in the dining-hall. There is a fine research library, and gardens with a tennis court. A lift and a stair-lift make almost all parts of the School wheelchair accessible. The School is a community of artists and scholars who work independently and yet value the opportunity to meet and interact with each other. There is considerable contact between the British School and other similar establishments in Rome. The Assistant Director, Fine Arts, is responsible for all the artists during their stay. He organises many visits to places of interest in Rome and excursions to other parts of Italy, some of them to sites normally closed to the public.
Artists are encouraged to talk about their work and given the opportunity to put on studio shows, to which Italian critics and gallerists, among others, are invited. There is a separate small gallery at the School, where exhibitions by non-resident artists are held. Each year the British School publishes a Catalogue of artists' work and an Annual Report which also features the work of resident artists.

To find out more please visit the following pages:
	1 Abbey Awards
	2 The British School
	3 A bit of background
	4 How to apply for the Scholarship and Fellowships
	5 Contact Information
	6 Past Abbey award holders and some recent work
	7 Application form and guidelines
	8 The Abbey Harris Mural Fund
	9 Current award holders
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