Featured guest: Prof. Mads Nygaard Folkmann, scholar
Featured Wassard Elea guest: Prof. Mads Nygaard Folkmann is Professor of Design Studies at the University of Southern Denmark.
Featured Guest: Jaana Lönnroos, visual artist
Visual artist Jaana Lönnroos was resident at Wassard Elea during 2022, and we are delighted to share some images of work she produced while there. These artworks were part of an exhibition at Galeria Uusikuva, Kotka, Finland.
Jaana Lönnroos art exhibition
Visual artist Jaana Lönnroos was in residence at Wassard Elea for about two months during September-November 2022. During this residency she finished a series of works which are featured in an exhibition entitled ‘Dettagli Divini’ in Kotka, Finland, that is opening this Saturday, December 3rd.
Featured guest: Anna Jacobina Jacobsen, illustrator
We were delighted to host Anna Jacobina Jacobsen from Denmark for the month of September, 2022. She came to Ascea to work on ideas for a new picture book.
Wassard Elea Revista
Back issues (Volumes I to VII) of Wassard Elea Revista, the journal for arts and scholarship, are now available for perusal and download from the activities page on our web site. Pages with information about the Wassard Elea Symposium are also under construction.
Featured guest: Megan Wynne, author
Megan Wynne is the author of The House on Hawthorn Road. Recently we were delighted to host her as she worked on her second novel.
New photos of 18A ‘The Philosopher’ added
We’ve added more photos of our artist, scholar and creative retreat spaces in Ascea, south Italy. Check the website to see them.
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