Aug 7, 2024 | La Romita News
La Romita has magic. It seems trite to put it that way, but it’s the simplest way we’ve found to summarize the feedback we get, through conversations our guests have during meals, the testimonials we get, the comments we receive in social media. Those who...
May 20, 2024 | La Romita News, Scholarships, Works
We are excited to announce this year’s winners of the Enza and Paola Quargnali Memorial Scholarship! JoRene Beyers – Poetry Workshop: Melissa Young and Emily Ransdell – The Art of Discovery Comments from the Committee: “[…] her love...
Mar 31, 2024 | La Romita News, residency
Throughout the almost 60 years of our existence, we have taken advantage of the sweet summer sun in central Italy to host our workshops and retreats. Our season has run from May through October for decades. One of the questions we hear most frequently is, ‘What...
Mar 25, 2024 | La Romita News
It is with great sadness that we tell of the parting of one of La Romita’s great friends and supporters, Lisa Guthrie. Lisa was a great artist and teach, and an accomplished landscape architect. She came to La Romita many times over the last decades…as a teacher...
Jun 1, 2022 | La Romita News
A great big Thank You! to everyone who donated to La Romita as part of our 2021 Fundraiser! Your contributions helped pay our key staff and other expenses. We only reached $7000 of our $10,000 goal – but it was a high goal for us and we were gratified by how...
Apr 3, 2022 | La Romita News
Questions or concerns about attending La Romita this summer? We are hosting another round special Q&A zoom-calls, open to anyone who is considering coming to La Romita this year or just curious about travel. Both sessions are free and open to everyone! Use the...
Jan 26, 2022 | La Romita News
The New Grand Tour A La Romita Tribute Itinerary Introduction La Romita could be considered a direct descendant of the “Grand Tour” of the 18th century and beyond. Most popular among wealthy young British men seeking a kind of worldly status, the Grand Tour...
Dec 15, 2021 | La Romita News
So many participants have let us know, in so many ways, how much an experience at La Romita has meant to them. One of the most fun and creative ways that our participants have let us know is through our “Memory Books”…the scrapbooks in which each group is encouraged...
Dec 1, 2021 | La Romita News
It’s time for our new La Romita tradition, the End of Year Aperitivos! When the pandemic hit, we scrambled for a way to establish something positive, something aligned to our mission, and the Aperitivos quickly became our primary tool. Last year, we hosted a...
Oct 9, 2021 | Aperitivo, La Romita News
15 December UPDATE: Our Memory Books campaign has ended for 2021, but it was a great success! We were so thrilled with the response and the show of love that we will definitely do something like it again! In the meantime, check out our Memory Books 2021 online...
