Tuscan Creative Lab welcomes artists, writers, musicians and designers from around the world. Leaders of art or writing retreats also considered. Pizza making in the outdoor oven is a thing.
The main house offers a private garden apartment and upper apartment for shared meals and coffee breaks.
A traditional Tuscan kitchen with an inflatable by Niki de Saint Phalle. Her foundation is located south of Tuscan Creative Lab.
The guest house offers lounge, art terrace, and private accommodation for 3 guests.
Who, what, where?
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Artists will stay in a renovated casale with stone walls dating from the 1700s or in a traditional guest house, redesigned in the 1970s by a Swiss architect, serving as a limonaia for lemon trees during the winter months.
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Fly into Rome or Florence. Pick up from the Arezzo train station, located a half hour drive from Monte San Savino, can be easily arranged.
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Artists are encouraged to pursue their individual creative endeavour, to rest and create. An informal presentation of the artists’ work is encouraged during the residency. For the inaugural 2024 Tuscan Creative Lab, Canadian musicians Simon Gidora and Isabella d’ Éloize Perron will perform at the nearby castle Castillo di Gargonza, where once Dante was exiled.
Everyone staying at Tuscan Creative Lab is expected to treat the facilities with care and consideration for others.
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Monte San Savino is a beautiful walled town with a Renaissance civic hall by Sansovino and arched stone entrance by Giorgio Vasari. The town is nestled into the hills above the famous, rich valley, Valdichiana, once mapped by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s.
TCL Hosts
Lisa Rochon and John Terry are Canadians, aspiring olive farmers, makers of Tuscan Daughter olive oil. They both share a love of the beauty and culture of Tuscany. They founded Tuscan Creative Lab in 2024.
Lisa with TCL property manager, Gabriele Lapini, a local fireman and multi-generational Tuscan olive farmer.