With 12+ creatives in the studios, and our first 2 exhibitions April was a busy month! We got an exciting glimpse of GOA’s potential … and learned a lot! It was even better than we had envisioned it a little over a year ago when Green Olive Arts finally opened its doors. Artists from 4 different …
Ashley Widman reflects on her creative time in Tetouan … One of the first things I drew when I arrived here at Green Olive Arts was a red and white striped cloth caught beneath an external fan on the side of a building, one end hanging down. This “flag” of sorts marked the start of …
Japanese artists Norio and Chifumi Ishiwata are Orinotawashi … “caged eagle”. Far from being caged, this couple works with a freedom and playfulness in their collaboration in art that would make most marriages jealous. After 10 years of marriage they had promised themselves a year of art residencies around the globe. They applied to 20 …
Green Olive Arts by the Numbers since opening in March 2013 … As we come close to completing our first year as an art residency, we are not inclined to describe Green Olive Arts by mere statistics … but a few people have asked us specific questions, and we have found the numbers to be …
So, on my last day in Tetouan as an Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts, this seems like the perfect opportunity for reflection on what I have achieved over the past four weeks. In that time I’ve: written 35,000 words towards my novel; written 12 blog posts; given four presentations – two to the …
The following is a reposting of a blog written January 22, 2014 by Green Olive Arts AiR or WiR(Writer in Residence), Fiona Leonard. Fiona is an author and blogger. Check out her blog, you’ll be glad you did! Morocco and a Room of One’s Own “a journey without challenge has no meaning; one without purpose …
Plein Air Morocco 2014 – past event Pack up your tubes of paint and favorite brushes and come join us for the painting trip of a lifetime! Master plein air painter Sam Paonessa will be leading a small group of adventurous traveling painters in a 12-day painting workshop in Tetouan, Morocco. Spaces are filling up and …
Créer au Maroc! Nouvelle résidence d’artistes invite les artistes du monde à Tetouan, Maroc Tétouan – Exotic Maroc a longtemps été une destination favorite et d’inspiration pour de nombreux artistes littéraires, visuels, artistes-interprètes, et des penseurs du monde entier. La ville de Tétouan, au nord du Maroc, avec sa scène artistique forte à la base et …
Create in Morocco! New Art Residency Invites the World’s Artists to Tetouan, Morocco Tetouan — Exotic Morocco has long been a favorite destination and inspiration for countless literary, visual, and performing artists and thinkers from around the world. The city of Tetouan, in northern Morocco, with its strong grass-roots art scene and the prestigious National …
Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco is now accepting applications for artist residencies for 2013 and forward! Residencies are open to artists, writers, performers, photographers and other global creatives who desire a season of research, exploration, collaboration and production in exotic Morocco. Green Olive Arts’ 8-room, sun-filled facility in central Tetouan is equipped with various work …