The Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation regularly hosts artists in Tuscany, Italy, as part of its own Kahán Artists in Residence Programme.
It provides the opportunity to selected young (1980 and after), entrant, (primarily) Central European fine and applied artists to work in the studio of Villa Tosa di Sotto in San Sano for 1 month in April. A maximum of three artists may stay at the villa at any given time, who receive a monthly grant of 1,250 euros and have access to the local studio and a vehicle. During their stay in Italy, local staff assists the artists in their everyday lives. The studio is next to the guest house and an olive grove. If they wish, the artists may take part in various activities, such as harvesting grapes or olives. Thus the artists engage in local life, while their work defines the artistic spirit and image of the place. Because of this, we kindly ask every participant to reciprocate this by donating one of the artworks created there to the collection of the foundation as a memento.
