Time, space, and support
for the creative life
Scott Kahn in studio, New York
The Rome Beach House
The Rome Beach House — the Foundation's residency home, Italian coast
Beginning this summer, the Foundation invites two artists and two writers to spend three weeks at a private house on the Italian coast — free from the pressures of everyday life, with no obligations other than the work itself.
The stone terrace, the Mediterranean light, the particular quality of silence there — these are not incidental. They become part of the creative process. Residents arrive as individuals and leave, almost always, as something more: a small, lasting community of people who made something in the same place at the same time.
Housing, studio space, and a modest stipend are provided. Residents are selected for artistic merit, professional need, and the potential for meaningful development.
Duration
Three weeks
Fellows
2 artists · 2 writers
Location
Italian coast, Rome
Eligibility
- ·Open to painters and writers with a demonstrated body of work.
- ·Applicants should be at a stage where uninterrupted time and space would meaningfully advance their practice.
- ·Selection is based on artistic merit and professional need.
- ·No age or geographic restrictions apply.
© Scott Kahn, Lewis Crescent, 1991, oil on linen — David Zwirner
For artists in urgent need
The Emergency Relief Fund provides direct financial assistance to artists and writers facing acute hardship — housing insecurity, medical emergencies, studio loss, or sudden income collapse. Applications are assessed quickly, with minimal bureaucracy and a genuine commitment to the dignity of the person asking.
The Fund exists because both founders have been in that position themselves. They know what it costs to ask, and they know what it means to be heard.
© Scott Kahn, Storm Gathering, 2017, oil on linen
Preserving what endures
The Foundation supports the ongoing study and dissemination of the work of Scott Kahn and Frederick Kirwin — through archival research, critical writing, institutional collaborations, and publications that place their contributions in lasting context.
Archival digitization
Preserving the visual and textual archives of the founders.
Academic partnerships
Collaborating with institutions to place the work in critical context.
Critical writing
Commissioning essays, catalogue texts, and scholarly studies.
Exhibitions
Supporting solo and group shows connected to the Foundation.
Legacy documentation
Systematic recording of provenance, editions, and literary history.