Artmill

International School of Creativity for Youth

Facilities

Studio, work-spaces and on-site activities include:

  • Painting, Drawing and Graphics Studios (with Etching Press)
  • Welding Studio and Metal Workshop
  • Woodworking Workshop
  • Large Outdoor Sculpture Garden and Outdoor Workspace
  • Photography Studio (black and white)
  • Dance Studio and Lecture Hall with wooden floors, theatre seating, chalk boards, work tables (in the former Granary)
  • Architecture and Design Studio
  • 7 variously sized Installation and Exhibition Rooms
  • Music Room (grand piano, violins, guitar, electric keyboards available)
  • Art Library (over 1000 books in English, including large English- language collection of Czech artist catalogues)
  • Two fire-pit and BBQ areas, near barn for “farm style” dining/socializing
  • Swimming and Canoeing

Local facilities and activities include:

  1. Complete Large Metals/Steel Factory for sculpture fabrication
  2. Theatre Company in the local village barn
  3. Ethnographic Museum
  4. Galerie Califia (artist run space in town www.galeriecalifa.net)
  5. Modern Gymnasium for dance and performance
  6. New Hotel with riding hall/lessons, indoor pool, sauna, restaurant
  7. Recording Studio with drums and electric guitars
  8. Community indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, weight room
  9. 13th century Castle with Galleries and tours
  10. Web Design and Computer Graphics Studio
  11. Glass Foundry and Studios
  12. Leather Smithing Studios
  13. Ceramics Studios
  14. Traditional Basket Weaving
  15. Sheep-shearing, wool dying and spinning at local farms and the museum
  16. Wood Working and Tooling
  17. Blacksmithing
  18. Variety of restaurants and shopping

A recent article for the New York Times, described the Mill and can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/21/realestate/greathomes/21GH-Czech.html?ex=1175054400&en=55ca215584c0845c&ei=5070&emc=eta1