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Colony History and Overview
The Julia and David White Artists' Colony is a private retreat
located in the midst of a private 17 acre rainforest in Ciudad
Colon, Costa Rica, a 35 minute drive from the capital, San
Jose.
During the buildup to the Gulf War in 1990, Dr. William
L. White found himself unable to reconcile his conscience
with living in a country where repressive violence rather
than empathic diplomacy was increasingly being used both domestically
and abroad, continually creating new enemies. In response,
he left the United States and moved to Costa Rica in 1991.
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Costa Rica banned
capital punishment in 1877. It abolished its military in 1949
and has since relied exclusively on dialogue and diplomacy in
conducting its international relations a model Dr. White supports
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Colony Founding
The Colony
was established in 1998 by Dr. White as a memorial to his
children, both of whom died tragically as young adults.
Julia was an astrophysicist and accomplished poet and playwright;
David a highly talented composer and woodwind player. The
Julia and David White Artists Colony is devoted to promoting
the arts so dearly loved by Dr. White and his children.
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Nurturing Creativity
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Colony housing includes two painters’ studios with 20-foot ceilings, two writers’ studios and three cottages for either composers, writers or visual artists, all in natural wooded settings. In addition, the former communal building “The Nine Muses” has also been converted into a studio.
There is a small community room between the two writer studios, with a computer and Internet, a small library and a comfortable armchair.
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The Colony
wants to give artists todays visionaries and innovators
the opportunity to explore their creativity in the peace-loving
culture of Costa Rica.
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At events
organized by The Colony,
works of resident composers,
visual artists
and writers are exhibited and performed.
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