A quiet setting for focused work. A place to connect with dynamic innovators from across the globe. A multi-sectoral community committed to solving the greatest challenges facing our world.
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, through conferences and residency programs, supports the work of scholars, artists, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners who share in the Foundation’s pioneering mission to “promote the well-being of humanity.” The Center has a record of major impact, from meetings that led to the Green Revolution and the Global AIDS vaccine initiative, to residencies that furthered Michael Ondaatje’s work on The English Patient and Bill T. Jones’ choreography. This legacy, the serene work environment on the shore of Lake Como in northern Italy, the diverse groups of people, and the promise of future achievements makes Bellagio an inspiring and productive forum for fostering positive change.
Conferences
The Conference Program provides space for exchanging ideas across disciplines and geographies, engaging in focused small group interactions, and promoting creative thinking.
Residency
The Residency Program offers scholars, artists, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners a serene setting conducive to goal-oriented work as well as opportunities for establishing new connections with fellow residents and other professionals.
Creative Arts Fellows
The Creative Arts Fellows program hosts visual artists for three-month residencies designed to inspire dedicated work and promote interactions between artists and leaders in other sectors from around the world.
Featured Resident
Marian Wright Edelman, President, the Children's Defense Fund*
“Developing solutions to complex problems affecting people of color, the poor, and vulnerable women and children across the world requires a haven for safe debate, incubation of ideas, [and] planning of strategic actions . . . . This is what the Bellagio Center has provided . . . .”
*Title at time of Bellagio stay
