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OZU, founded in 2005 , is a res ident ial cultural

and ar t s cent re.Located in an ex-candy

fac tor y, in the hear t o f the Sabine hi l l s , in the

cent re o f I t aly.

L i v ing at OZU are people f rom var ious ar t is t ic

disc ipl ines , producing and promot ing a w ide

range o f di verse cultural projec ts .

OZU is a l aborator y for produc t ion; a pl ace o f

exchange, encounter and col l aborat ion.

1.250 square metres o f creat i ve f reedom in

which to develop new and innovat i ve cultural

programmes and ac t i v i t ies .

0 1. W ha t i s O Z U

O Z U i s l o c a t e d ab ou t 5 k i l ome t r e s ( 3 m i l e s) f r om Mon t e l e one S ab ino ,

a sma l l v i l l age w i t h 1 . 0 0 0 inhab i t an t s .

O Z U i s s u r r ounde d b y b e au t i f u l l ands c ap e s and r o l l i ng h i l l s .

Mon t e l e one i s i n t he he a r t o f S ab ina , a r e g i on w e l l k no w n f o r i t s

e xc e l l en t o l i v e o i l , au t hen t i c and unc on t amina t e d na t u r e , an anc i en t

r i ch h i s t o r y and w ar m ho sp i t a l i t y.

O Z U i s on l y 5 5 k i l ome t r e s ( 3 5 m i l e s) f r om Rome and i t s t w o

in t e r na t i ona l a i r p o r t s , w h i ch c an e a s i l y b e r e ache d b y c a r o r pub l i c

t r an sp o r t ( i f r e qu i r e d , p r i v a t e t r an sp o r t a t i on c an a l s o b e o r gan i z e d) .

0 2 . W her e i s O Z U

O Z U i s an indus t r i a l bu i l d ing o f 1 . 2 5 0 m 2.

P r e v i ous l y, i t w a s a p r in t ing f ac t o r y and

t hen a s w e e t (c and y ) f a c t o r y.

T he bu i l d ing ha s b e en c omp l e t e l y r e s t o r e d

and e qu ipp e d f o r i t s ne w ne e ds , b e c oming a

mu l t i f unc t i ona l and v e r s a t i l e cu l t u r a l sp ac e .

0 3 . O Z U f ac i l i t i e s

•2 5 0 m 2 us e d a s a l i v i ng sp ac e•2 5 0 m 2 us e d a s a k i t chen , o f f i c e , e d i t i ng r o om , l i b r a r y, i n t e r ne t p o in t•2 5 0 m 2 us e d a s a pho t o g r aph y s t ud io•2 5 0 m 2 us e d a s an a r t s t ud io (s cu l p t u r ing , p a in t ing , p o t t e r y, c r a f t s )•2 5 0 m 2 us e d a s a mu l t i f unc t i ona l sp ac e / w o r k shop r o om ( r o om n r. 3 )

T he mu l t i f unc t i ona l sp ac e ( r o om n r. 3 ) i s 2 5 x 1 0 me t r e s (8 2 x 3 3 f e e t ) .I t h a s w indo w s on t h r e e s i de s , t w o b ig en t r anc e do o r s and an emer genc y e x i t .

I t i s b r i gh t , h a s a w i r e l e s s in t e r ne t c onne c t i on , a danc e f l o o r and indep enden t he a t ing .I t c an b e s ub d i v i de d in t o sma l l e r sp ac e s i f r e qu i r e d .

T he r o om i s c omp l e t e l y emp t y, bu t f u r n i t u r e , s t ag ing o r o t he r ne e ds c an b e a r r ange d a s r e qu i r e d .

8 t o i l e t s (b a t h r o om s)

4 sho w e r s and 2 b a t h s

1 o f f i c e a v a i l ab l e t o gue s t s w i t h w i - f i i n t e r ne t a c c e s s

1 r e l a x ing r o om w i t h a w ide cho i c e o f f i l m s and b o ok s

The l arge and f u l l y equ ipped k i t chen can accommodate up t o 2 0 peop l e . In OZ U ’s k i t chen f ood ( inc lud ing v ege t ar ian and v egan) i s p repared main ly w i th o rgan ic ingred ien t s f r om the l oca l a r ea . Lunches and d inner s are cooked f o r gues t s e ver y day.

On the second f l oor t here i s a l a rge dormi to r y s l eep ing 10 peop l e .

There are 3 o ther r ooms f o r 1 t o 3 peop l e each .

The b ig and b r igh t l i v ing r oom can a l so be used f o r d i f f e r en t ac t i v i t ie s . There i s a l so a smal l k i t chen ups t a i r s .

I n O Z U y o u w i l l f i n d:

• ho sp i t a l i t y• a p l ac e f o r c r e a t ing , r ehe a r s ing , p r e s en t ing o r. . .• t he b e s t I t a l i an f o o d f r e sh l y c o oke d f o r y ou• a p e ac e f u l and b e au t i f u l l o c a t i on f o r r e l a x a t i on and r e ju v ina t i on • a c r e a t i v e a t mo sphe r e f u l l o f s t imu l a t i on

We c a n a l s o p r o p o s e:

• t ou r s t o Rome• e xcu r s i on s in t he s u r r ound ing a r e a• en t e r t a inmen t ac t i v i t i e s• l o c a l w a l k s• o l i v e p i ck ing• I t a l i an c o ok ing and l anguage c l a s s e s

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W e de f ina t e l y w i l l b e

b ack he r e .”

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N a t i o n a l D i p l o m a P e r f o r m i n g A r t s

W e s t S u f f o l k C o l l e g e - U K

O z u i s an ac t i v e memb e r o f Tr an s Eu r op e Ha l l e s (w w w.t e h . n e t ) , t he Eu r op e an ne t w o r k

o f i ndep enden t cu l t u r a l c en t r e s and Re s A r t i s (w w w. r e s a r t i s .o r g ) , t he w o r l d w ide ne t w o r k

o f a r t i s t r e s i denc i e s and r e s iden t i a l a r t c en t r e s .

O z u p r o duc e s i t s o w n o l i v e o i l i n p a r t ne r sh ip w i t h O l i v e a r t e

C u l t u r a l A genc y. Vacuna i s an e xc e l l en t , e x t r a - v i r g in ,

c o l d-p r e s s e d o i l , w h i ch he l p s t o s us t a in t he l o c a l ag r i cu l t u r a l

c ommun i t y. (w w w.o l i v e a r t e .c o m /n o d e /2 0)

0 4 . O Z U p a r t ne r s and o l i v e o i l

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