Studio & Gallery
A professional creative space in the heart of Barga. Our studio combines traditional printmaking facilities with modern amenities, while our gallery showcases work by resident and visiting artists.
Bargy, Tuscany
Studio & Gallery
Quattro Archi offers a beautifully equipped art studio and exhibition gallery designed to support every stage of the creative process. Our facilities include: Spacious indoor and outdoor studio spaces with natural light, Equipment for painting, drawing, and printmaking- Large work tables, easels, drawing boards, and sinks- A double-height gallery for exhibitions and end-of-course showcases. Whether you're painting en plein air in Barga's cobbled streets or creating prints in our studio, you'll find every tool and inspiration you need. So if you fancy a creative art retreat with studio access and a gallery, you have come to the right place. Check out our courses and then head to the booking form. Any questions.....get in touch.
Professional presses for etching, linocut, and relief printing. Silk screen printing equipment.
Printmaking Facilities
Large windows providing excellent natural lighting throughout the day
Natural Light
Comprehensive range of materials, inks, paints, brushes, papers, and tools
Materials & Tools
Extended studio hours for retreat participants and residents
Flexible Access
Equipment & Facilities
The Gallery
Our gallery space showcases work by artists-in-residence, retreat participants, and invited artists. We host regular exhibitions and open studio events throughout the year.
Our current exhibition features the work of two of our artists in residence......Michael Waight and Susie Hunt, both very accomplished in their respective fields and producing fantastic work with a real sense of place -Barga!
The exhibition brings together the two artists who have taken advantage of the free residency programme at Quattro Archi. Each artist has seen Barga differently and provides us with a reflection of our town each using their own skills and preferred medium. The artists are from Scotland and had the opportunity to see Barga for the first time through fresh eyes. Both left with a very positive experience. The exhibition is an opportunity to share their joy.
Susie Hunt is a painter and painting tutor working with predominantly water based media. She teaches and paints mainly in her studio near Kemnay, where she lives, next to the banks of the River Don. In the course of tutoring different techniques Susie practices a variety of methods and some of these are visible in her work. Combining Monoprint with Watercolour and sometimes Acrylic, collage, drawing and straight paint. Susie Hunt is an accomplished watercolour artist who includes multimedia techniques to fully express her emotional engagement and sense of place. Susie works from her studio in Scotland and is well established as a watercolour teacher. She completed a residency at Quattro Archi in 2024 and has led two watercolour painting courses in the Quattro Archi studios.
Michael Waight has long been established as a Master Printer – editioning works in Intaglio and Relief printmaking processes for a wide number of highly regarded artists as well as newly emerging talent within Scotland and beyond. All the while he has continued as a practicing artist in his own right and makes a variety of work via print, mixed media and wood construction, Creative Bookbinding, Relief Printing, Mokuhanga Printing, Photo-Etching, Collagraphy and Drypoint. He has used a delection of intaglio and mixed media printing techniques to capture both townscapes and landscapes of the Barga area. Michael was Quattro Archi artist in residence in 2025 and is leading a drypoint printmaking course in Quattro Archi studios this year.
The exhibition opens at 18:00 on Friday 26th June 2026 and continues until 2nd August. The Quattro Archi gallery is open to all (no charge) 16:00-19:30 every day. The gallery is in Vicolo del Duomo, Barga (next to the theatre).
The art work on display is for sale either framed or unframed. Most work is of a moderate size and would comfortably fit in a suitcase. The gallery also has a range of artisan jewellery and quality artistic greetings cards available for purchase. Payments may be made by either card or cash….. card preferred.
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