Visual Arts Week at The Mountain
CANCELED

Create Beauty at The Mountain

August 11 - 14, 2022

2 1/2 days of workshops and 3 nights of accommodation.

Painting Workshops

led by internationally recognized artist/instructors

Melinda Borysevicz

Join fellow visual artists for our second annual gathering to retreat and explore.

Plein air landscape painting will fill the days and warm, congenial community will fill the evenings.

Locally made food from the on-site farm will sustain us.

Part of the proceeds support The Mountain's Mission.

Online Registration

In our registration system, select Other Retreats then your ‘Visual Arts Week at The Mountain’ package.

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Instructor

Melinda Borysevicz

Website

Biography

Course Description & Materials List

What Others Have Said

“Being with other artists in a transcendently gorgeous place was exciting and eye-opening. The techniques taught and modeled have moved me to a new level of expanded perspectives of color, composition and inspiration in my own art.”

“I am not a practicing oil painter. However, I did learn a lot about the medium, how it works, and I appreciated the group experience. I Found it particularly useful to learn how to mix colors….feel that I gained a better appreciation for evaluating art in general and oil paintings in particular.”

“The instructors, Melinda and Matt, were excellent, each with a completely different style. Accessible, supportive, challenging, talented, patient and genuinely fine human beings, both.

Loved the field trips, botanical gardens, winery, waterfall, gardens, etc., all splendid.

Really appreciate the behind-the-scenes organizing…seamless and almost invisible…held us together and promoted an amiable, relaxed community, unique and memorable.”

Registration

Registration Fee includes (Unless otherwise stated)

Lodging
Meals
Use of assigned facilities
Participation in your selected program workshops and activities

All room, board and programming included:

Field trips, evening entertainment and glorious nature!

Thursday

Registration Noon - 5:00 pm

Dinner 6:00 - 7:30

Orientation, Meet and Greet 7:30 and later

Friday and Saturday as follows:

Morning centering practices 7:00 - 7:30 Greet the creative day with intention

Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 Vegan and vegetarian options available

AM Instructional workshops 9:00 - 12:00 En plein air painting and material gathering hikes

Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 Meals are buffet style and communal

PM creative workshops 2:00 - 5:00 Apply what we’re learning

Social hour 5:00 - 6:00 Chat and imbibe as you like

Dinner 6:00 - 7:30 Much of the food is grown on-site

Evening activities 7:30 - until Entertainment, discussion or whatever manifests

Sunday morning:

Morning centering practices 7:00 - 7:30 Greet the creative day with intention
Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 Vegan and vegetarian options available
AM Instructional workshops 9:00 - 12:00 En plein air painting and sculpture

Departure 12:00 - lunch is not provided on Sunday

Package Rates:

Double occupancy:

4 day / 3 night (Thurs afternoon thru Sunday, noon) Participant= $840

4 day / 3 night (Thurs afternoon thru Sunday, noon) Non-Participant*= $495

*This is for tag-along partners not taking part in workshops, but enjoying evening activities.

4 day / 3 night (Thurs afternoon thru Sunday, noon) Commuter* = $675

*This is for workshop participants lodging and dining elsewhere,

i.e. you live in Highlands, for instance.

Single occupancy, Private room: add $60/ night

* Additional Night Stays are available before and after this retreat. If you would like to extend your stay please call The Mountain at 828.826.5838 to book your extra nights at the discounted rate of $85/night.