Ghost Ranch - Register Now! Spring Festival of the Arts, Week 2

The second week of our Spring Festival of the Arts is on the horizon. Write in community with other women. Paint in studio and plein air with Michelle Chrisman or with Anna Koster who was once Georgia O'Keeffe's companion. Cast metal from nature and found objects. Create your vision in stained glass or hike the landscape and blend history and health into your New Mexico adventure.  Let your creative self spring into renewal at Ghost Ranch.

WRITING FOR SELF DISCOVERY: A WOMEN'S RETREAT with Kelsea Habecker Come to a safe space to find your most authentic voice and your truest words in writing. We'll use contemplative practices such as meditation, silent hikes on your own, guided journaling, and art to coax your awareness, self-compassion and creativity.  Read More

SMALL METAL CASTING FOR EVERYONE with Kim Henkel Explore the 6000 year old alchemy of small metal casting. Mold with soft wax and carve hard wax to create sterling silver rings. Experiment in casting natural found objects as well in the investment and centrifugal casting process. Experience direct metal casting in cuttle bone and sand molds. Read More

BEGINNER'S STAINED GLASS: NATURE OF NEW MEXICO with Joseph Cavalieri Learn basic skills for working with flat stained glass like cutting, grinding, copper foil and solder. This class will also discuss stained glass design relating to plants, birds and animals of New Mexico. The workshop is centered on making objects you want to have displayed in your home. Read More

OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE with Michelle Chrisman and Marian Berg While painting in the areas where O'Keeffe painted, let yourself be guided by O'Keeffe's quote: "A Painting is good if it is good in the abstract sense." Our emphasis will be simplifying the landscape into beautiful design and correct color values.  Read More

HIKING THE ENCHANTED LAND OF GHOST RANCH with Connie Burkhart Hit the trail and hike into the stories of history, geology, and archaeology that make this region of Northern New Mexico so unique. We will share stories of the land and people as well as tales of the 'unseen' world that add to the enchantment of this place called Ghost Ranch. Read More

CRAFTING EARTHEN VESSELS FOR GLOBAL HEALING with Cynthia Jurs, Marian Naranjo and others A retreat within the sacred lands of the Tewa People in northern New Mexico at Ghost Ranch. Includes a special ceremony on the New Moon, Thursday, April 23rd. Enrollment is by application.  Read More

ADULT SERVICE CORPS  Are you interested in learning or using woodworking skills, helping in the library, sprucing up the grounds, landscaping or repairing furniture, painting, sewing, all while making new friends? Give 25 hours of service per week (about 5 hours per day) in exchange for communal bath or campground lodging. Read More