Summer Creativity Continues and a Look Toward Fall

CREATIVITY ABOUNDS We have just finished a few weeks of in-person workshops and as you can imagine, folks have really enjoyed being on the ranch. College staff are on-sight and are making a difference in all kinds of ways. Still a Few Slots Left in July There are a few spots left in workshops offered the weeks of July 11-16 , July 18-23 and July 25-30 (Family Week and Bluegrass Camp) with limited lodging available - only rooms with communal bath and camping remain for some weeks. If you can't come for the week but need your Ghost Ranch fix consider one of our weekend packages, July 16-18 and July 23-25.

July 11-16, July 28-23 and July 25-30

Estudio Corazón - 27-night artist in residence opportunity It's not too late. There are still a few spots left in Sessions 3 (August 1-27) & Session 4 (August 29-September 24) Estudio Corazón of this artist residency program, designed to give fine artists an opportunity to immerse themselves in this majestic landscape away from the pressures of a daily routine. We offer you a serene setting in a secluded part of Ghost Ranch pursue your creative work with no expectations. This is a perfect opportunity to be work in safe community within a small gathering of artists.

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Wednesday-Sunday August 11-15, 2021 A Nod to City Slickers Did You Know?

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the filming of City Slickers in parts of New Mexico and much of it on the ranch. The cabin at the Ghost Ranch entrance is a prop left from the movie for many to enjoy and to photograph. To celebrate the movie and its connection to Carol Bishop Stanley's dude ranch experience, we have some special workshops lined up. Of course, we'll watch the movie together sometime during the week on an outdoor large screen and we'll have a campfire under the stars (weather permitting). There is a non-participant offer for someone that wants to join you but not take a workshop. There is no youth programming or adult service corps during this week.

Hiking the Movie Trail - From "City Slickers" to Home On The Range - G210821 with Anne Sherman and Willie Picaro This low key, light hearted class get you out on the land for three days of hiking and exploring the ranch. REGISTER NOW

Cowboy Hat Making – G210822 with Tom Hirt Learn vintage cowboy hat making techniques – from one of the most notable and established hatters in Hollywood. Design and create your own heirloom-quality felt hat. Use vintage hat blocks and tools and other equipment to form and shape hats by hand. REGISTER NOW

Journey To Deep Canyon: Finding The One Thing – G210824 with Jill and Terry Frisbie A Journey to Deep Canyon is an experience of turning to “our Mother” nature to regain a sense of wonder, deep gratitude and humility. The days and nights of this journey will provide a safe place to explore and expand your connection to the Earth, rejuvenate a childlike wisdom and draw out your soul’s desire. REGISTER NOW

Looking Ahead: Masters Week Sunday -Saturday August 22nd - 28th, 2021 Initiated in 2019, this week is dedicated to seasoned instructors helping students move to a next level with their art. Not for beginners, some of level of experience is required.

Mastering Silver and Stone – G210842 with Jamie Halpern and Steve Wikviya LaRance REGISTER NOW

Mastering the Art Of Environmental Portraits & Landscapes – G210845 with George DeLoache REGISTER NOW

Pastel Landscape Intensive – G210841with Diane Arenberg REGISTER NOW

The Daily Stone Carver – G210844 with Robin Keck REGISTER NOW

Drawing From Nature – G210848 with Helen Byers REGISTER NOW

Basic – 4 Harness Weaving – G210846 with Rose Vigil REGISTER NOW

High Fire Reductions: Stoneware/ Porcelain – G210847 with Barbara Campbell REGISTER NOW

Level Up: Mastering the Landscape In Oil – G210843 with Natasha Isenhour Add Your Name to the Waitlist

Thursday-Sunday August 26-29, 2021

Georgia O'Keeffe Immersion with Karen Butts and Margaret Wood at Casa del Sol Spend a few days immersed in the environment that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe: walk the land she loved and painted, reflect upon the quiet beauty and record your observations in a series of writing exercises. Learn More & Register

Soul Tending Days: Mini-Sabbaticals

3 & 6 night sabbatical with Anita Amstutz Saturday-Tuesday August 28 - August 31 Tuesday-Friday August 31-September 3 Saturday-Friday August 28 - September 3 Our souls have their own purpose, often covered up by the voices, jobs, experiences, and inner habits and patterns we’ve been handed since childhood. Sabbath is a place to re-member those deeper Divine stirrings and re-soul our lives. Explore the themes of sabbath as cultural and personal transformation, according to the biblical narrative beginning with the Exodus mandate, “remember sabbath to keep it holy” to the stories and activities of Jesus’ healings in the gospels. The land is a key element in sabbath soul-tending and healing. We will spend time in joyful reconnection with our bodies and souls within the magical landscape of Ghost Ranch.

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Sunday-Friday August 29-September 3, 2021

The Road Taken: Navigating Paths Of Transition In Life’s Journey with Jeannie Bowman at Casa del Sol Explore the pathways, by choice or by default, that have brought you to this moment in time, and how to navigate the more difficult ones while appreciating those which are easily navigated. Learn More

Fall Writing Festival and Fall Festival of the Arts Week 1 Sunday-Saturday October 3rd - 9th, 2021

Maps, Journeys, And Geographies with Anita Skeen LEARN MORE

Getting To Know You: Interviews & Profiles with Colleen Anderson LEARN MORE

Art of Aging: Contending with Time in the Personal Essay with Marcia Aldrich LEARN MORE

Writing and Then Some with Joan Logghe LEARN MORE

Painting in O'Keeffe Country with Anna Koster LEARN MORE

Intro to Silver and Stone with Jamie Halpern LEARN MORE

Fire It Up: Art Welding with Connie Burkhart Also offered, September 26-October 2. LEARN MORE

Intro to Chimayo Weaving with Lisa Trujillo LEARN MORE

Plein Air for the Colorist Painter with Michelle Chrisman LEARN MORE

Fall Colors Galore with John Hayden and Kent Bowser LEARN MORE

Sew Happy Service Corps with Karena Koeberle Wells LEARN MORE

Celebrate Women: Flourishing as We Age with Susan Weber at Casa del Sol LEARN MORE

Fall Writing Festival and Fall Festival of the Arts Week 2 Saturday - Friday October 9th-15th, 2021

Prompt. Ponder. Process. Pause. Poem: The Five Stages of Poetry with Anita Skeen Beauty in Brevity: Art of the Short Story with Colleen Anderson Fused Glass Vessels with Katrina Jameson Holistic Photography: Seeing, Sensing, Creating Mindful Images with Randi Lawrence

Saturday - Friday October 31-November 5, 2021

Healing Grief Around The Sacred Wheel with Cheryl Downey

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