Our Upcoming Oaxaca Art Making Tour

We are delighted to welcome you to our 

April 2018 Oaxacan Art Making Tour

and hoping you'll join us!

10 Days and 9 nights making art in an inspiring setting with a like minded group of art loving women!  (men welcome too, although it always is women who sign up)

What makes this tour special:  A small group (max 10), a focus on art and art making in one of the culturally richest areas of Mexico, an opportunity to study closely with Rogene and learn her  techniques, chances to have private visits with sculptors, painters, and printmakers in their home studios, spectacular meals at some of Oaxaca's best restaurants (seriously we take food very seriously and eat super well), plus an unusual, inspiring, soulful, and art-filled home away from home to make art, enjoy Oaxacan cooking, socialize, have fun, and rejuvenate. This year our art making will take inspiration from the rich textile traditions of Oaxaca. We'll make saint cards, prayer flags, and dolls. The itinerary is as follows and subject to change based upon changing circumstances, whims, and opportunities that might arise.

Friday April 6 - We'll gather at the Casa in the evening for a light meal and have a chance to get acquainted with each other and our lovely lodgings.

Saturday April 7th- Art making all morning. Typically we'll have studio time from 9:30 to 1:30.   followed by  lunch at the Casa and then head into town mid afternoon.  We'll visit the Beber Jimenez Museum, our favorite artisan co-op, and hopefully, Sr Sosa, an artisan tin worker will have his studio open. Welcome Dinner in Town

Sunday April 8th- Art making in the morning, where we'll continue to refine our projects. Late Brunch at La Catedral. Afternoon visits to San Pablo Cultural Center and the Textile Museum. Plus a spin around the zocalo.  Dinner at the Casa

Monday April 9th - Our morning art practice takes us into creating our own personal saint/guardian angel/goddess using  mixed media techniques.  Shopping in the afternoon for ribbon and fabric for our  projects plus visits to the 20 November Market, The Hall of Smoke, the chocolate grinders, our favorite huipile store and artisan market.  Dinner at the Casa.

Tuesday April 10th -  We'll continue working on our art projects  followed by a nourishing lunch at the Casa.  Out of town afternoon outing to the San Augustin Cultural Center and nearby paper making factory.  Dinner at El Criollo, IMO, one of Oaxaca's bests plus just a block from the Casa.

Wednesday April 11th - Today we'll switch it up and take the morning off from art making to get outside of the city and visit Huayapam and the home of the artist Jean Foss.  Jean grew up in Eugene but has been living and working in Oaxaca since 2001. She is primarily a painter and her husband Chucho works in paper mache, sometimes building big puppets.  A traditional lunch in Huayapam prepared especially for us featuring prehispanic drinks and four kinds of tamales. Free evening and dinner at the Casa should you choose.  

Thursday April 12th - More art making in the morning. Lunch at the Casa.  Afternoon visit to the Rufino Tamayo Museum ( a little 5 room Jewel box of a museum), printmaking collectives and the home studio of painter and sculptor Humberto Bautista.  Dinner at El Destilado.

Friday April 13th  - This is one of my favorite days on the tour where we'll visit the Ocotlan market where you'll find all manner of country folk selling everything from food to straw hats to homemade machetes. The Mexican markets are unforgettable.  We'll follow this up with a visit to the home of famous Oaxacan painter Rodolfo Morales. Last year we were super lucky to actually be able to go into his painting room where he painted until the day he died and all the brushes and canvases have been left in place. Very special. Then an awesome lunch and an afternoon of visiting weavers and carvers. This is one of my favorite days on the tour.  Evening in the Casa finds us having a show and tell of our work from the past week.

Saturday April 14th - packing up the studio and getting ready to go, plus a free day to enjoy at your leisure.  We can arrange a trip to Mt Alban, massage, cooking class or whatever suits your fancy. We have a final farewell outdoor fiesta on the grounds at the Casa. Always an awesome party!

Sunday April 15th - We'll arrange transportation to the airport and send you off with a big Embrazo. 

To find out more about Rogene and her special brand of artwork and teaching click here. 

To find out more about past trips to Oaxaca, art making and otherwise, click here.
This will be my 7th tour and I am not exaggerating when I say they keep getting better and better.

This tour runs April 6th to 15th

 Cost is $2,195 

Includes lodging in a shared room, all meals, transportation to and from the airport, plus in 

and around Oaxaca, all art instruction, most materials, tour admission fees and guide fees.
Basically all your expenses are covered except your airfare, your alchohol, your shopping purchases and optional tipping for the guides and hotel staff.

 

Optional single supplement is an additional $395  If your spouse or partner wants to come but doesn't want to do the studio art instruction piece deduct $295.