Days 1 & 2: Puglia Residency
Day 1: Programmazione We collected all of our interests and ideas for monastic practices that we might like to experiment with and drew up schedules to fall (daily, weekly, monthly). Tomorrow, we activate! Our first lunch on our own rooftop terrace. Is it me or is everything more colorful here? Day 2: […]
Rhymes with Julia
We have arrived in Puglia, the southern most tip of the heel of the boot! First thing first: get oriented. In this case that means go to the beach! Second thing: have lunch with our wonderful hosts in their unbelievable backyard. This is the view from our rooftop terrace, looking down […]
Bookish
I’m writing a book! Ok I’m not really writing a book. I’m editing a book. And designing it. And illustrating it. Along with my partner in crime, Joos van den Dool. We’re making a work of art. We’re crafting an invitation to the world. An invitation to host transformation. Your own, and then after that, […]
Happy 5th Birthday Art Monastery Project!
Happy Birthday AMP! First, the facts. On March 24, 2008, the Art Monastery Project legally incorporated in the State of California. Later, that same date was retroactively acknowledged as the date the Art Monastery achieved federal tax-exempt status as a public charity. That was five years ago. The Project has been situated in three […]
The Art Monastery’s Anti-Zombie Stance
Question What is the conflict the Artmonks are impassioned to resolve? Answer We are battling zombies. We are battling complacency. We are battling that tendency in ourselves and in our colleagues to bumble on in the high-speed stream of consumerism and numbness. We are beating back the armies that are trudging in the direction of […]
Art Monastery Winter 2012 Newsletter
Artmonk Retreat in California, NYC event, thank you to past board members, and warm holiday wishes from the Art Monastery Project. Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Thank you for years of service! A special thank you to retiring board members Nadine Kano and Mia Martin. Nadine and Mia […]
Time. Space. Create. Writing Workshop with Justen Ahren at Art Monastery Italia
Where will you take your writing? Where will your writing take you? Participate in a week-long writing intensive in Labro, Italy, November 11–17, 2012, at the Art Monastery Italia, for writers seeking to deepen their connection to their written work. This retreat is generously hosted by the beautiful Colle di Costa 4-star hotel, a renovated monastery […]
Isle of Noises
The Isle of Noises Saturday, October 13 at 8 pm The Center SF 548 Fillmore, San Francisco $15 online, $20 at the door http://www.tricksterevents.com/Upcoming_Events.html Starring Art Monastery Project Co-Founder and renowned tenor, Christopher Fülling, as well as Artmonk Lesley Littlefield. Incorporating Visual Art, Vendor Marketplace, Interactive Art and Performances, and Curiosities, “The Isle of Noises” is […]
Betsy to speak to Yale Women of SF ~ October 4, 2012
I am really honored that I’ve been asked to speak to the Yale Women of SF! Description of the event is below. Thursday, October 4 7pm Red Poppy Arthouse $20 http://yalewomenartspirit.eventbrite.com [media-credit id=3 align=”aligncenter” width=”542″][/media-credit]Art & Spirit: A Salon Event with Betsy McCall (YC ‘98), Executive Director & Co-Founder of the Art Monastery Project […]
10/11/12 ~ Arte & Musica in San Francisco
Arte & Musica 10/11/12 Thursday, October 11 at 7 pm Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco Please join Executive Director and Co-Founder Betsy McCall, as well as founding member Nathan Rosquist, music director of Artmonk Retreats Phoebe Rosquist, Board Member Leah Hofkin, Board Member Pierre Theodore, Board Member Karen […]
