Summer Lab in Full Bloom
Here are a collection of images from the Summer Artmonks from the first few weeks of the Summer Lab. All photos by Anaya (fabric dyer / costume designer / Art Monastery Cruise Director) unless otherwise noted. The view of the house and the barn on the way back up from the river. Neva leads Catalyst Training […]
Ropes, Boxes and Bruises
Helloooo Everyone! Allow me to introduce myself- I am Kaitlin June, a summer artmonk and laboratory participant from North Carolina. I am one of two performers for the show we are creating this summer. Weeks one and two of the creation and rehearsal process have been full of rope, boxes, and tons of funny mystery […]
Peace of Wild Things
S O U L C O L L A G E , P O E T R Y & N A T U R E The Art Monastery is very happy to host our dear friend Nancy Clingan’s retreat: Peace of Wild Things: Soul Collage, Poetry & Nature. 1 2 – 1 5 S E […]
June 2017 Artmonk Retreat in images
The Artmonk Retreat as seen through the camera lens of Anaya Cullen. Header image of our nature meditation by Chilly Daisy. Our Zendo The Way of the Artmonk. Originally inspired by the 8fold Path, the Way of the Artmonk offers a structure for meditation and for creative practice. Directions Practice The Main Altar […]
Meet the Summer Artmonks
The 2017 Art Monastic Laboratory is a 10-week immersive experience in social sculpture. This Lab investigates Practice — meditation, high-level artmaking, and community living. This summer’s Lab will incubate two artistic endeavors: Mirror and Bootstraps. Mirror Gerry McCulloch and Betsy McCall are the co-creators of Mirror, an interactive, experimental art piece. Participants are guided to […]
Short Film: Directions Practice
Here comes another film (second in a series of five)! This one is even nearer to my heart because it presents an Art Monastery original: Directions Practice. Directions Practice was developed by Neva Cockrell and me, inspired by Tai Chi forms and the Cherokee prayer dance called the Dance of the Directions that we learned from Joel […]
Abbess Betsy interviewed on Drawing Your Own Path
I’m very excited to report that I was interviewed by John F Simon, Jr, the wonderful artist, dedicated practitioner, and recent author of Drawing Your Own Path: 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation. The experience was totally delightful — what a joy to talk with such a kindred spirit, and one who […]
Short Film: Tinspirations
I’m so excited to announce that the first film (in a series of five)! It’s a fun 2-minute video that presents a method for facilitation called “Tinspiration”. Tinspirations are little tins or boxes that stimulate your creativity in a problemsolving or ideation process. Tinspirations are based on human curiosity and bring a touch of playfulness […]
Emerge: post-retreat artshare
Join us as we emerge from a week of silence and see what creativity flows. Friday, June 16 8-9pm free admission 2315 Connecticut River Road Springfield, VT 05156 Emerge is the culmination of a weeklong silent meditation retreat at the Art Monastery in Springfield, Vermont. In the spirit of coming out of silence with […]
Call for Artmonks
Are you an Artmonk? We are looking for 2-3 more artists to join us for our upcoming Summer Art Monastic Laboratory! Looking for collaborative theater makers, dancers, physical-theater performers, musicians, and writers. What The Art Monastic Laboratory is an intensive development period in which invited artists live together in collaboration to create and perform a new […]
