Retreats 2010
Honor your creative power —
claim your authentic artistic voice!
- Release the flow of physical energy onto the paper or canvas
- Discipline your mind to guide the process of visual perception
- Allow your soul to expand
- Explore inner and outer spaces
Our curriculum is designed to facilitate a gradual shift over the course of the 2-week retreat from basic immersion into the creative process towards deeper and more complex personal artistic issues and concerns with greater emphasis on individual coaching.
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You can choose to participate in our retreat in the following ways:
* 4 days stay (first 3 days of art workshop)
* 7 days stay (first 6 days of art workshop)
* 11 days stay (first 9 days of art workshop)
* 14 days stay (all 12 days of art workshop)
Workshop days are Monday – Saturday. Sunday is a free day for individual exploration.
Each art workshop day includes :
3 - 4 hours group instruction in the morning (plein air outings whenever possible).
3 - 4 hours in the afternoon of individual studio time with individual coaching and group critique.
We also plan 1 or 2 full day plein air session per week on Liguria shore.
Vistanuova retreats offer skill building and portfolio preparation for teens getting ready for college entry.
Children 12 years old and up can participate in the workshops together with adults.
A special program could be conducted for a group (5-6) of young children.
Create Your Own Workshops
We would be happy to design a unique creative retreat for your family reunion, corporate adventure or college student group and customize it according to your specific needs.
Please call for available dates and prices
Fees
New lower prices based on current exchange rate!
Basic package retreat fees:
4 days - $1340
7 days - $2200
11 days - $3250
14 days - $4100
Basic package fees include:
• double occupancy lodging at Villa Schella for 4,7,11 and 14 nights respectively (single room surcharge $40 per night),
• breakfast, lunch and dinner with wine,
• transportation for morning and afternoon art sessions,
• studio space in Villa Schella equipped with easels and tables
• basic art supplies: drawing paper, watercolor paper, pencils, charcoal, fixative
Cozy 3 rooms (one bedroom) apartment in medieval center of Ovada is also available for a family of up to 3 people with lunch and dinner but without breakfast. At least one week stay. Prices are the same as single and double occupancy at Villa Schella.
Art supply list (required)
• portable easels,
• set of watercolors (Yarka St.Petersburg or in tubes of your choice),
• watercolor palette (John Pike white box 10” by 15” recommended)
• white guache,
• a set of Conte crayons (24 or 48) or Prismacolor Nupastel (hard pastel sticks),
• 16”x20” napsack,
• light weight portable watercolor easels (Windsor Newton),
• portable laptop tables (recommended, but not required) http://www.pctabletote.com
You may also want to bring these optional art materials based on personal preference:
• soft pastels,
• acrylic paints,
• oil paints.
Required art supply list can also be purchased or rented on site. If you plan to do that, please, let us know one month in advance and we will prepare this set for you.
Optional activities
Cooking with Cinzia Gilbert.
Cinzia is an internationally recognized chef and restaurateur who will share with you her love of local cuisine:
• 3 hours cooking class including tasting: $80 per person for 1-2 people, $60 pp for 3-6 
people.
• Cooking immersion: full menu, shopping at the market, preparation and recipes, dinner with wine:
2-3 people $140 per person; 4-6 people $110 per person
Alto Monferrato, our little corner of Italy has much to offer a visitor with a wide range of interests :
• Wine tastings at local wineries
• Rejuvenating at the spa in nearby Aqui Terme (a hot sulfur springs health resort since Roman times)
• Shopping at Seravalle (biggest designer Outlet Center in Europe)
• Italian language classes
