Our educational programs, workshops, retreats and expeditions are learning experiences that immerse you in the culture as you explore and develop your own creative talents and skills around a particular topic or area. You are more than a tourist as you live and learn in a family-friendly indigenous village.
2011 Program Schedule
June 13-17, 2011: Oaxaca Weaving Workshop: Dancing on the Loom Includes Bonus Cooking Class, $895 per person double occupancy
June 29-July 5, 2011: Oaxaca Photography Expedition: Market Towns and Artisan Villages, with options to arrive early for a cooking class and stay longer for the Danzantes de las Plumas.
July 5-11, 2011: Oaxaca Yoga Retreat with Beth Miller with sonorous vocal yoga, movement and yoga on the mountain top at the archeological site of Yagul and under the palapa at a local permaculture farm.
October 29-November 5, 2011: Oaxaca Documentary Photography Expedition–Day of the Dead led by Bill Bamberger who teaches at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies.
December 28, 2011 – January 2, 2012: Oaxaca Creative Writing and Yoga Retreat: Lifting Your Creative Voice with Robin Greene, MFA and Beth Miller, yoga instructor. Make your New Year’s resolutions to write!
January 2-4, 2012: Creative Writing Master Class. Follow-up the 7-day retreat with an add-on to discuss your publishing and manuscript goals.
2012 Program Schedule
March 30-April 6, 2012: In the Footsteps of Rodolfo Morales: Mixed Media Art Workshop with artist and teacher Hollie Taylor. We are developing the content for this program. Let us know if you are interested and we’ll put you on a wait list.
Customized Programs We also schedule customized programs for individuals or small groups according to your travel plans and our artists’ availability. Participants’ skill levels vary from novice to experienced, and we are able to give personalized attention because the group is small. Groups can include mothers/daughters, families and friends.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly by phone (919) 274-6194 or by email normahawthorne@mac.com
If you are associated with an affinity group (such as a reading, writing, weaving or knitting circle), museum, gallery, university, or arts organization, and would like to arrange a customized program for your group, please contact me.
The Chavez Santiago Family comes to the U.S. periodically to conduct workshops and give demonstrations. We would be happy to arrange a visit to your city or town.
i was interested in more information on this workshop but the Learn More link doesn’t work
February 24-27: 3 Days in Puebla with Mari Seder. Learn more
Norma, I am interested in the summer workshop 2011. Can you give me more info? I have been traveling to Oaxaca for years. In fact, I was there in January 2010 for a friend’s gallery opening at the A. Bravo gallery. I speak some Spanish, am from Charlotte NC though I live in CA now. I found your site because I was looking for a mole amarillo recipe. I grew my own chilhuacle chilis, dried them and now am about to embark on the famous yellow mole of Oaxaca. Look forward to hearing from you. Jane
Hello, I would love to do your courses but with some students. It says 5 students only but would you consider more if i could get them to come next year sometime?
I’m really interest in your workshop slated for next year Feb. 19-26. Thanks
I am trying to locate a textil/pottery firm called Casa Brena, my mother left me a set of dishes and tablecoths from that company and I would like to purchase more items.
thank you
Eloisa
Eloisa, I am sorry, I have not heard about this pottery, so I cannot be helpful to you.