Taos Studio Retreat

Three 2025 Retreat Weeks:

April 13 – 19, 2025 – full – contact Fran to be added to the waitlist

July 6 – 12, 2025 

August 31 – September 6, 2025 – full – contact Fran to be added to the waitlist

“start close in, don’t take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in. the step you don’t want to take. start right now. take a small step you can call your own. don’t follow someone else’s heroics, be humble and focused. start close in, don’t mistake that other for your own.”
– David Whyte

The Taos Studio Retreat offers a Communal Studio Residency, with many opportunities for Taos area field trips. This is not a workshop and there is no formal instruction. This special week is for artists and creatives who enjoy working independently in a creative community.

The romance of running away to be an artist in Taos, never grows old. Georgia O’Keeffe did it, as did many others. Now it’s your turn. Make a plan to join 12 other artists, and spend a week in our shared studio at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House. Here, inspired by the creative environment, and nourished with meals from Mabel’s kitchen, you’ll have five full days to let your art flourish. This is the magic of our unique artist-in-residence program. Do you have a project you’ve been wanting to start? A painting you’ve been longing to work on? A drawing practice that needs some attention and inspiration? Have a new artistic endeavor that needs a week to explore? This is the place you’ve been looking for. Be inspired by the spirit of Taos, Mabel Dodge Luhan and her beautiful home.

The week is organized as a quiet communal studio for those who enjoy working independently in the company of like-minded artists. The days are open to pursue your art and explore Taos. We aim to create an inspiring setting where each of us will be stimulated to do our best work. Participants will be responsible for supplying their own materials and direction. The studio will be open 24 hours a day. Each artist is provided with a 3’ x 6’ table to work on.

The day will begin with breakfast at 8:00 a.m., a brief meeting at 9:00 a.m., after which participants are free to work as they choose in or out of the studio. We’ll meet at Mabel’s table for dinner and conversation in the evening. There are many Taos area field trips within an easy walk or drive. 

The cost for the week is $1780 which includes a single room for 6 nights accommodation, 6 dinners, 6 breakfasts, a beautiful shared studio and Mabel’s wonderful hospitality.  Participants will arrange for their own lunches.

All artists, creatives and makers are welcome who can comfortably work independently.

If you have questions about the program or you would like to register feel free to email or call Fran Meneley directly at 303.517.0346 or fran@athandstudio.com. Please note, if you call please leave a message as unknown numbers will not be answered.

Read about Taos here, Mabel Dodge Luhan here, her beautiful house here. Past blog posts about my time in Taos, here, here and here.