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A view of Adjuntas, in the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico
Miami Artist Meme Ferre is organizing an Artists' Retreat in her ancestral home, Villa Mary, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, this summer. There will be two one-week retreats offered to individuals or groups of up to 10 people, the first in July, from the 19th to the 25th, and in August, from the 2nd to the 8th.
Adjuntas, founded in August of 1815, is located within the Cordillera Central, which is the lush coffee region of Puerto Rico, also known as the land of lakes. It is less than two hours' drive from San Juan on a comfortable interstate-style highway. The region is referred to as the Switzerland of Puerto Rico because its mountain location offers low temperatures, with an average yearly weather of 72 degrees Fahrenheit -- ideal weather not typically found in the Caribbean during the low season, which translates to great air fare!
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The verandah at Villa Mary
Villa Mary is a traditional mountain retreat estate, built in the early 19th Century, within a six acre tropical garden. It comfortably accommodates up t o10 people in 5 bedrooms, each appointed with traditional furniture, including 4-poster mahogany beds. There are two bathrooms and laundry facilities.
The 7 day/ 6 night schedule consists of breakfast followed by optional yoga, massage and meditation. The classes, taught by renown artists, begin after lunch. Dinner is followed by Salsa, Merengue and Bachata dancing in the evening. Field trips include an afternoon tour of the historic section of Ponce, and an excursion fro a refreshing swim in the nearby cascades, pictured below.
The price is $1200 per person, and includes all meals served and prepared on the premises, workshops and art supplies. (Miami Dade County Public Schools Educators recieve TEC masterpoints with a follow up workshop). Air fare from Miami to San Juan averages about $300 round trip, and car rental is approximatesl $50/day.
In addition to the two retreat dates, Villa Maria is also available, begining September, for private rental.
Meme Ferre is an art educator with Miami Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. and the Resident artist at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne, FL. She has exhibited in Miami, New York, San Juan, Venice London and Ibiza. Meme's family history is a combination of art and politics that has often overlapped. Her grandfather, who first inspired the artist in her at the early age of 4, was the prominent Venezuelan architect, Luis Malaussena, and her father is former Miami Mayor, Maurice Ferre, often cited as the "architect of modern Miami."
For more info on the retreat and private rental of Villa Mary, contact Meme Ferre at memearte@yahoo.com
For more information on Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, and ideas for combining this experiental Artists' Retreat with an extended vacation in Pueto Rico, visit welcome.topuertorico.org
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