SOAR Retreat

Michael McClure Artists’ Weekend Retreat October 18-20, 2024

In partnership with the Heartland Art Club

Ananda Kanan The Garden of Bliss www.ozarkretreatcenter.com

Located in the heart of the Southern Missouri Ozarks, The Ozark Retreat Center at Ananda Kanan ("The Garden of Bliss") is a beautiful and well-equipped facility for personal retreats as well as workshops and group retreats. On the property is a lake including hiking trails.

Included is a package of Accommodations:

Friday and Saturday night stay in a dorm style room with 2 single beds

Bathrooms with shower and toilet stalls

Friday and Saturday night dinners, Saturday and Sunday morning continental breakfasts in the retreat dining hall. All food provided is vegetarian. You may bring offerings to share with others for breakfast. There is ample refrigeration and ovens/microwaves for food prep. Meals for Saturday and Sunday breakfasts in the dining hall at the retreat center.

There are three cabins here which can be rented for an additional fee: Cedar, Sage and Bluebird. The cabins sleep 2 in a queen size bed.

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Mentorships with Plein Air Artists available including:

• Gino Santa Maria

• Jane Mudd

• Tracey Maras

• Michael McClure

• Shawn Cornell

Educational opportunities as a group with presentations from mentors on Friday and Saturday evenings after dinner

Saturday and Sunday Plein air

Mentors available for private instruction, discussion

Mentor lead group critique Sunday afternoon

Heartland Art Club goals for this partnership:

Offer a unique experience to our membership community of artists. Partnering with the Ananda Kanan Retreat Center allows Heartland to build an educational experience that includes mentorship relationships and talks, Plein air painting in an idyllic setting with meals and lodging accommodations.

Weekend Package fees per person including meals

• Double dorm style room (Twin bed) $400 per artist

• Single dorm style room (Twin bed) $450

• Cabin Single Occupancy (Queen bed) $550

• Cabin Double Occupancy (Queen bed) $500 per artist

If you wish to attend with a non-painting friend or spouse, please contact Mary Drastal at

heartlandartclub@gmail.com for pricing.

Arrival time on Friday begins at 4 pm.

Departure time is Sunday at 3 pm.

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Mentors will be provided accommodations and 4 meals w/o charge (HAC use only)

Spouses will pay $100 for food

Mentors may bring artwork to display and sell at zero commission to HAC