Queer
(& friends, family, allies, artists…)
Art Retreat
at Motel Bear Lake
November 13-15
Retreat Includes:
2 Nights at Motel Bear Lake
5 Guided Sessions
3 Locally-Sourced Meals
Coffee Bar, N/A Bevies & Snacks
Welcome Gift Bag
Sweet Community
Call to Book
231-224-6273
* All are welcome! We’re talking anyone who celebrate and enjoy the connections found in queer-inclusive communities.
**All skills levels, mediums, ages (18 and up) - no experience needed.
Retreat Overview
a weekend of creativity & connection
Participation is whatever you choose. This is your weekend.
✨ Friday ✨
6 pm: Welcome Dinner by Chef Jared
Creative Connection Project
9 pm: Crystal-bowl Sound Bath
Guided by Laurie of Light&Power
✨ Saturday ✨
10 am: Mosaic Tile Making
Guided b Brooke of Broken Glass Co.
12 pm: Locally-sourced lunch by Chef Jared
2 pm: Accessible Lake Michigan Nature Walk & Scenic Views
4 pm: Printmaking
Guided by Lynn hosted at Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts
9 pm: Open Studio Time
7 pm: Optional group dinner at The Golden Stag in Manistee
✨ Sunday ✨
Catered Breakfast Bar
10 am: Whimsical Embroidery and Hand Mending
Guided by Maggie Greer of Sustain the Slow
✨
Higher Grounds Coffee Bar throughout the weekend
specific activities and sessions will be finalized closer to the retreat.
Pricing
Retreat - $299/person
+ Room Rates:
Signature King Suite - $350
Classic Room- 2 Queens - $400
Social Suite- 2 Queens - $500
(Plus Tax)
Call to book
231-224-6273
Financial Flexibility Options
Split Payment - 50% now, 50% due at checkin. Call to book.
Tier Pricing - Save 30% on your room code: FRIENDS50 This tier is here to provide more financial flexibility..
Motel Bear Lake
A queer-owned, woman-powered, retro-modern motel for ️🌈 all Humans & Pets🦴 in sleepy Northern Michigan.
Think renovated Schitt's Creek.
All are welcome.
Instructors
Brooke
Broken Glass Co
Queer artist, Brooke, is known for using traditional stained glass methods to create playful and radical works of art. They began their glass journey while teaching high school art, and a coworker handed down all their tools and supplies. From there, Broken Glass Co. was created.
Mosaic Tiled Trays
Laurie
Light & Power
Laurie's mission in life is to help people have a better experience: to ease their suffering, to bring alignment and comfort, and create opportunities for connection and building community.
She is a lifelong musician, an intuitive tarot and oracle reader, sound healer, level 1 Reiki practitioner, and a hospitality and event planning powerhouse.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
Lynn
Ramsdell Center for the Arts
Lynn Williams was an Art Educator in the Boulder Valley School District. She has a Masters Degree in Art in Education Leaning and Teaching (MAELT) from Regis University and an Education and Eastern Arts Degree from Naropa (Buddhist) University. She has been awarded numerous Freeman Foundation Fellowship Grants to study in Japan, China, Taiwan. She also studied at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korean in Los Angeles.
She currently teaches art and curates and installs art exhibits for the Ramsdell Center for the Arts in Manistee, Michigan.
Maggie
SustaintheSlow
Queer artist, Maggie, loves to create around the idea of “reduce, reuse, reinvent”. She uses secondhand fabric and material to create one-of-a-kind fabric patches, bookmarks, keychains, and personalized clothing.
Sustaintheslow was created to facilitate a slower way of life through intentionality in the creating of something new out of something old.
Behind the Scenes
Marta
Motel Bear Lake
Marta is the owner of Motel Bear Lake, a founder of Up North Pride, and a fierce advocate for the Great Lake.
She and her woman-power team will be taking care of all the behind-the-scenes details and hospitality during the retreat.
TBD
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