January 7–21, 2008

Application forms are now available! Please contact Judy Brown for more information.

Art and Yoga in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Nature and Abstraction (Intersession Program) 3 credits
This course explores a wide range of drawing and painting media as well as approaches to abstracting from the unique environment and ecology of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico and the El Yungue rainforest on the main island.

Yoga Practice, with an eye to enhancing creativity, begins with stretches and the discipline of asanas each morning and ends with meditation proven to quiet the judgmental mind and soothe physical tensions.

Schedule and Requirements
Ten-day schedule includes nine days of painting and yoga in Vieques and one day in El Yunque rainforest with:
+ morning yoga and evening meditation (2 hours/day)
+ five hours on-site painting
+ individual critiques

Students electing 3 credits must complete an Independent Project due one month after the completion of the program. Each student will complete a series of works based on their return to the mainland meeting with the group for a final critique and get together on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 from 1:00 ­ 4:00 pm.

Application and Deposit Deadline
Deadline for applications and deposits: November 1, 2008
Trip may be cancelled with insufficient enrollment and prices may change during the fall of 2007 because of airfare or other fixed price. Tuition assistance may be available depending on number of enrolled students. Application forms are now available; please contact Judy Brown at jbrown@montserrat.edu or 978.921.4242 x 1262.

Program Details
Price per student/participant: $2850 per person (includes airfare)

Program Fee Includes:
+ Fee for 3 credit course
+ Lodging at the Tropical Guest House in Vieques
+ Board is not included though kitchen privileges are available at inn at our guesthouse
+ Airfare and transfers
+ On-site painting at various sites and beaches
+ Yoga practice in the morning and meditation in the evening

Accomodations are at the Tropical Guest House in the town of Isabella Segunda on the Island of Vieques. Single rooms are available for an additional fee.

Faculty
Judith Brassard Brown is a Professor at Montserrat College of Art and founder of the Summer Intensive Studios in Viterbo, Italy. Her studio practice incorporates working from nature with mixed media images. Recent solo exhibitions include "Ancestor" at Kingston Gallery in 2006 and "Somewhere Between" at the Danforth Museum. Her work can be seen online at Kingston Gallery (www.kingstongallery.com) and at her website (www.judithbrassardbrown.com) She exhibits in and around Boston.

Larry Pryor is a certified Yoga teacher and founder of Savin Hill Yoga (www.savinhillyoga.com) and Ahimsa Studio in Boston. He was also instrumental in the development of Montserrat’s Italy program and is also a visual artist exhibiting in Boston and New England. In Ahimsa Studio he also hosts on-going exhibitions of area artists.