Washburn Studios & Piccolo Viaggio d’Arte
Artist Getaway Weekends & Retreats
Tropea, Italy & Saugerties NY
Create in a community of artists in Saugerties, N.Y.
Paint from boats inTropea, Italy
Take a plein-air painting retreat on the Tyrrhenian Sea in Calabria, Italy
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Clear your mind and develop your practice.
Washburn Studios is a place to develop as an artist or a visual arts educator. It is an opportunity for immersion in an art-making practice in the beautiful Hudson Valley or the stunning seaside town of Tropea, Italy. Center yourself, relax, create, make new friends, try new materials and techniques in plein-air painting, printmaking, painting, design, and sculpture. Refine your skills in a community of artist residencies and workshops. Walk into town to enjoy the local cafés, galleries, restaurants and nightlife at both locations.
Take a printmaking workshop or maker-space residency in Saugerties, N.Y.
Areas of Practice
Artist Workshops: Printmaking, Painting & Sculpture in Saugerties
Our faculty are exhibiting and teaching artists who offer demonstrations on their artistic process, as well as providing examples from art history and contemporary works. Materials and technique exploration are offered with guided critiques for development of one’s personal art-making practice. Extra days of independent study available.
Plein-air painting in Tropea, Italy
An intensive week of watercolor landscape and seascape painting on the “jewel of the Tyrhennian Sea.” Paint from the most famous and scenic locations in this stunning, historic town including from boats providing vistas from the sea!
Artist Residency, Maker-Space Programs in Saugerties, NY
Clear your mind and develop your practice. One week Maker-Space residencies include a private bedroom and private or shared studio space in the beautiful Hudson Valley. Art critiques and printmaking instruction available. Catered meals available upon request.
Group Rates Available - call for pricing
Top-tier visual arts faculty: educators and artists.
Request personalized art critiques.
Village of Saugerties
Historic Saugerties Village is home to a large community of artists and craftspeople. The beauty of the landscape, lively town center with restaurants, bars, bookstores, art galleries, cafes, nature trails, and famous lighthouse are all in walking distance. Located on a private, half-wooded acre, accommodations include a private bedroom in a brick Victorian house with studio space in a newly renovated outbuilding. The home is large and comfortable with dining and living spaces to read and relax.
The Saugerties Lighthouse
Create in a versatile, studio maker-space in Saugerties.
Town of Tropea
The ancient town of Tropea in Calabria, Italy is home to one of the most magnificent coastlines on the Tyrrhenian Sea, and in the world. The beauty of the landscape, lively town center with restaurants, gelato shops, art galleries, cafes, nature trails, and the famous Maria dell’Isola church overlooking magnificent Rotunda Beach are all in walking distance to the crystal clear sea and our chosen accommodations.
Maria dell’ Isola Church
Plein-air watercolor painting from the sea in Tropea, Italy.
Settle in.
Work in shared or private studios, indoors or out.
Capture the rich Earth colors of the Calabrian cliffs and the turquoise blues of the sea.
Private bedrooms and separate studio spaces, from Friday evenings through Sunday, for up to one-week. Create and relax in multiple spaces.
