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Retreat Schedule
August 19 - 27, 2023
Tentative Schedule subject to change

Day 1:

August 19th

Arrival Day / Welcome Dinner

We will greet you at the Galway Coach Station at 4 PM and deliver you to the Burren College of Art campus. You will have some time to get settled in before we all gather at the on-site castle for a little bubbly and welcome dinner

Day 4:

August 22nd

Workshops /

Session "A" concludes

Workshop Studio Day

Group Dinner

Special Evening Entertainment

Day 7:

August 25th

Workshops /

Session "B" continues

Workshop / studio day

Group Dinner 

Evening Entertainment

Day 2:

August 20th

Workshops /

Session "A" Begins

Students will gather in the studio with their assigned instructor, either Lora or Alicia, for the start of Session “A”.

Workshops are conducted from 9:30am to 4pm with a mid-day break for lunch in the campus cafe.

Group dinner followed by a quiet evening to reflect

Day 5:

August 23nd

Day Trip / Excursion 

We'll spend the day gathering inspiration on a group excursion to regional sites and historical ruins.

Group Dinner back at the Burren followed by a

Quiet evening to relax

Day 8:

August 26th

Workshops /

Session "B" Concludes

Workshop / studio day

We will celebrate our final evening together with a BBQ Dinner on the patio,

Live local musicians and a

Student Gallery Show & Tell

Day 3:

August 21st

Workshops /

Session "A" continues

Workshop Day

Group Dinner Excursion to Ballyvaughan village

Day 6:

August 24th

Workshops /

Session "B" Begins

Students will gather in the studio with their alternate instructor, either Lora or Alicia, for the start of Session “B” workshops

Group Dinner 

Evening Entertainment

Day 9:

August 27th

Departure Day

Farewell Breakfast

Ground transport to Galway leaving Burren College of art at 11 AM

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