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  Private and Group Retreats and Classes
Need to get away and just breathe...
or create without interruption?

Is your small group looking for a place to hold a yearly retreat?

 
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Maureen's has dorm space for 8 and work space for up to 16.

Our facilities are available for individual or group retreats or day activities. Plan your own retreat or sign up for an activity planned just for you. These could be:
  • Sisters Weekends

  • Friend Get-aways

  • Mother and Daughter Retreat

  • Special-Interest Groups

  • Focus Groups

  • UFO Weekends (UnFinished Objects)

Themed Class/Activity Ideas (Click button or scroll down)


FEE SCHEDULE: BASIC CHARGES FOR USE OF THE BUILDING

Note: Additional fees for classes or activities that involve staff will vary. Call Maureen to discuss details.

PLAN A: OVERNIGHT SELF-DIRECTED RETREAT for INDIVIDUALS

Fee includes use of a shared table in the CREATIVE SPACE plus accommodations in the DORMITORY. The dormitory includes two bathrooms and two fully equipped kitchens. Four bedrooms are single, one is a double and the third has two beds plus a trundle bed. Two window air conditioners are available. Guests bring their own sheets and a pillowcase, plus food. Restaurants or deli food are within walking distance. Towels are provided.

Plan A Fee Schedule - $85.00 per person for one night. Check-in after 3:00 PM and check-out by noon on the last day.

PLAN B: DAYTIME USE OF BUILDING FOR SELF-DIRECTED GROUP EVENT

Fee includes use of two classrooms, with table space/work space for up to 15 people. The main classroom comfortably accommodates up to 10 people depending on the type of activity. A staff person will be on site. Outlets are available for sewing machines and extra lights. The main classroom includes a sink and refreshment area with refrigerator, microwave and oven. A refundable $50 damage deposit is required for GROUP USE. The indoor facilities are not suitable for exceptionally messy water or paint-based activities, though the yard and asphalted parking area may accommodate such activities as weather allows.

Plan B Fee Schedule - $75 per ½ day period, plus refundable $50.00 damage deposit.

Time periods: a. 7:00 AM until 12:00 noon; b. 12:00 noon until 5:00 PM; c. 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM

PLAN C: OVERNIGHT GROUP USE OF DORMITORY AND CREATIVE SPACE

Fee includes group use of two classrooms as listed in Plan B, plus use of dormitory as described in Plan A.

Plan C Fee Schedule - Base charge of $350.00 per night Check-in after 3:00 PM and check-out by 3:00 PM on the last day. Base charge includes accommodations for 4 in the dormitory. Each additional person is $40 per person per night. The dormitory accommodates 9 people.

Event or Class Themes:

A Doll Experience ....Creating a muslin and clay ART DOLL

Just For You ............Making tiny clay books and filling them with special words for a HANDMADE GIFT

I Made It Myself........Using rubber stamps, paint and Pearl Ex powders to create stunning one-of-a-kind BEADS, PINS OR BRACELETS

Rock Party.................Using rocks from the banks of sand creek as the base for elegant or charming PAPER WEIGHTS

The Antique Treasure Hunt..... Searching the area antique shops for textures and shapes - for use in JEWELRY ON PAPER WEIGHTS OR ON BOOKS,

Journal Weekend......Create a JOURNAL COVER for a meditation journal.

Once Upon A Time ...Begin a TRAVELING CHARACTER STORY ALBUM by creating with Maureen a STORYCLAY® CHARACTER, and then a group book to send with the character on its journey. This could be a 6-month to one-year experience, where the character will visit each home, and then return to the group with an album full of pictures, etc.)

CLASS FEES:  Fees vary depending on the size of the group and the type of activity.  Private class fees with Maureen are a minimum of $60 an hour or $500 for an 8-hour day with evening studio time.
For more information, call Maureen at 651-460-0725.

 

Maureen Carlson's Center for Creative Arts
102 Water Street
Jordan, MN 55352

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 Maureen's, C/O Wee Folk Creations, 102 Water Street, Jordan, MN 55352
phone at center: 651-460-0725
Home office: 952-447-3828
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email to: maureen@weefolk.com