THE DETAILS:

ART & ADVENTURE ANTIGUA

March 25 - April 1, 2025

(Our private Villa has just 6 rooms so this trip is limited to 8 participants, see rooming options)

Arrival Airport: V.C. Bird International Airport

  • Destination airport transport arranged by Alyssa

  • Alyssa can help with flight arrangements and traveling as a group if you desire

Highlights of Our 7 Days:

  • Enjoy our beautiful ocean-front villa including a pool with a view, outdoor dining and deck kitchen, multiple lounging areas, piano, and plenty of space to relax, dine, and create!

  • Meals will be made for us by our own personal chef, my talented and renown restauranteur brother Chris Goss including daily breakfast, beach picnics, cocktail hour, and dinner! Joining in to help create the art of an authentic island dinner if you like, or watch from the deck with a glass of wine!

  • Visit Historic English Harbour, Nelson’s Dockyard, Several of Antigua’s 365 beaches, Devil’s Bridge, Shirley Heights, Dickenson Bay, and more!

  • Spend a boating day exploring the island from the water including swimming, snorkeling, and painting, of course!

  • Capture the beautiful and colorful scenery of this unique Caribbean island with echoes of its British Heritage in our sketchbooks, plein air painting (in watercolor, pastel, and collage) and cameras!

  • Plenty of time to relax on the beach or by the pool, enjoy a glass of wine or rum punch, take in island music, go out to local restaurants for fresh catch and dine together as we recap our day and artistic explorations.

  • Learn how to use your sketchbook to “capture the moment” through drawing, paint, and words. Create a precious memory book to which no series of photographs can capture alone! Enjoy group artmaking events where we wine, dine, and create together through paint, collage, and enjoying the relaxing process of making art together!

  • Most of all, we will enjoy, savor, and relax in this beautiful place with a new group of friends and artists!

What Is Included:

  • 6-nights/7-days accommodations in our private villa on Turtle Bay in a single or double room (you choose) with private bath

  • All transportation – airport transfers, daily shuttling by private car, and boating excursion

  • All meals and drinks – both at home and dining out

  • Sketchbooks and all art materials you will need!

What Is Not Included:

  • Round trip airfare

  • Trip insurance

  • Spending money

The Cost:

Shared room with en-suite bathroom - $ 3595 (3 shared rooms available with 2 twins)

Private room with en-suite bathroom - $ 3995 (2 private rooms available)

  • Deposit of $500 due at registration to hold your space

  • 50% payment due September 1, 2024

  • Remaining balance due January 1, 2025

Please pay your $500 deposit via check or Venmo

Make check payable to:

Alyssa DeLaBruere

262 Campbell Rd

Newport, VT 05855

Admiralty House on Turtle Bay, Antigua

The Fine Print:

To protect your investment, I strongly recommend to take out trip insurance through a reputable insurance such as World Nomads, Travel Guard, or Allianz. If, God forbid, life throws you a lemon, you won’t lose your money. Workshop Cancellation: In the unlikely event the workshop is canceled by Alyssa DeLaBruere, all payments received will be refunded. Personal expenses like travel expenses will not be reimbursed, and are considered each individual’s own liability. Alyssa DeLaBruere will do her best to provide you with a safe and pleasant environment but cannot be held liable for illness, terrorism, or natural disasters and shall not be held responsible for any damages, loss, delay, omission, or irregularity which may occur, whether by reason of any act, negligence, or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out any of our arrangements or otherwise in connection herewith. Alyssa DeLaBruere cannot be held responsible for a client’s sickness or personal accident, forces of nature, or other problems. By registering for this retreat, you agree to these terms.