2025 NMPCA Workshop at Ghost Ranch
Workshop Presenter:
Sarah Wells Rolland
August 22-24, 2025
Registration is open: March 15 - July 20, 2025
Workshop Description:
Lectures, discussion, demonstrations, and hands-on instruction with Asheville North Carolina artist Sarah Wells Rolland.
Workshop takes place over three days in the magnificent natural and historical setting that is Ghost Ranch.
Plus, evening social times communing with fellow potters and clay artists.
Topics:
*Altered Forms - Wheel-thrown and Hand-built
*Lecture on Innovative Kazegama Kiln Design
*Lecture on The Village Potters Clay Center Recovery
Registration Costs:
Workshop registration for NMPCA members: $250*
Workshop registration for Non-members: $325*
*Payment is through our secure online payment system. (Workshop registration does not include cost of accommodations and meals. Accommodation and meals are selected at additional cost at registration.)
Accommodations:
There are several choices for accommodations at the Ranch, which we recommend, as this gives you full immersion in the Ghost Ranch experience and maximizes time for workshops and socializing.
Below are the accommodation and meal choices, with related costs for the 2025 workshop. NMPCA collects all fees, then pays the fees for accommodations and meals to Ghost Ranch.
Room with Private Bath - 2 double beds, single or double occupancy - $185/night x 2 nights = $370.
Suite: 2 Rooms with Shared Bath ** - each room has 2 double beds, single or double occupancy - both rooms together: $290/night x 2 nights = $580. ** Must be booked as a pair of rooms ( List adjoining room's guest(s) as roommate(s).
Room with Community Bath - 2 single beds, single or double occupancy - $95/night x 2 nights = $190.
Tent Camping Site without Electrical - $35/night x 2 = $70
Tent Camping Site with Electrical - $40/night x 2 = $80
RV Site with Full Hookup - $45/night x 2 = $90
You can also choose to stay off-site at one of the many inns/ AirBNB choices in the area. If you stay off-site, please make your own accommodation arrangements.
Roommates:
Ghost Ranch charges for the room, regardless of how many occupants, so if you plan to share the accommodation costs with a roommate you must indicate this on the registration
Spouses/Guests:
Workshop participants are welcome to be accompanied by a spouse or guest A spouse or guest not participating in the workshop will not pay the workshop fee. They will nevertheless need to be listed on the registration as a roommate and be provided with a meal plan via the registration if meals are desired.
Ghost Ranch Meals:
The Ghost Ranch Dining Hall serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner cafeteria style. The whole-workshop Meal Package = $84, and may be purchased at registration.
You may also pay cash for meals as you go if desired, at the Dining Hall or the Welcome Center: Breakfast - $12, Lunch - $14, Dinner - $16
Ghost Ranch Info:
For additional information about Ghost Ranch accommodations and meal service, what to expect at the ranch, as well as information about alternatives to staying on the Ranch, please visit our Ghost Ranch information page.
At the time of open registration, there are no current travel restrictions in NM. Read current NM health alerts here.
Additional Workshop Info:
Workshop registration deadline is: July 20, 2025.
Check-in period is 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The workshop starts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, and ends at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 24. Please plan to arrive at Ghost Ranch by 3:00pm Friday to allow time to check in at Welcome Center, find your room, and gather at Pinion Pottery Studio.
If your plans change and force you to withdraw from the workshop, let us know as soon as possible.
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