We are pleased to offer these self-guided, self-paced walking tours of the art on display in and around the resort! Learn a little about the artists, their inspirations, and the methods they use to create while enjoying the lovely grounds and facilities of Miraval -- all at your own leisure!

For guests currently staying at the resort, printed maps are available at Guest Services. If you're still planning or anticipating your stay, click one of the links below to print a map to your local printer.

• Indoor Art Tour  

When temperatures soar, stay indoors and enjoy a short tour of the fine works of art on display inside the resort facilities!

• The Villas at Miraval Tour  

The wonderful mountain views of The Villas at Miraval are only enhanced by the wonderful art on display. Enjoy this short tour of the major works surrounding the Villas!

• Main Grounds Tour  

Enjoy the beautiful grounds of Miraval while learning about the majors works of art on display outside the resort facilities!

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• ART TOUR

  Every Monday at 4:00 pm: The Art at Miraval

  Grab a glass of wine and enjoy a stroll that showcases our ever-changing art collection. Dozens of nationally-recognized as well as and up-and-coming artists have works displayed throughout the resort in all mediums and styles. This one-hour offering guided by the owner of K. Newby Gallery + Sculpture Garden in Tubac, Arizona is truly interactive, and geared for art-lovers of all experience levels. Hear the inside stories about the art, the artists, and the techniques used to create the pieces. A truly mindful activity.
  

• ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: September 19 - 23, 2011

  Gary Lee Price - Create and Rejuvenate with Clay in Palm Courtyard

  Gain insight into your inner creative resources using clay, relaxation, and the practice of "non-judgment." This customized workshop will gently guide you from the "head" to the "heart" of your creative spirit, easing any fears you may have about your abilities, or doubts because of years of being away from "artistic" creative endeavors. Insightful, fun, relaxing, nourishing, this workshop will give you a boost to your spirit.

  Gary Lee Price sculptures capture this unique human spirit. This is the essence of his work. This is his life's journey.Literally, thousands of Gary Lee Price sculptures are in public and private collections throughout the world. One of the largest libraries in the world, the Hong Kong Central Library, is graced by the recent acquisition of twelve Gary Lee Price life-size bronze sculptures. This impressive display includes bronzes of intrigued young readers, happy children releasing doves, boys and girls playing with shells in water, some holding beautiful flowers, and others soaring through the air as though weightless. Additionally, two round frogs, "Puffed Up Princes," are stationed as sentinels at the entrance of the children's library.
  

• ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: October 13 - 22, 2011

  Mike Elsass - No Fear Painting Experience in Palm Courtyard

  He's known for his easy smile, laid-back attitude and, of course, for his vibrant abstract-on-rusted-steel paintings. Mike Elsass will be bringing his jokes and his painting know-how to Miraval for an outdoor workshop.

  "It's a rush ahead of the brain: ready, fire, aim. You paint first and get introspective later." Elsass said. The participants will learn to use color, texture and paint 'in the moment.' They will paint several pieces, and take home a piece of artwork.

  "Everyone puts on a white tuxedo shirt." Elsass said. "It's letting yourself go with no fear and no mistakes. That's really the way I paint."

  This experience has a theme of "No Fear' in which the participants, through the use of color and texture free themselves to explore abstract art while being involved in a real studio experience. We discuss concepts like "brush ahead of the brain" & "act & react" while working on several pieces using a variety of color & tools.

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