Announcing the 2025 Alegre Retreat at Gateway Canyons
This year Alegre Retreat 2025 will span April 27th to May 2nd 2025.
Alegre Retreat will return to Gateway Canyons Resort in April 2024. The conference will feature Sue Benners class, “Wild Abandon: Collage/Layer/Abstract”; Susan Carlson’s class, “Fabric Collage Images”; Cat Larrea’s class, “Desktop Dye Painting”; and Katie Pasquini Masopust’s class, “Stitched Paintings from Landscapes to Still Life”. The retreat will span April 7th to April 12th and will include five days of instruction. Students can choose to study with one of our instructors, Sue Benner, Susan Carlson, Cat Larrea, Katie Pasquini Masopust, and hear lectures from all four.
Students are also welcome to come in early or extend their stay to enjoy the resort at the Alegre Day Student rate (call the resort for details 970-931-2725).
Dates – Opening reception: April 27th, 2025
Classes: 5 day April 27th to May 2nd 2025, Deborah Boschert: “Inspired Art Quilt Collage”, Paula Kovarik: “At Play in the Garden of Stitch”, Katie Pasquini Masopust: “Ghost Layers and Color Washes”, and Sherri Lipman McCauley “Embracing Serendipity: Intuitive Painting on Cloth”.
There are so many ways to enjoy Alegre Retreat, the premier art quilt conference at Gateway Canyons Resort. Katie Pasquini Masopust wants to enable all who wish to participate a chance to experience this exceptional quilt retreat. She hopes that not only will Alegre Retreat provide an enriching experience for her committed quilters, but also that by reaching out more widely, Alegre Retreat will be able to broaden awareness of the fabric arts and deepen the quilting community.
Those who attended Alegre Retreat last year know to prepare for an unforgettable experience . . . first time attendees should expect to be wowed! Gateway Canyons, Colorado is a land of stunning views, magnificent rock formations and soul calming rivers. It is an area that has long inspired travelers, from the ancient Native American tribes that first settled there, to the pioneers of yesterday, and quilters of today. This setting, combined with the resort’s mission to celebrate the finest in Fiber Arts, makes Gateway Canyons the perfect host for the Alegre Retreat. You’ll also find all the pampering and/or adventures necessary to complete the perfect learning vacation!
All participants registered for 2024 are eligible for a drawing to win a free participation package for 2025!