Costa Rica – Art Vacations

Costa Rica has quietly been growing in the art world, but over the last few years there has been some even more of a developing art community. While this island is located in field that is heavily influenced by Pre-Columbia art, artists that are indigenous and those that have elected to move to Costa Rica are producing new and exciting works of art. For them it is a world of art where they’re breaking new ground.

There are more than enough museums in the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose. But there are no real “art” museums yet. One way of showing what their artist’s have is in the artists by themselves displaying there art in their own environments, their homes. There is a tour that usually requires to 5 or 6 artist’s homes in a day’s tour, and you get a prospect to really feel the their work. You reach actually talk to the artist and find out their process for their art. If you are an imaginative person this could be a genuine inspiration.

Another tour is given by a fellow Art Journalist, Jan Yatsko. I’ve always kept a journal but when I discovered art journaling my creativity bumped up a notch. One sort of art journal is a travel journal. Travel journals are likewise much like scrapbooks but you use the bits and pieces of your trip on you pages and write around them. Photos are used a fantastic sell travel journaling, naturally.

Jan’s tours are quite different. She takes you into the jungle and shows you the beauty of Costa Rica and you create a own art. The plants and creatures of Costa Rica are amazing and slapping paint around in bright colors is great fun. Mind you, is not for those of you, but for those with an artistic nature this can be right up your alley. Jan teaches you portability in your art journaling kit and she has 8 years of enjoy in biking in and around Costa Rica. She usually requires to beautiful locations to let you know amazing medically that can draw and paint.

If you are not into actually ” printing” art yourself, but are and art lover, they’re offerings in the way of museums in San Jose. The Costa Rican Art Museum in San Jose is actually housed in the building that employed to be the city’s airport. It must make for a very interesting museum. There is also the Museo De Oro Pre-Colombino, which translated means Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold. This has a display of gold sculpted and rendered into beautiful pieces and groomed in a fascinating show.

If it interests you there’s a coin museum in the INS building, but that doesn’t really float my boat. There’s a Modern Art Museum showing local artist’s work in addition to a Children’s museum that is rather large and will take up a great many kid time if you need it. There is in addition an insect museum, a snake exhibit, and finally a crime museum.

There is in addition great indigenous art. If you go to http://www.galerianamu.com/map/ you will discover a roadmap of all of the tribes indigenous to Costa Rica. This map will let you know the tribes near the area of Costa Rica you will be visiting. I encourage you to view their art and get the entire own piece of original Costa Rican Tribal art to take back home to hand.

If you are hoping to have a genuinely unique go through, stay for at any rate a day at the Finca Rosa Blanca. The owners, Glenn and Teri Jampol have made an artful environment. The architecture and dcor is whimsical and the service is remarkable. Glenn is an artist himself and might discuss art available. Each of the rooms is original and different from others and accompanies Jacuzzis and balconies.

It is said that no window is square in the hotel and art treasures from across the globe are to be found everywhere. The foodstuff provided is a 4-course dinner and it runs about $37 per person. While is vastly costlier than any other dinner venue it seems to be worth it in this environment. Throw caution to the wind and treat yourself to a dinner or two at Finca Rosa Blanca Inn.