Abbey of the Arts

Transformative Living through Contemplative & Expressive Arts

Welcome to Abbey of the Arts, a virtual global online monastery offering pilgrimages, online classes and retreats, reflections, and resources which integrate contemplative practice and creative expression.
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  • Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist </br>A 12-Week Companion Retreat to The Artist's Rule (FALL 2020)

We Dance Wild (a poem by Joel McKerrow for the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks)

Engaging, practice-oriented books on the spiritual life by Christine Valters Paintner

Songs & Dances to Embody Your Inner Monk and Mystic

Praise for the Abbey

This is what we need! Christine and John are offering us a "moving monastery" yet with solid grounding in Scripture, Nature, Art, the Tradition, and the Saints! Abbey of the Arts is spirituality for our time and every time.
—Richard Rohr, OFM

Upcoming Programs

Watch the replay of the
Earth Monastery:
Virtual Book & Album Launch
with Christine Valters Paintner, Betsey Beckman, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and Simon de Voil

Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
A 12-Week Companion Retreat to The Artist's Rule
September 7-November 28, 2020
with Christine & John Valters Paintner

Recent Reflections

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