Santa Fe’s Art Scene

Monday – Friday, October 27 – 31, 2025, 5 Days and 4 Nights

Join the Woodson Art Museum to explore one of America’s favorite art destinations. Opportunities abound to dive deep into the art of the southwest exploring indigenous, wildlife, and contemporary arts and touring the area’s renowned institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe Opera House, and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. We will even have a little slice of the Woodson while in Santa Fe with New Mexican and Birds in Art artist, Timothy David Mayhew joining us for a day.

Interested in traveling with us? Consider the highlights of our Santa Fe’s Art Scene itinerary.

Hello Santa Fe!

Gather with your fellow travelers in the heart of Santa Fe at the historic hotel, La Fonda on the Plaza, which will be our home base for the duration of the trip. At the Susan Eddings Perez Gallery on Canyon Road we will receive a warm welcome with an exclusive reception with live mariachi music, dinner with the artist and gallery owners, and food and wine pairings prepared by a local chef.

Hitting the Road

On day two, we travel to Taos along the rugged roads of the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the Santa Fe Opera House before hitting the road and explore the unique blend of cultures, styles, and heritage in Taos’ historic district, which has served as a hub for artists since the early 20^th century.

Explore Native Art Narratives and Contemporary Art

Back in Santa Fe on the third day of the trip, we will spend the day with Timothy David Mayhew, an award-winning wildlife artist who has exhibited extensively in Birds in Art and was honored by the Woodson Art Museum as the Master Wildlife Artist in 2020. Throughout the day, we will be immersed in native and contemporary arts with tours at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), the New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary, and Site Santa Fe, and meet with indigenous artists using art as advocacy in the eclectic Santa Fe Railyard Arts District. The day concludes with a hands-on class and authentic southwestern cuisine prepared by an expert chef at the Santa Fe School of Cooking.

At home with Georgia O’Keeffe

Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes that inspired Wisconsin born artist, Georgia O’Keeffe, the “Mother of American Modernism” on the fourth day of our adventure. We will tour the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, which has the largest single collection of the artist’s work and the grounds of Ghost Ranch, where O’Keeffe lived and painted many of her best-known landscapes over five decades. We will then celebrate the conclusion of the trip with a meal on the Santa Fe Plaza.

Cost:

$3,550 – double occupancy for Museum members

$3,800 – double occupancy for non-members

$850 – single supplement

Included in the price of the trip:

Accommodations for 4 nights at La Fonda on the Plaza.
Transportation once in Santa Fe.
4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, including wine and/or beer each evening.
All admissions and guides throughout.
All gratuities.

Accommodations:

Established in 1607, La Fonda on the Plaza was Santa Fe’s first inn – and remains the only hotel located on Santa Fe’s historic plaza. Rebuilt in 1922, the luxurious lodging offers modern conveniences intermingled with authentic New Mexican style. Spacious rooms feature authentic New Mexican craftsmanship, including hand-painted headboards, handcrafted furnishings and original artwork. Amenities include a heated year-round outdoor pool, steam room, and full-service spa.

Transportation:

Travelers will arrive in Albuquerque on Monday, October 27 on individual flights and transfer independently to Santa Fe. Once in Santa Fe, deluxe motorcoach transportation is provided throughout. Travelers will transfer independently on Friday, October 31 for individual flights home.

Do not make flight arrangements just yet! We understand that you might be eager to book flights for this trip, but please wait to receive a flight notification email from us before purchasing nonrefundable arrangements. You’ll receive this no later than 3 months prior to departure. If there is enough interest, the Woodson Art Museum will facilitate group flight reservations out of the Central Wisconsin Airport at an additional cost to the traveler. Flight reservations will be available to travelers upon request with a cost to be determined at least 3 months prior to departure. Included in the cost of group flight reservations will be transportation between Santa Fe and the Albuquerque International Sunport.

How to Sign Up:

Sign up by calling the Woodson Art Museum at 715.845.7010 or online through our travel partners website. Our Santa Fe’s Art Scene adventure will offer enlightening discoveries and is limited to 25 travelers. Do not delay signing up.

Upon signing up, you will be required to make the $500 deposit via credit card. Deposits are due by May 26, 2025. Balances are due by July 14, 2025.

If you wish to make your $500 deposit via check, please make checks payable to Academic Travel Abroad and mail it to the Woodson Art Museum, 700 N 12th Street, Wausau, WI 54403. Please include the following information in the mail with your check:

- First and last name
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Choice of double occupancy or single occupancy
- If double occupancy, first and last name of roommate

For the trip cancellation and refund policy please review the Terms and Conditions.

Your Woodson Art Museum Travel Staff

Elaina Johann joined the Woodson Art Museum team in 2020 as administrative manager after completing the Master of Art Management program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Prior to that she lived and worked in Milwaukee as an artist practicing painting. She continues to paint in her home studio in Wausau where she lives with her husband, Scott, daughter, Orla, and two dogs, Fennel and Juniper. In addition to exploring the outdoors, Elaina and her family love to incorporate museum visits and art into all their travels. She is looking forward to getting to know all of you a little more as we dive into Santa Fe’s art scene together next fall.

Our Travel Partner

We are enormously excited to again offer a custom-designed travel program in tandem with our long-standing and trusted partners at Academic Travel Abroad. Those who have traveled previously with the Museum know that Academic Travel Abroad is meticulous in both the planning and delivery of travel experiences.

Terms and Conditions

Questions

We’re ready to answer questions or provide additional information. To do so, call the Museum at 715.845.7010 or email info@lywam.org.