Rogest Art Down Under Week

with guest artist Ron Steven - "ROGEST"

ART DOWN UNDER will not be hosted in 2008. Please check back for a possible 2009 event.

These wonderful folks painted their hearts out, and raised $1756.US by auctioning their paintings, with the funds donated to the Cayman National Trust for the Cayman Sea Sense initiative! This was our 2006 event.

In 2007, we raised $20,000. for the National Trust's Blue Iguana Recovery Program! We hope that you will join us in 2008!

Join us for a truly phenomenal week of art, awareness and diving in Grand Cayman at Divetech and Cobalt Coast Resort. Situated on the pristine NW Tip of Grand Cayman in a unique diving resort, you will be entertained both above and below the water in a special setting of sunsets, the crystal clear aquamarine Caribbean Sea, and hosted to a week of diving, culinary delights and painting. This is a fun filled program for both non-painters and painters.

 

 

Contribute to the Environment:

In past years, Art Down Under week and the Rogest Outreach Program have raised over $35,000. to support worthwhile initiatives including:

World class dive destination to such locations as North wall and Northwest point where sheer walls and hundreds of dive sites await you including world famous Stingray City!  The size and variety of marine life combined with the hard and soft coral will astound you. The artistic inspiration from your dive will simply amaze you. In addition to your morning boat trips, you have unlimited shore diving at 2 awesome locations as you desire.

Cobalt Resort, small, intimate and owner-operated, the Resort boasts a full service concept that offers Oceanside dining. Our award-winning staff is on hand to make sure your stay is comfortable and enjoyable with wonderful food and great service. The perfect setting for painting inside and out. You will create your works of art painting on the third floor of Cobalt Coast with a magnificent view of the Caribbean Sea! The resort features complimentary wi-fi access for those needing to ‘get unplugged yet stay connected’ and a fresh water pool and Jacuzzi.

Dive and Paint. The plan is simple, to have fun, dive and paint. If you have painted before, great!, then learn new skills and a different style. If you have not painted before then Ron will guarantee you will create two paintings in the Rogest dot style, one for you to keep and one that will be sold during the auction that you will attend and raise awareness and funds for an environmental cause. You will work with acrylic paints, sand and salt water, visit a local art gallery and enjoy a little wine or not :). We promise you it will be an experience you will not forget.

Just for your Soul. You will have wine and cheese cocktail hours, visit of local art to see Caribbean art styles, have a grand finale with cocktails (more of that Wine and Cheese) as we  auction your art work on Fir day night for an environmental cause. Time permitting we will also do a little free painting and collaboration with the group.

 

Ron Steven, better known as Rogest…  “The brilliant colors and bio-diversity of the underwater environment has undoubtedly influenced my paintings. The vivid underwater images I have experienced have burned a vibrant seascape into my imagination. This is the source of my inspiration. You will learn a new style of painting, and I will guarantee you will turn out a mini master piece or two and have fun". Ron uses the Australian Aboriginal dot art style in his painting. You will use seawater (salt) and sand from the dive sites for texture, making the paintings truly a part of the dive and the dive a part of your paintings. Rogest’s work has been featured on the front covers of many magazines around the world, with articles and portfolios of his work featured prominently. An ardent supporter of the environment, Ron has worked closely with DAN both in the USA and Australia. He has donated his work to O.W.U. Scholarship Society, Conservation International, Ocean Pals, Oceans for Youth Foundation, REEF, Catalina Conservancy Divers, W.W.F., the Marine Mammal Care Center in California, Cayman National Trust and the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment.   www.rogest.com

Rogest “Art Down Under” package includes:

Package Price: (US$ per person)

DOUBLE OCCCUPANCY:

2,461.50

Diver

 

1,973.50

Non Diver

TRIPLE:

2,181.50

Diver

 

1,693.50

Non Diver

SINGLE:

3,126.50

Diver

 

2,638.50

Non Diver

QUAD:

2,461.50

Diver

 

1,973.50

Non Diver

$500. per person non-refundable deposit required with reservation.