Name: Weekend Art Retreat
Start: 2026-08-07
End: 2026-08-09
Location: Ignatius House

This weekend art retreat invites participants into prayer through creativity, Scripture, and quiet reflection. Using simple, accessible art practices alongside guided prayer and Scripture, retreatants are encouraged to slow down, listen deeply, and express what stirs within. No previous art experience is necessary—only an open heart and a willingness to explore prayer in a new way. This retreat offers space to rest, reflect, and encounter God through both word and image in the peace and sacred silence of Ignatius House.

This is a silent retreat. Guests will be supported in keeping a sacred silence throughout the weekend, including at meals.

About Patti Hunter, MA, MACM

Patti Hunter, MA, MACM, has a passion for studying and teaching the bible and inspiring others on their spiritual journey. She teaches with zeal and compassion from her own experiences, mistakes, joys, griefs, and fears, and speaks with a vulnerability, connection, and realness to any audience. Patti has spoken to groups in Savannah, Athens, and Atlanta, GA. She has been keynote speaker in Raleigh, NC; Durban, South Africa; and Kingston, Jamaica. Patti is founder and director of Farmstead on the River, a private retreat farm along the Etowah River in Canton, Georgia. On the farm, she guides silent and contemplative art retreats focusing on spiritual formation and connection. Patti holds BS and MA Degrees in Industrial Technology Education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, and a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM) degree from McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta. She lives in Johns Creek, Georgia on a small farm with her husband, Alex. They have three grown children and two granddaughters.