HAPPENINGS AT RMP
Check out upcoming open studios, special events, workshops, and work parties at Ruby Mountain Project
Cyanotype: Experimental Printmaking
October 31st, 2026
10am - 2pm
$95
Instructor: Elizabeth Robinson
Spend the day exploring the experimental process of cyanotype. Learn how to mix your own chemicals and develop images using the sun, printing on both paper and fabric. Make beautiful and experimental compositions using collage, layering, drawing and painting techniques. Play with local plants as well as objects form the scrap yard. At the end of the clas, you will come away with an assortment of finished art works as well as the knowledge to confidently print at home.
All materials provided. Class size limited to 8 people, ages 16 and up. Bring your own lunch.
Accessibility notes: The RMP art compound spans 3 acres with sand and gravel pathways throughout. Most structures require one or two steps to enter. Please reach out with any specific accessibility needs and questions: hello@rubymountainproject.com
Workparty: land projects
Join us for our fall work party as we get ready to host a great line-up of artists! Projects may include finishing the outdoor kitchen, building shade structures, drywall installation in the new studio, trash pick-up and landscaping. Snacks and drinks provided. Come for any part of the day- we’ll be here! Please bring your own lunch, water bottle and work gloves. Take some agave plants home with you as a thank you :)
If you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay, please email us about staying in a trailer for the night or camping! hello@rubymountainproject.com
Please RSVP at hello@rubymountainproject.com
Quilt In A Weekend
A two-day class where you’ll learn the basics of improvisational patchwork and create your very first quilt! Over the course of two days, we’ll explore the radical histories of quilt making, learn how to use a sewing machine to create beautiful, improvised patchwork, and assemble the layers to make a crib-size quilt…
Open Studio: November artists
Come over and check out what this month’s artists have been working on. Studios will be open with artists present to show and talk about their work. Light refreshments provided.
Please RSVP at hello@rubymountainproject.com
Workparty: land projects
Join us for our second fall work party as we get ready to host a great line-up of artists! Projects may include building shade structures, drywall installation in the new studio, trash pick-up and landscaping. Snacks and drinks provided. Come for any part of the day- we’ll be here! Please bring your own lunch, water bottle and work gloves. Take some agave plants home with you as a thank you :)
If you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay, please email us about staying in a trailer for the night or camping! hello@rubymountainproject.com
Please RSVP at hello@rubymountainproject.com
Cyanotype: Working With Digital Negatives
Cyanotype: Working with digital negatives Sept. 27, 2026
Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing Party!
The Perseids are coming! Come hang out at Ruby Mountain and watch the meteor shower from the dance deck, the tug boat, or the field! The Perseid meteor shower this year falls on a new moon which makes excellent conditions for night sky watching.
💫 Wednesday, August 12th 2026
💫 7pm-11 pm
💫 Free :)
Beverages provided. Bring chairs, blankets, snacks and friends! Bring your own headlamp with red light capability to maintain our night vision (a few will be available to borrow)
Accessibility notes: all terrain is sandy with a few small hills and sets of stairs. Red lights mark pathways.
Please RSVP by email to reserve your spot and for address. hello@rubymountainproject.com
Purple Hour
A gathering for celebrating community, the golden sunset hour and then welcoming the magical desert purple hour as the full moon rises. Arrive by 7 pm for a land tour. Bring camp chairs and blankets N/A drinks available or BYOB. Sun sets at 8pm. Stay for the moon rise at 8:45pm.