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Building a Sustainable Dream in Bisbee, AZ

Building on a collective whirlwind of enthusiasm cultivated at the Earthship Academy in the Fall of 2015, we’ve found our desert retreat in a historic-landmark town, less than 30 miles from the international border with Mexico in beautiful Bisbee, Arizona. And, for those looking to live simply while building on their appreciation for the earth and the arts, we’d like to invite you to join us.

Solstead's mission is to create workshop facilities that enable artists and natural builders to develop their crafts, hone their skills, and learn from each other.

Solstead's focus is on education, and it involves creating a system for artist residencies and educational workshops, while engaging with the local community to support and collaborate with the developing Bisbee Arts and Culture District. We would like to have enough infrastructure in place to be able to offer our first artist scholarship to a professional artist with an interest in sustainability within five years.

While it was considerably more difficult to narrow down our short-term goal, our vision for the future was one that we all had no trouble agreeing on. If the mission stated above can be defined as today's goal, our vision of tomorrow is as follows:

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