Learn by Doing at Arcosanti
The principle of learning by doing has guided Arcosanti since the beginning in 1970. Come learn in an immersive environment unlike anywhere else. You’ll connect to the inspiring landscape of Arizona and the unique architecture, all while learning new skills and helping create our community.
Arcosanti is an urban experiment that practices sustainable living through arcology, architecture + ecology, which seeks to exemplify how humane cities can exist with respect toward the surrounding natural habitat.
New Arcosanti Agriculture Workshop Dates Released
ENROLL NOW to save your place
Join our new Agriculture Program and help build a resilient agricultural future!
Arcosanti’s popular Agriculture Workshops are back and better than ever, with three and four-week programs held monthly beginning this September.
Learn about farm-to-table fresh food with a full range of agricultural activities including composting, water conservation, irrigation, greenhouse agriculture, high tunnel garden beds, field preparation, orchard care and food forests. As part of our farm-to-table approach, you will also be able to assist with processing and preparing food to be served in our café.
Throughout the program, you will develop practical knowledge and skills while also learning important concepts such as food supply chains, urban agriculture and how agriculture is an essential element within the larger concept of “arcology.”
Each workshop begins with The Cosanti Foundation’s signature Seminar Week which introduces Arcosanti’s unique architecture, design theories, history and landscape. The remaining weeks will emphasize hands-on experiential learning. In addition, Arcosanti’s workshops include guest lectures, discussions and visits to Cosanti and to other agricultural operations.
The initial September 2025 Agriculture Workshop is now being offered at a reduced tuition of just $630. ENROLL NOW.
2025 DATES
Monday, Sept. 15-Thursday, Oct. 2 (3-week program)
Monday, Oct.6-Friday, Oct. 31 (4-week program)
Tuesday, Nov. 4-Friday, Nov. 21 (3-week program)
Monday, Dec. 1-Friday, Dec. 19 (3-week program)
2026 DATES
Monday, Jan. 5-Friday, Jan. 30 (4-week program)
Monday, Feb.2-Friday, Feb. 27 (4-week program)
Tuesday, March 3-Friday, March 27 (4-week program)
Monday, April 6-Friday, May 1 (4-week program)
Monday, May 4-Friday, May 29 (4-week program)
Monday, June 1-Friday, June 26 (4-week program)
Monday, Aug. 31-Friday, Sept. 25 (4-week program)
Monday, Oct. 5-Friday, Oct. 30 (4-week program)
Monday, Nov. 2-Friday, Nov. 20 (3-week program)
Monday, Nov. 30-Friday, Dec. 18 (3-week program)
COSTS
3-Week Program: $1,530 tuition
4-Week Program: $2,100 tuition
Housing and food costs are not included in the tuition and cost is $30 per day.
We require a $200 refundable housing deposit to secure your place.
Workshops are limited to 15 participants.
Casting Cosanti: an Interactive Silt-Casting Experience
River Habitat Restoration Weekends at Arcosanti
Cosanti, Paradise Valley
Arcosanti, Mayer
Join us at Cosanti in Paradise Valley for a unique workshop opportunity which combines artistic expression informed by the desert with an exploration of our innovative and experimental historic site, precursor to the well-known urban laboratory of Arcosanti.
Students of this workshop will participate in a hands-on plaster casting exercise to get a feel for the desert soil and create a personal keepsake using the same techniques which enabled the construction of Cosanti itself. We will discuss the composition, decoration, and utility of silt molds, the interface between positive and negative form, and the artistic capabilities of that most flexible medium – the earth itself. Each student will then have the chance to design, pigment, and excavate their own plaster tile using the skills they learn and their own artistic intuition.
Help Us Restore a Riparian Habitat on Two Volunteer Weekends: Feb. 8-9 or March 1-2!
Join us at Arcosanti this winter for a weekend restoring a riparian habitat! We will harvest poles from native cottonwood and willow trees and plant them along the Agua Fria river.
In Arizona, rivers and riparian habitat make up less than 2% of the land area but support 90% of Arizona’s biodiversity. A lush oasis in the otherwise arid desert, riparian habitats provide food, shelter, breeding and wintering habitat, and migration corridors to Arizona wildlife and to migrating species such as the endangered monarch butterfly and the yellow-billed cuckoo.
This volunteer opportunity is part of our work as an ecosystem restoration community. Click here to learn more about ERC
Event and Program Refund Policy
Workshops and Educational Programs: In the event that a participant must cancel registration, the program fee will be refunded IN FULL up until 2 weeks before the first date of scheduled program date(s). Refunds requested less than 2 weeks before the first date of the scheduled program will be refunded at 50% or, applied IN FULL to a future program held during the same calendar year. Refunds requested on or after the first date of the scheduled program are not eligible for a refund.
Public Programs and Performances: Ticket-holders may request a refund up until 1 week before the scheduled performance or program date; EventBrite, our ticketing platform, reserves the right to charge a nominal fee for issuing a refund. Refunds requested less than one week of the scheduled performance or after a performance or program has taken place are not eligible for a refund.
Special Circumstance Cancellations: For single-day programs and public programs that The Cosanti Foundation is forced to cancel due to low enrollment or ticket sales, extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances, or acts of god, registrants and ticket-holders will be notified via email and receive a refund IN FULL.
Private Events: Refunds for the cancellation of private events are subject to the terms and conditions stated in the individual contractual agreements between the event organizer and The Cosanti Foundation.
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