Events
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Scott Geary & Wayne Geary: Slow Plein Air Painting (Three Day Workshop)
Meet in Escalante Interagency Visitor Center Parking Lot 755 West Main Street, ESCALANTE, UT, United StatesCost: $275 Maximum of 12 / Minimum 6 - Workshop for serious intermediate to advanced painters. Note: On the first day, September 14th at 10:00 am, we will meet in the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center parking lot for orientation. We will then caravan and carpool to our painting site. The workshop will run from 11:00 […]
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Terry Chacon: Come Paint With Me (Two Day Workshop)
Slot Canyons Inn 3680 Utah-12, Escalante, UTOil painting workshop using a palette knife Cost: $250 Maximum of 12 / Minimum of 6 – All levels. A supply list will be provided before class. Note: The class will run from 8:30a till 5:00p each day, with a two hour break for lunch. Achieving luminous light and color with a palette knife is […]
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Susan De’Armond: Watercolor Unleashed in Plein Air (2 Day Workshop)
Slot Canyons Inn 3680 Utah-12, Escalante, UTNote: The class will run from 8:30a till 5:00p each day. Cost: $250 Maximum of 10 / Minimum of 6 – All levels. Watercolor is a great medium to capture the light of the desert Southwest. You can meet the challenge of watercolor by planning first. We will be painting various locations on the beautiful […]
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Nita Harper: Plein Air (Two-Day Workshop)
Slot Canyons Inn 3680 Utah-12, Escalante, UTCost $250 Maximum of 12 / Minimum of 6 - Must have some experience. No beginners please. Note: The class will run from 8:30a till 5:00p each day, with a two hour lunch break; workshop resumes 1:30pm, followed by a critique session. For the workshop, participants will need the following: Nita Harper is an award […]
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Deb Harwick: Group Painting Excursions
Burr Trail / Long Canyon (spoiler - a very nice slot!) If you are new to the festival and looking to meet up with fellow artists, or you just enjoy painting with others, please join Deb Harwick on her daily excursions. You will travel as a group to each destination in your own vehicles (although car-pooling is […]
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Lonny Granston: Saturday Morning Kickoff on Smokey Mountain Road
Meet on Smokey Mountain Road 2 miles south of Rt. 12Cost: none! Minimum of 1 / Maximum of 100 / All ability levels After stamping in, join us at the monument border about 2 miles south of town on Smokey Mountain Road (pavement/all weather, 2-wheel drive gravel) to paint the boulders and cliffs (and occasional cow) of the western end of the Kaiparowits Plateau (the […]
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Grace Welker: Where I’m From- A Write Yourself Down Workshop
Meet at Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Office 530 W Main Street, EscalanteJust like visual art, writing offers an invitation to reflect on our relationship with the lands we inhabit, those we choose and the ones we are born onto. We are first shaped by the people and places that raise us, their sights, sounds, smells, and stories residing deep in our bones. In this afternoon workshop, […]
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Deb Harwick: Group Painting Excursions
Devil’s Garden – so worth it! (7:30 am – whenever you like!) If you are new to the festival and looking to meet up with fellow artists, or you just enjoy painting with others, please join Deb Harwick on her daily excursions. You will travel as a group to each destination in your own vehicles (although car-pooling […]
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Wayne Geary: How to Look at a Landscape Painting
Meet at Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Office 530 W Main Street, EscalanteCost: $35 Maximum 10 / Minimum 5 - All levels. Why is a landscape painting more than just a depiction of scenery? How does an artist create the illusion of 3-D space on a flat canvas? What makes a good landscape painting “work”? These are some of the questions we will be discussing in this […]
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Deb Harwick: Group Painting Excursions
Mossy Cave If you are new to the festival and looking to meet up with fellow artists, or you just enjoy painting with others, please join Deb Harwick on her daily excursions. You will travel as a group to each destination in your own vehicles (although car-pooling is encouraged where possible). At the destination, set up location and […]
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Jill Simkins: Nature Journaling (Two Day Workshop)
Escalante Park Pavillion 80N 50W, Escalante, Utah, United StatesAn introspective observation of nature inspires our curiosity and sense of wonder. Capturing brief moments in a journal imprints on our minds and emotions the grandeur of everyday, and the extraordinary world of flora and fauna that lives around us. By documenting our experiences and discoveries through writing, sketching, painting, collage, photography, or prose, we […]
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Cindy Calbaum: Identifying Conifers of the Escalante Mountains
NOTE: Limited to 10 participants (minimum 3). Meet at the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center and carpool to Posey Lake Campground. Participants may also meet at Posey Lake Campground, campsite 14. Cindy Calbaum will teach you how to identify the conifer species which are native to the Escalante Mountains and the basics of how to identify deciduous […]
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Melody Greenlief: Painting the Landscape with Light and Atmosphere (2-Day Workshop)
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentThe class will run from 9:00a till 4:00p each day, with an hour break for lunch. Cost: $225 Maximum of 15 / Minimum of 5 - All levels (Students should arrive already knowing the basic concepts of watercolor painting) Join Melody Greenlief for an immersive two-day watercolor workshop focused on capturing the beauty and depth […]
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Anna VanMeter: Escalante’s First Ghost Tour
Meet at Escalante Town Park PavilionPrice: Free! Join Anna for a short walk around the town of Escalante. This is a theatrical experience mixed with historical and factual information. There will also be room for group discussions and personal story telling - if you feel comfortable sharing. Themes include all things paranormal: ghosts, aliens, Bigfoot, unsolved mysteries, etc. Note: Less […]
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Escalante Historic Walking Tour – Thursday
Escalante People's Exchange Building 105 N Center St, Escalante, Utah, United StatesWalking tour of Escalante's historic buildings. No RSVP needed. Free Tour begins at the Peoples Exchange, one of Escalante's most photographed historic buildings. Come along to learn more about many of the historic structures throughout town. Escalante was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 as a National Historic District with areas of noted […]