Hands on Art
Suzanne Gibson: Shapes and Shadows in the Shifting Sun
Meet at Escalante Town Park PavilionCost: $25 Minimum of 1 / Maximum of 25 / All ability levels Join Suzanne for a lesson in Shapes and Shadows as we explore the variety of challenges with the shifting sun. Learn how to spot and recognize the “Sweet Spot” of a plein air painting in this paint- along session. Bring your supplies. […]
Kevin Berend & Grace Welker: “Where I’m From” Poetry Workshop
Meet at Grand Staircase Escalante Partners Office 530 W Main Street, EscalanteCost: Free Minimum of 2 / Maximum of 20 / All ability levels Like visual art, writing offers a window onto our relationship with the land. Poetry provides a unique perspective to reflect on those relationships. In this workshop, we’ll read and analyze George Ella Lyon’s famous poem “Where I’m From”, then use it as […]
Helga Watkins: What is a Good Painting?
Escalante GSENM Partners OfficeCost: $20 Minimum of 8 / Maximum of 14 / All ability levels We will survey the work of artists, historians and theorists, and examine intriguing and unresolved debates about the nature of art and the question of what makes a given work of art good (or not). Although a vast subject, this intensive mini-seminar […]
Raymond King Shurtz: Short Fiction using Landscape Paintings
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentCost: $25 Minimum of 3 / Maximum of 12 / All ability levels In this session, we will be using a plein air painting of your choice from the festival to write a short fiction story. The first hour we will talk about short fiction and choose the painting we will write from. The second […]
Tera Connor: Create a Gourd Birdhouse
Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art TentIn this engaging art class, you will create a birdhouse for your cherished feathered companions. Cost: $25 Minimum of 10 / Maximum of 15 / All ability levels Students are invited to bring an apron or a paint shirt. In this engaging art class, you will create a birdhouse for your cherished feathered companions. You'll […]