Judges’ Talk
Escalante Town Park - Exhibit TentThe ribbons have been awarded and the paintings are on display. Join the Competition Judges as they explain their methods for coming to the ribbons. This will be an opportunity […]
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 […]
Quilt Exhibition
Escalante Multi-Purpose Center 89 North 100 WestEvery quilt has a story. Visit the Quilt Exhibit and enjoy the art, workmanship, and history of these beautiful quilts. Also on display are some of the Best of Show […]
Art Exhibit and Overflow Sales
Escalante Town Park - Exhibit TentThe Art Exhibit and Sale is the highlight of the festival and showcases artwork submitted for all competition categories. Each year, artists compete in the Plein Air, Studio Work and […]
David Hauze & Shannon Ullmann
Escalante Town Park - Festival StageDavid Hauze and Shannon Ullmann offer a captivating blend of harmony and acoustic artistry. Their voices and instruments blend effortlessly, creating sounds that resonate with life. Their melodies are painted […]
Kadee Henderson Finch
Escalante Town Park - Festival StageKadee Henderson Finch is an accomplished pianist and educator with 10 years of teaching experience, including leadership roles at the Utah Piano Conservatory, secretary for the Provo/Orem chapter of the […]
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 […]
Paso Gigantes
Escalante Town Park - Festival StagePasos Gigantes is a rotating assortment of lowland desert dwellers, swing peddlers, groove tellers, tune-melters & note-welders - darn good fellers. Now assembled in Canyon Country for your leisure and […]
Keynote Speaker: Zak Podmore
Escalante High School AuditoriumGlen Canyon Rises: The rebirth of America’s lost National Park In his new book Life After Dead Pool, Utah-based journalist Zak Podmore brings to life the magnificent terrain of […]
Bohemian Cowboy
Escalante Town Park - Festival StageBohemian Cowboy is a 20 year, ongoing musical collaboration by singer/songwriter Raymond King Shurtz & musician Eric Scott Bresselsmith. The two first met at a Boulder community event that featured […]