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Helga Watkins: Design for Landscape Painting
Friday, September 20, 2024: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM and Saturday, September 21, 2024: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM COST: $180 / Maximum of 8; Minimum of 4 / All ability levels It is convenient at times to think of composition as equivalent to design in representative painting. While composition is a critical factor, there […]
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Deb Harwick: Group Painting Excursions
Daily, Saturday, September 21 - Monday, September 23, 2024 (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, then please join Deb Harwick on her daily excursions. You will be traveling together as a group to each […]
Kevin Berend & Grace Welker: “Where I’m From” Poetry Session
Kevin Berend & Grace Welker: “Where I’m From” Poetry Session
COST: Free / Minimum 2, Maximum of 20 / All ability levels To RSVP, please sign up here. Like visual art, writing offers a window into our relationship with the land. Poetry provides a unique perspective to reflect on those relationships. In this session, we’ll read and analyze George Ella Lyon’s famous poem “Where I’m […]
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Lonny Granston: Up Close and Personal with the ‘Great White Shark Fin’
Lonny Granston: Up Close and Personal with the ‘Great White Shark Fin’
No Cost/ Minimum 1; Maximum 20/ All ability Levels To RSVP, please sign up here. Great White Shark Fin The Great White Shark Fin (not an official USGS designation) is a big triangular hunk of petrified sand dune that transitions from sparkling white to shades of pink, blue and yellow as the sun gets lower. […]
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Bill Cramer: Canyons & Colors, Escalante en Plein Air
Monday and Tuesday, September 23 & 24, 2024 (7 am - dusk), Location - Meet at Escalante Town Park Pavilion COST: $250 / Maximum of 12; Minimum of 6 / All ability levels This will be an enjoyable and intense two-day plein air workshop painting at scenic locations around Escalante, Utah. Emphasis will be placed […]
Lydia Joukowsky: Low-tech Process-based Restoration
Lydia Joukowsky: Low-tech Process-based Restoration
NOTE: Limited to 10 people. To RSVP, please sign up here. Carpool from Escalante Visitor Center/Agency. No pets please. In this roving talk, Lydia will show off a river system that has undergone natural renovations by two unique terra-reformers on our planet: humans and beavers. Process-based restoration is all about sending a ‘pulse’ of natural […]
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Bob Stevenson: Lightbulb Moments in the Circle Cliffs
Bob Stevenson: Lightbulb Moments in the Circle Cliffs
NOTE: Limited to 12 people. To RSVP, please sign up here. Caravan and carpool from Anasazi State Park Museum parking lot. No pets please. Backcountry Park Ranger Bob Stevenson will explore what happens when personal stories are sandwiched between geological stories and the geopolitics of the cold war. What ideas and stories connect these […]
Lonny Granston: Battle of the Hemispheres
Lonny Granston: Battle of the Hemispheres
In a never-before-attempted neuroscience experiment, Lonny Granston, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 2024 Artist in Residence, will attempt to do a pastel painting (using the ‘right’ aka creative brain/cerebral hemisphere) and deliver a lecture on a primary care-focused medical topic (calling on the ‘left’ aka logical brain/cerebral hemisphere) simultaneously. Lonny Granston’s father had […]
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Pam Haunschild: Landscape Textures in Watermedia
Wednesday, September 25, 2024: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM and Thursday, September 26, 2024: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM COST: $175 / Maximum of 12; Minimum of 4 / All abilities, all levels In this fun and exciting workshop, we will create textures for nature-inspired paintings using the watermedia of your choice. Textures create excitement […]
Bob Stevenson: Tracks Across Time
Bob Stevenson: Tracks Across Time
NOTE: Limited to 12 people. To RSVP, please sign up here. Caravan from visitor center to the track site. Through science and imagination, you will travel across time, where present and past converge to cross paths with a dinosaur. We will caravan from the Visitor Center parking lot to the track site. The […]
Paint-Around
Paint-Around
A Paint-Around is an event where teams of 5 artists each "paint-around" to create paintings. Teams have two hours to finish their painting, each member taking 15 minute turns. Each artist will add to and modify the piece under development, according to their vision of the piece’s required direction, providing commentary as they think their […]
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Escalante Historic Walking Tour – Thursday
Escalante Historic Walking Tour – Thursday
No RSVP needed. 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 significance in architecture, social history, […]
Serenidad Studio – Gallery
Serenidad Studio – Gallery
Watercolors of the surrounding area by Harriet Priska. Navajo and antique jewelry, local rocks, pioneer soap, books about the west, and antiques.
Melody Greenlief: Landscape Watercolor Painting from Start to Varnish
Melody Greenlief: Landscape Watercolor Painting from Start to Varnish
I will paint a landscape watercolor painting from start to finish and varnish it while discussing techniques and materials, including how to mount watercolor paper, varnishing watercolor paintings and supplies. I will be happy to answer any questions that attendees may have. Melody Greenlief is a passionate artist who finds joy in the world […]
Artists’ Jam Session
Artists’ Jam Session
Stay around after the Artists' Reception for a Jam Session. All artists are welcome - bring your instruments!
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Arts & Crafts Fair
Artisans, artists and crafters from around the region come to Escalante each year to share their unique products with festival attendees. The Arts & Crafts Fair is great for finding regionally made items that have a story to tell about the area and those who live and work here. Jewelry, ceramics, photography, wooden crafts, fiber […]
Quilt Exhibit
Every 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 winning artwork from across the years since the festival began.
Constance Lynn: Medicine at our Feet
Constance Lynn: Medicine at our Feet
NOTE: Minimum 3 / Maximum 13 To RSVP, please sign up here. Meet at the Escalante River Trailhead at the Bridge (Hwy 12).On this walk along the Escalante River we will open our awareness to the plants as our relatives and allies in healing and discover what it means to truly have medicine at our […]
Suzanne Gibson: Plein Air and Alla Prima – Composition Light & Shadows
Suzanne Gibson: Plein Air and Alla Prima – Composition Light & Shadows
COST: $25 / Minimum 5; Maximum of 20 / All ability levels<!-- To RSVP, please sign up here. --> This Hands-on Art mini workshop will be taught in oil, but is adaptable to all mediums. From thumbnail sketches, students will bring a composition to life! Outdoor painting of a still life is an ideal […]
David Hauze and Shannon Ullman
David Hauze and Shannon Ullman
David 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 with influences drawn from the wisdom of nature, the insight of poets and the simple joy of sharing beauty with others. Each song is a […]
Wayne Geary: Natural Pigments Watercolor
Wayne Geary: Natural Pigments Watercolor
Natural Pigments is a small, California-based art supply company that makes paints, mediums and other painting supplies that are of exceptional quality. The company uses naturally occurring materials for their pigments, and they are advocates for traditional painting practices going back to the Old Masters. The demonstration will show the range and strength of Natural […]
Art Exhibit and Sale – Friday
Art Exhibit and Sale – Friday
The Art Exhibit and Sale is the highlight of the festival and showcases artwork submitted for the Plein Air, Studio Work, Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Junior Competitions. The show typically includes more than 200 entries in oil, pastel, watercolor, and other mixed media, some of which have been produced during the days leading up to […]
Raymond King Shurtz: Short Fiction using Landscape Paintings
Raymond King Shurtz: Short Fiction using Landscape Paintings
COST: $25 / Minimum of 3 / Maximum of 12 / All ability levels <!-- To RSVP, please sign up here. --> 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 […]
Keynote Speaker: Frederick Swanson
Keynote Speaker: Frederick Swanson
Before There Were Roads: Dave Rust’s Canyon Country Adventures Portrait of David D. Rust. David D. Rust Photographs PH2009, Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Dave Rust in the Grand Canyon, 1909. NAU PH568-865, Emery Kolb Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. The spectacular topography of […]
Dr. Jackie Grant: Bats of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Night Walk)
Dr. Jackie Grant: Bats of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Night Walk)
NOTE: Limited to 12 people. To RSVP, please sign up here. Spotted bat, Euderma maculatum Did you know that at least 14 bat species make their home on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument? Bats navigate and find food with their very loud “shouts.” Each type of bat has its own special shout, which, despite […]
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Hope Ricciardi: Painting Vistas
Hope Ricciardi: Painting Vistas
Join me in painting the vista of Escalante Grand Staircase, as seen in my 2023 ECAF purchase prize winning painting, First Impression (above). I will do step by step demo of how to simplify a vast landscape and create the atmosphere and distance of this image. Attendees are welcome to set up painting gear and […]
Althea Neustaedter: Painting Escalante’s Birds
Althea Neustaedter: Painting Escalante’s Birds
COST: $25 / Minimum 15; Maximum of 30 / All ability levels<!-- To RSVP, please sign up here. --> Join Professor Althea Neustaedter, an experienced art teacher from Southern Utah University, for a session focused on painting the majestic birds of Escalante, Utah. Participants of all skill levels will explore color theory and painting techniques to […]
Escalante Historic Walking Tour – Saturday
Escalante Historic Walking Tour – Saturday
No RSVP needed. 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 significance in architecture, social history, […]
Art Exhibit and Sale – Saturday
Art Exhibit and Sale – Saturday
The Art Exhibit and Sale is the highlight of the festival and showcases artwork submitted for the Plein Air, Studio Work, Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Junior Competitions. The show typically includes more than 200 entries in oil, pastel, watercolor, and other mixed media, some of which have been produced during the days leading up to […]
Sculptured Furniture / Primitive Pottery Gallery
Sculptured Furniture / Primitive Pottery Gallery
1540 West HWY 12 - 1/4 mile west of Escalante, opposite Milepost 58 David and Brigitte moved to Escalante in 1996 from Berlin, Germany. David’s Sculptured Furniture echoes the organic forms of the Red Rock Country while Brigitte’s Primitive Pottery is inspired by prehistoric cultures of the Colorado Plateau, and after recent trips to Sri Lanka, […]
Kenny Hall
Kenny Hall
Kenny Hall is a singer of western ballads and songs. He resides in the beautiful Bryce Canyon area of Southern Utah. Kenny is a popular entertainer and has a great arsenal of songs that cross many western genres. His rich cowboy heritage connects with his songs and music that he performs. Sample his music here.
Margie Lopez Read: Plein Air 4 U
Margie Lopez Read: Plein Air 4 U
No Cost / 2 Sessions / Maximum of 10 concurrent / Ages 5 and up To RSVP for the 1:00 pm session, please sign up here. To RSVP for the 2:30 pm session, please sign up here. The focus of Plein Air 4 U in a special environment such as Grand Staircase Escalante is […]
Jill Simkins: Mosaic Wall Art
Jill Simkins: Mosaic Wall Art
COST: $20 / Minimum 10, Maximum of 25 / All ability levels <!-- To RSVP, please sign up here. --> A mosaic expresses form in basic organic shapes and designs. Hanging on a wall they sparkle and reflect light from the colors of broken glass and tile. This class is for ages 12 and […]
Pasos Gigantes
Pasos Gigantes
Pasos Gigantes are veteran explorers of the world of vibration. With roots in the Sonoran lowlands, these harmonic artisans have long wandered the waveform Universe, decanting sweet melody and extracting deep groove from the sonic landscape. They have recently settled in Canyon Country, eager to share their musical curios with the unsuspecting populace.
Sihasin
Sihasin
For 3 decades, brother and sister Jeneda and Clayson Benally have been recording and touring, bringing their empowering organic conscious raising charged music to communities throughout Europe and North America. Multi-award-winning musicians Jeneda and Clayson Benally from the (Dine) Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona create an explosive duo of just bass, drums and vocals with […]
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Festival Finale Breakfast
Festival Finale Breakfast
This no-host breakfast at the close out the festival on Sunday is the last opportunity to purchase art from festival artists.
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