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1 event,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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3 events,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 […]
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COST: Free / Minimum 2, Maximum of 20 / All ability levelsTo 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 From”, […] |
3 events,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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 a poster of […] |
3 events,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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Watercolors of the surrounding area by Harriet Priska. Navajo and antique jewelry, local rocks, pioneer soap, books about the west, and antiques.
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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 […]
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Stay around after the Artists' Reception for a Jam Session. All artists are welcome - bring your instruments! |
9 events,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 […] 
The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 and […]
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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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Before There Were Roads: Dave Rust’s Canyon Country Adventures The spectacular topography of the Colorado Plateau has drawn adventurous travelers to southern Utah for more than a century, but in the early days it was no simple matter to find one’s way through this contorted land. Many sought the help of an experienced guide, and […] |
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The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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.
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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. |
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The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […]
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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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The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […] |
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The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […] |
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The 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 Junior categories. The festival mixes it up each year with possible Nocturne, Miniature, Drawing and Abstract competitions. The exhibit typically includes more than 200 […] |
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