Escalante Canyons Art Festival

Schedule Of Events

7:00 am - 4:00 pm - Lydia Joukowsky: Low-tech Process-based

Limited to 10 people

Meet in Escalante Interagency Visitor Center Parking Lot 755 West Main Street, ESCALANTE, UT, United States
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  processes (chemical, physical, and biological) into a watershed basin. Using a suite of well-established scientific principles as defined by Wheaton et al. (2019), Low-tech Process-based Restoration (LTPBR) calls to action an ecological restoration approach that lets the river system do the work. Come roving to discuss riverscape evolution and geomorphic influences on headwater streams.

7:00 am - 7:00 pm - Bill Cramer: Canyons and Colors, Escalante en Plein Air

Escalante Town Park Pavilion

Monday and Tuesday, September 23 and 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 on how to effectively translate the often complex three-dimensional landscape onto a two-dimensional plane through the careful use of composition, colors, values, shapes, edges, and textures. Taking and using reference photos will also be discussed.

Further emphasis will be placed on the creative process, with the aim of creating paintings that go beyond strict representations of the landscape. Multiple demonstrations will be provided, complemented by individual attention and group learning.

7:30 am - 4pm - Deb Harwick: Group Painting Excursions

Meet at Escalante Town Park Pavilion

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 destination in your own, capable vehicles (although car-pooling is encouraged where possible). Location of set up at each destination and length and of stay will be decided by each individual artist.

Burr Trail / Long Canyon (spoiler – a very nice slot!)

Drive time: 40-45 minutes on a paved road

Subject: Slot Canyon, High walls, and a variety of Rock Formations

Shade: Shade can be found but can be lost or found due to high canyon walls

Amenities: Bathrooms at Deer Creek Campground

Deb has been flying out from Philadelphia and participating in the festival since the second year of commencement. In the past 2 decades she has painted and hiked from Capital Reef to Zion. She has won multiple awards at the Festival and has also sold much of her artwork at the festival.

Deb has fallen in love with Escalante and considers it a family reunion each year. She looks forward to meeting with artists each year who want to join the Festival Family.