2016 Festival Program

ARTESCALANTE CANYONS

FESTIVALe v e r e t t r u e s s d a y s

Celebrating Thirteen Years of Art Inspired by Place

September 16–25, 2016

Escalante, Utahwww.escalantecanyonsartfestival.org

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Welcome to Escalante and the Escalante Canyons Art Festival!It is that special time of year again, when afternoon clouds are rolling in and out, sunlight slants on shimmering cottonwood trees, and colors are changing along the river. It’s September in Escalante! Artists and visitors from all over come to town to celebrate art and the beauty of the Escalante Canyons.

Welcome to the 13th annual Escalante Canyons Art Festi-val—Everett Ruess Days. The festival is a week-long commu-nity event that brings nearby neighbors and former residents, friends from near and far, and artists from all over the world, together for a week of celebration. Thanks to all the folks who make this annual event a success.

The festival is the premier event in the area, and we hope you enjoy the many opportunities it provides. Artists set up easels and paint throughout the region—in Escalante and neighboring towns and counties. We hope you enjoy our friendly accommodations and eateries and the stunning sur-rounding public lands.

The Escalante Canyons Art Festival week has programming that includes plein air festivities, art exhibits, demonstrations and workshops, hands-on art activities for all ages, artisans selling their creations, live entertainment, and an engaging speaker series that includes a special keynote event.

We are the gateway to America’s Great Outback. Please enjoy the festival and your time in Escalante and come back and visit us soon!

—Jerry Taylor, Escalante Mayor

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Plein Air Events Artist Welcome Cocktail Party*Saturday, September 17, 7pmVagabond Inn Barn, 115 W. Main St.*Open only to registered artists, festival committee, volunteers and supporters, and their families.

Registered artists are welcomed to town by festival committee members, volunteers, and sponsors at this special event hosted by one of the festival founding funders and long time patron.

Paint-Out Competition Events*Nocturne Paint-OutStamp-In: Saturday, Sept. 17, 5–8 pm at Vagabond Inn Barn, 115 W. Main St.Painting Check-In: Sunday, Sept. 18, 9am–noon at Vagabond Gallery, 115 W. Main St.

New for 2016 is our Nocturne Paint-Out, an evening-long opportunity for those artists who love (or want to try) to paint by moonlight and street lamp to capture the essence of the area once the sun goes down. September 16 is the full moon, so there should be great evening illumina-tion. Only artists registered for the plein air competi-tion are eligible to enter the paint-out.

Nocturne Paint-Out winners will be announced at the Awards Reception on Saturday evening. Art-works submitted for the Nocturne Paint-Out may be viewed as part of the Plein Air Exhibit on Friday and Saturday where they can also be purchased.

Celebrate Public Lands Paint-OutTuesday, September 20Stamp-In: 7–10am Painting Check-In: 2–5pm Escalante Community Center

This is an exciting one-day event where artists finish a painting in the course of one day, catching a moment in a visual impression. Only artists registered for the plein air competition are eligible to enter the paint-out.

This year artists will paint on our diverse and beautiful surrounding public lands. The Paint-Out perimeters include all areas within the plethora of public lands in Garfield, Kane and Wayne Coun-ties. These include but are not limited to Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Dixie National Forest, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks and any of the great state parks in the area.

Paint-Out winners will be announced at the Awards Reception on Saturday evening. Artworks submitted for the Paint-Out may be viewed as part of the Plein Air Exhibit on Friday and Saturday where they can also be purchased.

Artists’ Reception*Thursday, September 22, 7–9pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center*Open only to registered artists, festival committee, volunteers and supporters, and their families.

Participating artists, festival committee members, festival sponsors, and local art patrons mix and mingle at this special event supported by busi-nesses and members of the local community who donate food and beverages for everyone to enjoy.

Plein Air Exhibit & SaleFriday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 9am–5pmEscalante Community Center

The Plein Air Exhibit is the highlight of the festival and showcases all art submitted for the Plein Air Competition and Paint-Out events. The show includes entries in oil, pastel, watercolor, and other media that have been produced during the days leading up to the show by registered artists of all levels of experience. The exhibit is a great venue for purchasing art and seeing how the region’s rural and natural landscapes have been interpreted and captured on canvas or paper by artists from near and far. Most works are for sale via direct sales or the silent auction that closes on Saturday evening.

Plein Air Judges TalkFriday, September 23, 9–10amEscalante Community Center

If you’ve always wondered how judges of an art competition make decisions on who wins, this is an event you want to be sure to attend. Join this year’s plein air competition judges to learn how they evaluate the work submitted and ultimately make decisions on who receives awards. This year’s judges are Carol Bold, Loretta Domaszewski, and Paula McNeill.

on the cover: Carol Bold, Color of the Wild, acrylic, 2015

right: Manny Mellor, Cliffs Along the Sheffield Road, linocut on paper, 2015

please note!All programming throughout the festival is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.*

program design: Sandy Bell Design

Larisa Aukon, People’s Exchange, oil, 2008

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Sculptured Furniture/Primitive Pottery GallerySaturday, September 24, 9–11am1540 W. Hwy. 12, Escalante, UT (1/2 mile west of town)

David and Brigitte Delthony moved to Escalante in 1996 from Berlin, Germany. David’s sculptured furniture

echoes the organic forms of red rock country while Brigitte’s primitive pottery is inspired by prehistoric cultures of the Colorado Plateau. Their work can be seen at Festival Hall, but more of their art can be

seen during this open studio. Visit their website www.sculpturedfurnitureartandceramics.com.

WorkshopsScotty Mitchell*Pastels and Plein AirSaturday, September 17, 2:30–6:30pmOR Sunday, September 18, 2:30–6:30pm Starts at Scotty’s studio, 200 North 110 West, Boulder, UTCost: $100, limited to 8 participants.For more info contact Scotty at [email protected].

Scotty Mitchell will conduct pastel workshops the first weekend of the festival. These workshops start at Scotty’s studio where you will view the results of her pastel technique, then participants will venture down to beautiful Boulder Creek Ranch below her house to draw. You’ll start with one minute sketches that distill the essence of the drawing and progress from there.

Open StudiosSerenidad GalleryThursday, September 22, 9am–4pm170 South 100 West, Escalante, UT

Stop by Serenidad Gallery to see the watercolors of Harriet Young Priska and Rachel Dowd Bentley. Harriet is “painting the town” and pre-

serving the pioneer charm of Escalante with her work. Her 2017 calendar of “Escalante’s National Historic District” will be available along with cards with her paintings and drawings. Rachel painted homes, historic buildings, and schools in northern California and Gold Rush Nevada for 45 years until she passed in 1991. Twenty five of her paintings are for sale.

Scotty Mitchell/ Landscape Pastel ArtistSaturday, September 24, 10am–3pm200 North 110 West, Boulder, UT(studio is at end of the lane on the right)

Stop by Scotty’s studio to view many of her pastel works of the Escalante Canyon country. Scotty is known for her ability to capture the changing light in this region, especially the interplay of our spec-tacular skies and clouds. She moved to Boulder in 1994 and has painted the wonderful landscapes on site since. To view many of Scotty’s works please visit scottymitchell.com.

ExhibitsArtist-in-Residence ExhibitFriday & Saturday, September 23–24, 9am–5pm, Escalante Community Center

The 2016 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Artist-in-Resi-dence, Loretta Domaszewski, presents an

exhibit of works produced during the month-long residency capturing the beauty of the landscapes of the Escalante Canyons region. Loretta will be on hand to discuss her work throughout the weekend and many of the works produced will be for sale. More information on Loretta can be found at www.lorettafineart.com.

Featured Artists ExhibitFriday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 9am–5pm, Escalante Community Center

2016 Escalante Canyons Featured Artists, father and daughter, Dave and Ryen Treanor present an exhibit of their works. Dave and Ryen will be on

hand to provide demonstrations and discuss their work throughout the weekend. Their work will also be for sale.

Quilt ExhibitFriday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 9am–5pm, People’s Exchange, 105 North Center St.

Every quilt has a story. Visit the Quilt Exhibit and enjoy the art, workmanship, and history of these beautiful quilts.

Plein Air Events Plein Air Award Ceremony & ReceptionSaturday, September 24, 6–8pmEscalante Community CenterSilent Auction closes: 6:30pmAwards Presentation begins: 7pm

The festival closes with a reception and award ceremony open to all artists and the public. Refreshments are served and a cash wine bar is available. The silent auction closes and winning bidders rejoice. More than $10,000 in awards are presented.

Festival Finale Brunch*Sunday, September 25, 9–11amEscalante Outfitters, 310 W. Main St.

This no-host brunch at the close of the festival is the last opportunity to purchase art from festival artists. You never know what crazy art deals you might secure at this closing event.

Arts & Crafts FairFriday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 9am–5pm, Festival Plaza & Festival Hall

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 goods and an array of items can be found.

Featured VendorFriday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, 9am–5pm, Festival Hall, artist booth

Stop by Ernie Washee’s booth inside Festival Hall to visit and see his silver works-rock art jewelry. See Ernie’s biog-raphy on page 12 for more information.


Lisa HartmanStar Books–Star Date 2016Saturday, September 24, noon–3pm Hands-On Art Tent, Festival Plaza Suggested donation: $5

Have you ever made a Star Book? Please join Lisa Hartman under the Hands-On Art Tent to participate in an exciting collaborative Star Book hands-on art project. You will create your own per-sonal Star Book and make a section in collabora-tion with others to be incorporated into a dramatic sculptural Star Book that will be showcased locally after the festival. This is open to everyone—stop by anytime during the afternoon.

Lisa Hartman is a multi-media artist who enjoys making things. She is a member of San Diego Book Arts and has shown her work in several exhibit locations, including the San Diego

Women’s Museum. Lisa has taught creative art workshops involving paper. She lives in Escalante with her husband and two dogs.

DemonstrationsPatricia Rose FordNocturne Painting in NatureFriday, September 16, 8pm Head of the Rocks Overlook (10 miles east of Escalante on Highway 12)

Travel a bit out of town to the Head of the Rocks Overlook to see how Patricia Rose Ford goes about creating a painting at night, using only natural light to illuminate the landscape features of the Escalante Canyons. As a landscape painter, Patricia mostly paints with pastels in plein air, as she enjoys being in nature, looking at a beautiful scene, and translating the emotions of what is seen onto paper. See more of Patricia’s work at patriciaroseford.com.

Wayne Geary and Louise FischmanKid’s Mural PaintingFriday, September 23, 1:30–5pm Hands-On Art Tent, Festival Plaza

Calling all kids—join Salt Lake husband and wife artists Wayne Geary and Louise Fischman to create a small mural that captures the beauty of the can-

yons that surround us in Escalante. All materials will be provided for this hands-on activity. Stop by anytime during the afternoon to contribute to the mural’s development.

Wayne and Louise are often involved in com-munity art projects with youth—creating murals and mosaics for public spaces. Louise directs the Therapeutic Art Education Program at Primary Children’s Hospital. Wayne works as a part time art specialist in an elementary school in Salt Lake.

Jean ThomasKid’s Kreative KraftsFriday & Saturday, September 23–24, various times throughout both days Hands-On Art Tent, Festival Plaza

Calling all kids! Join Jean Thomas throughout Friday and Saturday to express your creative sides with finger painting, plant paintbrushes, and some surprise craft projects. Jean began her career as a high school art teacher and has transitioned to charter school administration. She enjoys engag-ing kids in art projects where they can explore and express their innate creativity.

Bonnie Griffith*Pastel Paint AlongFriday, September 23, 3–5pm Hands-On Art Tent, Festival PlazaCost: $10, limited to 20 participants.

Join Bonnie Griffith and create your own pastel masterpiece in a “paint-along” fashion. You will have the opportunity to follow her lead in creating a pastel landscape. There will be a sample to work from while you paint along with Bonnie. Just bring your desire to learn some pastel painting techniques and have fun!

Kellie Day*Marvelous Mixed MediaThursday, September 22, 9am–4pm Escalante Visitor Center Conference Room Cost: $125 (includes all materials),limited to 20 participants.For more info contact Kellie at [email protected].

Explore the creative art of collage with artist, Kellie Day. You’ll start by creating relaxed backgrounds with fun papers on canvas, then integrate paint with your collage, and add texture with patterns and stencils. You’ll develop your subject with lay-ers of paint and collage, and then explore adding finishing touches with pastels, paint markers, stamps, and other lively materials to create bold, bright, mixed media paintings on canvas. See more of Kellie’s work at kelliedayart.com.

Hands-On ArtBonnie Griffith*Alcohol Inks on TilesTuesday, September 20, 7–9pm Escalante Visitor Center Conference Room Cost: $10, limited to 20 participants.Bring latex or vinyl gloves and an apron.

Get ready to create! Use alcohol based inks to create impressionistic or abstract art on ceramic tiles and Yupo paper. The inks are brilliant in color and can blend in freeform patterns or be applied with

a brush for more controlled designs. This is a medium that is enjoyed by artists of all levels!

Bonnie Griffith is a landscape painter who paints the western world in oil and pastels. She paints en plein air whenever possible. Her work is shown in galleries in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon and she participates in numerous plein air and quick draw events in the West. Bonnie teaches workshops at her studio in Meridian, Idaho, and other locations by request. See more of her work at bonniegriffith.com.

WorkshopsLisa Takata*Travel Journey DiscoveryWednesday, September 21, 9am–5pm Escalante Visitor Center Conference Room; Nature Walk at Bailey’s Wash in Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Cost: $50, limited to 20 participants.For more info contact Lisa at [email protected].

Explore simple ways to observe and record your outdoor experiences. Part of the fun of traveling is recording our experiences, observations and questions—mostly for ourselves but also to share our experience with family, friends and fellow travelers. In this workshop you will create a mixed media journal and leave with the inspiration to capture future experiences traveling through nature via journaling.

This full-day workshop includes engaging the senses and mind mapping, followed by creating a paper journal, taking a nature walk, sharing individual observations and inspirations, followed by instruction and hands-on channeling of experi-ences into a journal. The day concludes with a collaborative community scavenger hunt.

Fee includes necessary supplies but partici-pants are encouraged to bring any favorite materi-als. Pre-made bound journals will also be available for purchase at additional cost. Walking/hiking shoes are suggested for nature walk—be prepared for uneven terrain.

Lisa Takata is an artist and writer from Phoenix, Arizona. She enjoys exploring outdoors and has completed artist residencies at Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks. The Southwest’s dramatic geography and cultural history provides constant creative inspiration for her.


Carol BoldColor of the WildFriday, September 23, 7amMeet at Escalante Town Park to travel to location

Join Carol Bold to paint the early morning light in Escalante. Carol is a painter and printmaker based in St. George, Utah. She has exhibited her work in numer-ous shows and galleries in Southern Utah, California, Nevada and Maryland, and has received continued recognition and awards for her work throughout the Southwest. When not in her studio, Carol spends her time hiking, exploring, camping with her family, and drawing inspiration from the vast and beauti-ful landscape that surrounds her. See more of her work at carolbold.com.

Scotty GearyGetting More Comfortable with WatercolorFriday, September 23, 10am–noonMeet at Escalante Town Park to travel to location

Artists unfamiliar with watercolor often believe that it is a difficult and unforgiving medium. They frequently ask many ques-tions: How do I begin? What are the processes and techniques used to get positive results? Why are there so many variants in paper textures? This two hour demonstration will help answer these questions. Long time canyon rat and watercol-orist, Scott Geary, will show how a methodical approach, using a variety of techniques, can produce a watercolor painting that conveys the clean edges, brilliant light, and vivid colors of the landscape he loves above all others.

Although Santa Fe artist Scott Geary is prob-ably better known for his abstract paintings, when-ever he can, he hikes and paints the Colorado Plateau’s incredible backcountry.

be found in many private collections throughout Canada, US, and Australia as well as public collec-tions. She lives on a farm in Saskatchewan with her husband and several four legged friends. See more of DeLee’s work at deleegrant.com.

Peggy Marlatt is a self taught artist living and working in Flagstaff, Arizona. She had the honor of being Artist-in-Residence at Petrified Forest National Park in 2014 and Hubbell Trading Post Historic Site in 2015. Peggy finds that painting the Southwest provides a dramatic landscape, and pastels work well outdoors because of the inten-sity of the color and immediate application. See more of Peggy’s work at peggymarlattarts.com.

Valerie Orlemann is a realist landscape painter working with oil on canvas. She studied art at the University of Utah, completing most of the BFA program before parenthood (and a new job for her husband in Escalante) redirected her artistic efforts. Valerie wound up far away from art school, but surrounded by beautiful landscape to paint. See more of her work at orlemannart.com.

Katy Ann FoxFlatting the UnflatWednesday, September 21, 2pm Meet at Escalante Town Park to travel to location

Join Katy Ann for a two-hour demonstration where she shares how her paint-ings incorporate textures and play with the geo-metric and organic mixture of shapes. Katy uses

a lighthearted color palette in documenting things that often go unnoticed. She lives and paints in Jackson, Wyoming. See more of Katy Ann’s work at katyfoxart.com.

Bonnie Griffith, Patricia Rose Ford, Delee Grant, Peggy Marlatt, & Valerie OrlemannLasting Impressions— Women Paint the CanyonsMonday, September 19, 4–6pm Slot Canyons Inn/North Creek Grill*(4 miles west of Escalante—turn right off Hwy 12 onto Main Canyon Road and follow signs)

Catching the late afternoon light on golden sandstone using plein air painting techniques will be demonstrated by several women artists painting together in the picturesque setting of Slot Canyons Inn/North Creek Grill a few miles west of Escalante.

*Please note: North Creek Grill will be serving dinner this evening. Reservations are recom-mended: (435)826-4901.

Bonnie Griffith is a landscape painter who paints the western world in oil and pastels. See her biography on page 6.

Patricia Rose Ford’s hope is that she is able to convey in her art, the feel-ings of joy and tranquility that she experiences when painting. See her biography on page 7.

DeLee Grant spends her time between paint-ing and fine art photography. Her favorite passion is working “en plein air” to capture landscapes and scenes in their natural light. She has always had an affinity for the outdoors, animals, trees, flowers, wildlife, back roads, and wide open spaces which stems from her childhood growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her art work can

DemonstrationsPatricia KimballKeep It SimpleSaturday, September 17, 10am– noon Meet at Anasazi State Park Museum (460 Hwy 12 in Boulder) to travel to location. Bring water and a camp chair.

This demonstration will be a synthesis of what Patty has learned over the years about plein air painting. She will share her thinking and methods about the basics: what to paint, composition, color, value, and mark-making. “En plein air” is how Patty learned to paint more than 20 years ago, and it continues to be a big part of her art practice to this day. She is a native Utahn and received her art training at the University of Utah. Her work is regularly shown at the Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake City and Park Gallery in Carmel, California. See more of her work at patriciakimball.com.

Jacob TarazoffPainting Escalante at NightSunday, September 18, 8pmMeet at Escalante Town Park Pavilion

Jacob will demonstrate how to capture the ambi-ance of small town Escalante in the evening when homes are lit from within as well as when the moon is shining brightly.

Jacob has been snowboarding and rock climb-ing/mountaineering for over half his life, and he seeks to inform his painting with these adventure pursuits, which have come to shape his core views and values. Jacob has a BFA from the University of New Mexico and has studied with many wonderful painters in and around the Western US. See more of Jacob’s work at jacobtarazoff.com.


Speaker Series

Ace KvaleSixty Days to NowhereWednesday, September 21, 7pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Photographer Ace Kvale invites you to accom-pany him, through stories and images, on a great adventure that began three years ago when he completed a 27-day backpacking trip out his back-door in Boulder, Utah. The program will bring you closer to the spectacular beauty of the Colorado Plateau with breathtaking shots and tales from his encounters.

The culmination of many years of research and reconnaissance hikes, it was a singular life event. However, in hindsight he realized it was short sighted. Ace turned toward home when what he really needed to do was keep going to the natural destination—the beacon that beckons us all, float-ing on the horizon like a dream, the center of the canyon country universe, the breast, the mother, the giver of life: Navajo Mountain. Ace set out again in September 2015 with two friends. Heat, storms, lightning, unknown routes, logistics, water sources, food caches, rescues—they had it all. And through it all the rhythm of life. The cycles of the moon. The routes of the ancients revealed in the search. The quest. To view and feel the land long before roads or an artificial lake marred the landscape. An attempt to grasp the canyon country, to hold it close. To feel the vibration of the earth by walking through it.

Born in Minnesota, raised in the Rockies, Ace Kvale has been wandering the globe, camera in hand for over thirty years. While on assignment for National Geographic in 2005 he glimpsed the immensity of the Escalante country. In 2006 he moved to Boulder, Utah. See Ace’s portfolio at acekvale.com.

Celebrate National Public Lands Day and the 20th anniversary of the designation of Grand Stair-case–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) by joining GSENM Artists-in-Residence Loretta Domaszewski (2016), Bonnie Griffith (2015), and Wayne Geary (2013) for early morning plein air painting demonstrations at Calf Creek Recreation Area, the most visited destination on the Monu-ment. The artists will station themselves around the recreation area to capture the spectacular beauty of Calf Creek Canyon in the early morning light and be available to interact with the public.

Joshua BairdIntroduction to Painting with OilsSaturday, September 24, 10am–noonEscalante Interagency Visitor Center Conference Room

This approximately two-hour demonstration is simply an introduction to oil painting. Joshua will focus on tools, materials, and equipment for simple indoor setups, studio setups, and outdoor set-ups. He’ll cover the basic chemistry of oil painting—surfaces, grounds, solvents, media, etc.

Joshua Baird is an American artist and Utah native who captures the awe-inspiring colors and spacious vistas of the Colorado Plateau in his artwork. He received both a Bachelor of Arts in drawing and painting, and a Master of Arts in art education from Southern Oregon University. He currently resides in Kanab, Utah. His artwork is represented by David Ericson Fine Art and Raven’s Heart Gallery. See more of Joshua’s work at joshuabaird.com.

DemonstrationsLoretta DomaszewskiThe Quick Draw QuestFriday, September 23, 1–3pm Escalante Community Center, Artist-in-Residence Exhibit Room

Join Loretta Domaszewski, the 2016 Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monu-ment’s 20th Anniversary Artist-in-Residence in a two-hour demonstration surrounded by her exhibit of

textured oil paintings created throughout her one-month residency.

Enjoy her Quick Draw Demonstration of visual poetry and experience the broad brushstrokes and textures expressing the essence of dramatic southwestern skies and striking colors of this unique landscape.

A professional contemporary artist from Mon-tana, Loretta has been exhibiting and teaching all ages and levels nationally for three decades. Her passion is to be active, explore nature, create art,

and encourage self-discovery through artistic expres-sion. See more of Loretta’s work at www.lorettafineart.com.

Loretta Domaszewski, Bonnie Griffith, & Wayne GearyPop Up Artists at Calf Creek to Celebrate National Public Lands DaySaturday, September 24, 8–10amCalf Creek Recreation Area (along Calf Creek off Hwy 12 between Escalante and Boulder, just east of the Escalante River)Parking is limited, please carpool–access is free for National Public Lands Day

KEYNOTE PROGRAMPaul BogardThe End of Night?Friday, September 23, 7pm Escalante High School Auditorium

A starry night is one of nature’s most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially lit world, most of us no longer experience true darkness. In this talk based on his book The End Of Night, Paul Bogard seeks

to restore our awareness of the spectacularly primal, wildly dark night sky and how it has influenced the human experience across everything from science to art. Using a blend of personal narrative, natural history, science, and astronomy, Bogard shares the importance of darkness—what we’ve lost, what we still have, and what we might regain—and the simple ways we can reduce the brightness of our nights tonight.

Bogard is author of The End of Night: Search-ing for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light (Little, Brown, 2013) and editor of Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark (U of Nevada Press, 2008). His new book, The Ground Around Us, will be published by Little, Brown in 2017. A native Minnesotan, Paul has lived and taught in Minneapolis, Albuquerque, Reno, northern Wisconsin, and Winston-Salem. A graduate of Carleton College, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Nevada-Reno (PhD in Literature and Environment), Paul is now an assistant professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he teaches creative writing and environ-mental literature. Find him at paul-bogard.com.

Prelude music by Craig Sorenson and Curtis Oberhansley precedes the lecture beginning at 6:30pm.


Lisa Takata is an artist and writer from Phoenix, Arizona. She enjoys exploring outdoors and has completed artist residencies at Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks.

Lisbeth Louderback & Bruce PavlikThe Archaeology and Conservation of the Four Corners PotatoSaturday, September 24, 11amEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Could Utah be home to the earliest known domes-tication of a wild native plant? We have been examining that possibility through archaeological and botanical studies of the Four Corners potato (Solanum jamesii), a species found in southern Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The work has highlighted the importance of collabora-tive and interdisciplinary approaches to complex problems in deep time.

Although once ubiquitous in Escalante (which the pioneers called “Potato Valley”), S. jamesii is

Lisa TakataMind Mapping to Capture the Beauty of NatureFriday, September 23, 3pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Explore simple ways to observe and record our outdoor experiences with mind mapping, journal-ing and collaborative activities for our own creative inspiration and to share with others. The beauty and expansiveness of Escalante’s landscape offers great inspiration but can easily overwhelm the senses. This interactive presentation offers some simple tools for making the most of our time here to record more of what we are seeing and expe-riencing. We will learn how to use our notes and sketches to provide personal creative inspiration and make it easy to share the richness of our expe-riences with family and friends back home. These tools can easily be applied to any future journeys you may take. A short nature walk is included to practice our skills, so remember to bring a journal and something to write with to this program.

Ernie Washee: Dine (Navajo) sil-versmith and artist, Ernie Washee was born in Crown-point, New Mexico and raised by his

grandmother in the small community of Mariano Lake, New Mexico. His clan is Deeshchii’nii (Start of the Red Streak People). In recent years, Ernie has been influenced by the many rock art motifs and traditional Dine stories of the early people of the Southwest. Drawing on these inspirations, Ernie has developed a style of work that he calls, “rock art jewelry.”

Art educator and photographer, Paula L. McNeill, divides her time between Valdosta, Georgia, where she is on the art faculty at Valdosta State University and summers in Escalante, where her family has had a summer home since 1980. With an interest in community-based art, for more than ten years, McNeill has documented the art and lives of visual artists in Southern Utah through video-taped oral history interviews. She has published some of these findings and has made numerous presentations at state and national professional meetings on this topic, including presentations on the Featured Artist for the Escalante Canyons Art Festival since 2004 when the Festival began. At Valdosta State, McNeill teaches art education and creativity courses.

Speaker Series Paula McNeillAppreciating the Work of Featured Artists: Dave and Ryen Treanor and Featured Vendor: Ernie WasheeFriday, September 23, 11amEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Paula will discuss the lives and works of Escalante resident artists, father and daugher, Dave and Ryen Treanor, and Blanding resident silversmith, Ernie Washee.

Dave and Ryen Treanor: Dave first entered the Escalante Canyons Art Festival in its second year. He took several years off to spend some

time to understand what plein air was really about. In 2012 he felt comfortable giving it another try and won Honorable Mention in mixed media. In 2014, he won the People’s Choice Award and in 2015 he was awarded with the Escalante River Watershed Project River Award, for best portrayal of the Escalante River. Whether Ryen is drawing, painting, building, writing, singing, or playing, she is ALWAYS creating.

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Lasting Impressions— Women Paint the Canyons Panel DiscussionSaturday, September 24, 2–3pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center Conference Room

Lasting Impressions—Women Paint the Canyons participants (see below) from earlier in the week will participate in a panel discussion about their work, unique styles of painting, inspirations and motivations. The discussion will be moderated by Sandy Larsen, retired festival director.

Special ProgramsRanger Talk and Cake– Orientation to Area for First Time Artists/VisitorsSunday, September 18, 1–2pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center Theater

Stop by the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center to get an orientation to the area and to enjoy cake to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the designation of Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monu-ment. With millions of acres in which to paint and a variety of weather and road conditions to figure out, it may be daunting for first time artists to get started. Park Rangers will be on hand to share tips and suggestions for how to safely enjoy the area and locations that offer great painting opportunities. Come with your questions and the rangers will do their best to provide the answers about this amazing landscape they call their office (and home).

The End of Night–Telescope ViewingFriday, September 23, after dark immediately following Keynote Speaker Program outside Escalante High School

Join Escalante Interagency Dark Sky Park Rangers to enjoy viewing the moon, planets, and stars through high-power telescopes immediately following Paul Bogard’s keynote on dark skies. Planets that may be visible if the skies are clear include Venus, Mars, Saturn and Uranus.

Christa SadlerDeep Time on the Grand Staircase: 25 Million Years in the Life of Southern Utah During the Late CretaceousSaturday, September 24, 3pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Deep Time on the Grand Staircase explores the extraordinary world of southern Utah during the last part of the Age of Dinosaurs. From about 100 million years ago to 76 million years ago, the region was home to a diversity of plants and ani-mals that seems impossible today: magnolias and smothering vines, conifers and sycamores played host to a menagerie of dinosaurs and crocodiles, turtles and lizards—and early members of the birds and mammals. While most of these crea-tures and plants would become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous, at this point in time life was flourishing, and southern Utah appears to have been a cradle of diversity and evolution. Although we see the beginnings of our modern world in this time period, we also may be able to look into the future by examining the past. The extraordinary “greenhouse world” of the Late Cretaceous may have important information for our modern world in the context of a changing climate and changing ecosystems.

Christa Sadler is a paleontologist and educa-tor, author, and wilderness and river guide with an enormous love for all things earth. She calls Flagstaff, Arizona her home base, but pretty much any river, trail, mountain or ocean is home. Her publications include There’s This River . . . Grand Canyon Boatman Stories; Life in Stone; Dawn of the Dinosaurs; and Deep Time on the Grand Staircase:

Dinosaurs, Discovery, and the Late Cretaceous World of Southern Utah. Check Christa’s website for more information: this-earth.com.

now hard to find on the landscape. By establishing the cultural significance and potential agronomic importance of S. jamesii we hope to facilitate conservation through better land management practices and local outreach.

Dr. Lisbeth Louderback is Curator of Archae-ology at the Natural History Museum of Utah and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. Her research interests include archaeology and archaeobotany of the arid west-ern North America. Dr. Bruce Pavlik is Director of Conservation at Red Butte Garden (University of Utah) and Principal Scientist at BMP Ecosci-ences. His research concerns conservation and restoration of native plants and ecosystems.

Scott ThybonyThe Disappearances: A Story of Exploration, Murder, and Mystery in the American WestSaturday, September 24, 1pmEscalante Interagency Visitor Center

Scott Thybony draws from his latest book to present a story of exploration, murder, and mystery set in the Four Corners country during the 1930s. He includes readings from The Disappearances and historic photographs to recount the struggles of a girl in search of her father, the mystery of a Los Angeles artist in search of beauty (the festival’s namesake—Everett Ruess), and the explorations of a scientist seeking ancient cliff dwellings. All were young, all went missing and were feared lost, and all three incidents unfolded at the same moment of time in the tangle of canyons and slickrock expanses of Utah.

Scott Thybony has covered the American West on assignments for magazines such as National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Outside. His books include Burntwater and The Canyon Country, while his stories regularly air on Arizona Public Radio. To use food as biography, he has

eaten tamales made with blue corn and ash after dancing with the Yellow Clowns during a Hopi cer-emony, deep-fried Rocky Mountain oysters after a morning of branding cat-tle, and cold mutton stew with Navajo medicine men. For more informa-tion on Scott and his work visit scott-thybony.com.

Bonnie Griffith is a landscape painter who paints the western world in oil and pastels. She participates in numerous Plein air and quick draw events in the West and teaches workshops at her studio in Meridian, Idaho and other locations by request.

Patricia Ford is a landscape painter who loves the great outdoors, particu-larly the scenes of the southwestern deserts and coastlines. Patricia’s work has been exhibited in local and national juried shows throughout the United States.

DeLee Grant spends her time between painting and fine art photog-raphy. Her favorite passion is working “en plein air” to capture landscapes in their natural light. Her art work can be found in many private collections throughout Canada, US, and Australia as well as public collections.

Peggy Marlatt is a self taught artist who had the honor of being Artist-in-Residence at Petrified Forest National Park in 2014 and Hubbell Trading Post Historic Site in 2015. Peggy finds that painting the Southwest provides a dramatic landscape, and pastels work well outdoors because of the intensity of the color and immediate application.

Valerie Orlemann is a realist land-scape painter working with oil on can-vas. Her work has been recognized in a variety of ways—winning awards at the St. George Art Festival, the River Runner’s Art Show in Green River and several awards for plein air painting at the Escalante Canyons Art Festival.


EntertainmentAll programming is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.*

Friday, September 23All entertainment is performed on the Festival Stage on the north end of Festival Plaza unless noted otherwise.

10am Kenny Hallcannonville, ut

Kenny is a singer of Western ballads and songs, who resides just over the hill to the west in beautiful Bryce Valley. He is a popular entertainer and has a great arsenal of songs that cross many Western genres. If we are lucky, he might even share a cowboy poem or two.

Noon Both Crowssouthwestern utah

Lottie Darger is a 21 year old singer/songwriter based in Southern Utah where she lives with her husband and two sons. She began writing songs at age 15 and admits to loving words and word play. Lottie’s band Both Crows assists her in the final development of her

songs. Initially, she composes a song’s melody on either piano or acoustic guitar and then runs the ideas by the band. Each member of the band develops their own unique contribution to the songs while Lottie steers the direction.

2pm Mikalenewashington city, ut

Mikalene has been per-forming country music professionally for 15 years. She and her band recently opened for Jo Dee Messina. Mikalene is an accomplished songwriter and has written songs for many projects. She has two albums of originals available on iTunes, Amazon, and on her website: mikalene.com

4pm Crook & the Bluffsalt lake city, ut

Psychedelic western blues rockers, Crook & the Bluff portray the sonic landscape they’ve been refining since the band’s birth in 2013 that is akin to the desert itself, whose vast wildness permeates their music. They’ve crafted a powerful stage pres-ence equipped with an arsenal of songs depicting lust, love, murder and malevolence. There is only one way to experience Crook & the Bluff—LIVE!

“—an unholy joining of tripped-out Western psychedelia and dirty desert blues—and proven that they’re masters of mood. And oh, do things get moody. Dense layers of reverberating guitar slowly grow into ground-shaking crescendos, then fade into ghostly atmosphere, over all of which echo Dath’s deep, booming lead vocals. And always looming at the center of the album is the ever-watchful desert, which, in Crook & the Bluff ’s hands, seems to take on a personality of its own.”—City Weekly

Saturday, September 24All entertainment is performed on the Festival Stage on the north end of Festival Plaza unless noted otherwise.

10am Less Than Lucidsouthern utah

Hailing from Southern Utah, Less than Lucid performs a wide range of genres—rock, alternative rock, blues and acoustic material, covering songs from acts like Pearl Jam, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Collective Soul, Sublime and others. Less Than Lucid also has several original songs and is preparing their first studio album.

Noon Closurest. george, ut

St. George-based Closure was formed 14 years ago with one purpose in mind . . . play good music that people like! Their set-list includes popular songs from most genres of music spanning multiple

decades. There is something for everyone at a Closure show.

2pm Mindy Dillardsalt lake city, ut

Mindy Dillard is an adventurer and an award-winning singer-songwriter. She plays clawham-mer, banjo and rhythm guitar, often in alternate tunings to accompany her electric and raw, crystal-clear voice. Her music pulsates with funky rhythmic grooves and sparkles with heart-felt storytelling. Mindy is a mythological scholar and has performed her one woman folk rock opera based on Grimm’s fairytales and

the work of Clarissa Pinkola Estes internationally. In June 2015 she won Susanne Millsaps perform-ing songwriter competition in Salt Lake City, Utah (which is also her hometown). She opened for folk icon John Gorka at the 2015 Utah Arts Festival. Mindy’s musical influences include Joni Mitchell, Dar Williams, Stephen Sondheim, and Ella Fitzger-ald. A genre bender, Mindy’s sound holds shades of old-time Appalachia, contemporary folk, gospel, musical theatre, and rhythm and blues. Through her music she seeks to transform the ordinary into the magical and poison into medicine. Visit mindydillard.com to find out more.

4pm Mary Kayeescalante, ut

Mary Kaye is an interna-tionally acclaimed and multiple award winning singer-songwriter and tours extensively with her unique brand of western roots music. She is a native born Texan and as a young woman ventured off to Utah where she “married her a cowboy.” Their family has deep western roots that go back six genera-tions. Mary Kaye now resides in Escalante where her large family is involved in cowboying, horse training, and all things Western. She has been married to her husband Brad for 30 years; they have ten children. Her distinguished songwriting and vocal abilities combined with her magnetic stage presence, beautiful guitar playing, and fun sense of humor make for a memorable perfor-mance. To hear more of Mary Kaye’s music, visit mary-kaye.com.

Evening Festival Finale*Saturday, September 24, Historic Escalante Showhouse, 50 W. Main St., $10 at door 8:30–11:30pm Crook & the Bluff

Come and hear the group in their second appear-ance at the Historic Escalante Showhouse follow-ing the Plein Air Award Ceremony. The Escalante Showhouse was built in 1938 by Lorin Griffin and was originally constructed as an entertain-ment hall and movie theater. It has been lovingly restored by the Steed family of Escalante.


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Patricia KimballDEMOKeep it Simple10am–noon(AM)

Scotty Mitchell*WORKSHOPPastels and Plein Air2:30–6:30pm(SM)

Schedule at a GlanceAll programming is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.*

NocturnePaint-Out*Stamp-in: 5–8pm(VI)

Patricia FordDEMONocturne Painting8pm (HR)

Friday, Sept 16 Saturday, Sept 17 Sunday, Sept 18 Monday, Sept 19

■PLEIN AIR EVENTS AND EXHIBITS■DEMOS/WORKSHOPS/OPEN STUDIOS/ HANDS-ON ART■SPEAKER SERIES■ENTERTAINMENT■SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Jacob TarazoffDEMOPainting Escalante at Night8pm(TP)

Lasting Impressions—Women Paint the CanyonsDEMOS4–6pm(SC)

Ranger Talk and CakeSPECIAL PROGRAMS1–2pm (VC)

FULL MOONTONIGHT!

Scotty Mitchell*WORKSHOPPastels and Plein Air2:30–6:30pm(SM)

Artist Welcome Cocktail Party*7pm(VI)

ESCALANTE LOCATIONS:CC Community CenterEO Escalante OutfittersES Historic Escalante ShowhouseFH Festival HallFP Festival PlazaHS Escalante High School

PE People’s ExchangeSC Slot Canyons Inn/N.C. GrillSF Sculpted Furniture/PotterySG Serenidad GalleryTP Town ParkVC Escalante Visitor CenterVI Vagabond Inn

BEYOND ESCALANTE:AM Anasazi State Park MuseumCA Calf Creek Recreation AreaHR Head of the Rocks OverlookSM Scotty Mitchell Studio

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Bonnie Griffith*HANDS-on ARTAlcohol Inks on Tiles7–9pm(VC)

Celebrate Public Lands Paint-Out*Stamp-in: 7–10am(CC)

Check-in: 2–5pm(CC)

Kellie Day*WORKSHOPMarvelous Mixed Media9am–4pm(VC)

Katy Ann FoxDEMOFlatting the Unflat2–4pm(TP)

Ace KvaleSPEAKERSixty Days to Nowhere7PM(VC)

Serenidad GalleryOPEN STUDIO9am–4pm(SG)

Artists’ Reception*7–9PM(VC)

Lisa Takata*WORKSHOPTravel Journey Discovery9am–5pm(VC)


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Artist-in-ResidenceEXHIBIT9am–5pm(CC)

QuiltsEXHIBIT9am–5pm(PE)

Featured ArtistsEXHIBIT9am–5pm(CC)

Carol BoldDEMOColor of the Wild7–9am(TP)

Bonnie Griffith*HANDS-on ARTPastel Paint Along3–5pm(FP)

Plein Air Exhibit & Art Sale9am–5pm(CC)

Overflow Art Sales in the Tent9am–5pm(FP)

Arts & CraftsFair9am–5pm(FP & FH)



Wayne Geary and LouiseFischmanHANDS-on ARTKid’s Mural Painting1:30–5pm(FP)

Judges Talk9–10am(CC)

Scotty GearyDEMOGetting More Comfortable with Watercolor10am–noon(TP)

Loretta DomaszewskiDEMOThe Quick Draw Quest1–3pm(CC)

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Lisa TakataSPEAKERMind Mapping to Capture the Beauty of Nature3pm (VC)

*Prelude music to be provided by Craig Sorenson and Curtis Oberhansley beginning at 6:30 pm.

Paul BogardKEYNOTE SPEAKERThe End of Night?7–9pm (HS)

Paula McNeillSPEAKERAppreciating the Work of Featured Artists and Featured Vendor 11am (VC)

Kenny HallWestern Ballads/Songs 10am(FP)

MikaleneCountry 2pm(FP)

Crook & the BluffBlues/Folk/Psychedelia4pm(FP)




Both CrowsSinger/Songwriter noon(FP)

The End of Night–Telescope ViewingSPECIAL PROGRAMSFollowing keynote speaker after 9pm (HS)

Jean ThomasHANDS-on ARTKid’s Kreative Kraftsvarious times throughout the day(FP)


Saturday, Sept 24

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Artist-in-ResidenceEXHIBIT9am–5pm(CC)

QuiltsEXHIBIT9am–5pm(PE)

Featured ArtistsEXHIBIT9am–5pm(CC)

Scotty MitchellOPEN STUDIO10am–3pm(SM)

Plein Air Exhibit & Art Sale9am–5pm(CC)

Overflow Art Sales in the Tent9am–5pm(FP)

Arts & CraftsFair9am–5pm(FP & FH)

Plein Air Award Ceremony & Reception6–8pm

Silent Auction closes: 6:30pmAwards Presentation: 7pm(CC)



Women Paint the CanyonsPanel DiscussionSPECIAL PROGRAMS2–3pm (VC)

Pop Up Artists at Calf CreekDEMO8–10am (CA)

Joshua BairdDEMOIntro to Painting with Oils10am–noon(VC)

Lisa HartmanHANDS-on ARTStar Booksnoon–3pm(FP)

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Christa SadlerSPEAKERDeep Time on the Grand Staircase3pm (VC)

Lisbeth Louderback &Bruce PavlikSPEAKERSFour Corners Potato11am (VC)

Festival Finale Brunch*Last chance to purchase art!9–11am(EO)

Less Than LucidRock/Blues & Acoustic10am (FP)

ClosurePopular Genresnoon(FP)

Mindy DillardSinger/Songwriter 2pm(FP)

Mary KayeWestern Roots4pm(FP)

Crook & the Bluff* Blues/Folk/Psychedelia 8:30–11:30pm (ES)

Scott ThybonySPEAKERThe Disappearances1pm (VC)




Sculptured Furniture/Primitive PotteryOPEN STUDIO9–11am(SF)

Jean ThomasHANDS-on ARTKid’s Kreative Kraftsvarious times throughout the day(FP)

Plein Air MagazineSouth Central CommunicationSouthern Utah Independent

PublishingSouthwest Art MagazineUtah Public Radio–KUPR

SPECIAL THANKSBLM Grand Staircase–Escalante

National MonumentEscalante OutfittersEnvision EscalanteEscalante City Escalante Elementary SchoolEscalante High SchoolEscalante Interagency Visitor CenterEscalante Petrified Forest State ParkEscalante ShowhouseNPS–Glen Canyon National

Recreation AreaSlot Canyons Inn/North Creek GrillUSFS–Dixie National Forest

FOUNDING FUNDERSSteve RobertsThe Family of Georgie Meinert(Mark Austin & Paige and Steve

Witzdam)Winnie Washburn and Harriet PriskaKent CottamArnold & Deon AlveyGarfield County Commission &

Travel CouncilGibbs SmithThe Ruess Family

COLORADO PLATEAU ($5000+)Garfield County Office of TourismUtah Office of Tourism

ESCALANTE CANYONS ($2500+)Escalante CityBob & Karin Simmons

AQUARIUS PLATEAU ($1000+)Glen Canyon Natural History

Association–Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument Aid-to-Park Program

Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area

Steve RobertsThe Family of Georgie Meinert(Mark Austin & Page and Steve

Witzdam)The Waggoners (Dennis, Dana,

Nate & Kris)

GRAND STAIRCASE ($500+)Circle D Motel & EateryGrand Staircase–Escalante PartnersGibbs & Catherine Smith

KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU ($250+)Melanie Boone-ReznickDennis & Jean BrambleClarke’s MarketCottam’s 66Garkane EnergyDale & Marty HenrieRuthanne OliverThe Rexes (Joette Marie,

Adam & Kristen)Jana Thompson & Mike Wracher

CIRCLE CLIFFS ($100+)Arnold & Deon AlveyCanyons of the Escalante RV ParkGael & Tom HillFred KovolSandy LarsenJens & Kathy MuntheSerenidad GalleryJeanne & Steve SeymourLaura & Jim SmithPaul & Catherine ThalmannJoann VitaleVicki Wren & Mark Saunto

GLEN CANYON ($50+)Allysia AngusBen & Becca BensonBurr Trail OutpostCowboy Country InnKim & Hank Duffy

DONATIONSCanyons of the Escalante RV ParkEtched MagazineEscalante Petrified Forest State ParkLora GaleNevada Public Radio–KNPRKRCL RadioKUER RadioKim Norris

Funders, Donors, & Supporters

Many thanks to our generous and amazing funders, donors, volunteers and supporters.

The Escalante Canyons Art Festival is a program of Envision Escalante, a non-profit 501c3 organization that seeks to be a catalyst for a vibrant, self-sustaining community by encouraging an appreciation of the arts, working towards preserving the local heritage, and fostering community pride.

Documents

2016 Festival Program