This year we are planning a one-day "Paint Out" event open to any registered artist. The artists will paint together, in one spot for several hours, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM* on Wednesday, September 22. A $250.00 cash prize will be awarded to the artist who does the best painting or drawing as chosen by his peers. Artists will choose the winner by casting a vote at 5:00 PM. This is in addition to the other awards given out during the festival. The cash prize will be awarded in the evening at the Artists’ Reception at the GSENM Visitor’s Center. The location for the “Paint Out” is on the property of Slot Canyons Inn, http://www.slotcanyonsinn.com/, located off Highway 12 on Widstoe/North Canyon Road, approximately 5 miles west of Escalante.

*Subject to change.


2005 winning oil entry by Darrell Thomas at the future site of the Slot Canyons Inn

Workshop: Handmade Books for Kids

We are pleased to announce a special childrens workshop "Handmade Books for Kids". It will be taught by Paula McNeill Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Grades 4-6 (15 limit)
Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Escalante Public Library located across the Festival Plaza from the Community Center, in the building just north of the Exhibit Hall.

Exhibit: Three local Artists

An exhibition of watercolor, acrylic and fiber works by Sharon Graf, Bradley Spencer and Ruthanne Oliver will be on display at Anasazi State Park in Boulder from August 30, 2010 through October 9, 2010.
Located on Highway 12 in Boulder Utah.

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For more information, please contact:
Escalante Canyons Art Festival/ Everett Ruess Days
PO Box 40
Escalante, UT 84726
Tel: (435) 826-4199 or (435) 826-4810
info@envisionescalante.org