The
former D. H. Lawrence Ranch Summer Art Projects
were created in 1981 to help enhance original and
creative approaches to teaching and making art directly
related to this special Northern New Mexico mountain
and canyon environment.
Over the years, various Arts faculty have formulated
experimental approaches to this workshop. This is
an intense concentrated workshop experience that
occurs from early morning to late evening sessions
throughout a 17-day period. |
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Students
working together in this unique situation benefit
in ways that are unavailable in traditional class
format. When artists and scholars exit their traditional
urban environment, nature based formats become crucial
to forming deeper and more encompassing thresholds
of awareness. The professors and students involved
benefit from fresh developments in this field study
format and thus bring exciting new and experimental
approaches to their regular semester's teaching
and studio directions. Participants of this workshop
often go on to become our most accomplished graduate
and honors students.
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The following
artists, scholars and writers have helped develop
this research/teaching
project; their original concept course offerings
over the seasons and years are cerain
testimony to the spirit of this particular approach
in teaching art. Visiting artists within
each class structure have had important contributions
as well.
- Robert Ellis,
Professor Emeritus,
UNM Art & Art History, Landscape (Painting)
- John Wenger,
Professor Emeritus,
UNM Art & Art History, Wilderness Studio
(Varied Media)
- Basia Irland,
Professor, UNM
Art & Art History, Site Specific Art (Sculpture)
- Michael Cook,
Professor, UNM
Art & Art History, Nature & Technology
(Video)
- Eugenia Janis,
Professor, UNM
Art & Art History, Crossing Open Ground
(Writing)
- Jim Jacob, Faculty,
UNM Art & Art History, (Painting & Drawing)
- Jane Abrams,
Professor Emeritus, UNM Art & Art History
(Painting)
- Dennis Farber,
Assistant Professor,
UNM Art & Art History, Outside Influences
(Mixed Media)
- John Dunn, Visiting
Faculty, UNM Art & Art History, Materials
& Processes
- Margery Amdur,
Assistant Professor, UNM Art & Art History,
Mythological Adventuring (Mixed Media)
- Steve Barry,
Associate Professor,
UNM Art & Art History, Columbia River Drift
Boat Project, (Mixed
Media Sculpture)
- Jackie Tileston,
Assistant Professor,
UNM Art & Art History, Painting
- Patrick Nagatani,
Professor, UNM
Art & Art History, Creativity Workshop
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