 Continuing
with a tradition founded by professor John Wenger, Wilderness
Studio is a field-based workshop, taking place in various
zones in northern New Mexico over a two-week period
in late May.
Participants in this program are guided to various
wilderness areas where they engage with notions of place,
land and environment in a total emersion situation.
The lack of distractions, the around the clock art making
and the community of peers dealing with similar issues
allows students to push boundaries, ride edges and explore
the tools available to the artist – whether they
be paint, digital media, or the river itself.
 By
getting out into the world, students are presented with
direct, visual information that comes from spending
time in particular locals. This is then coupled with
cultural and intellectual information about the areas
visited; presented by guest scholars, reading materials
and group discussions. Both forms of information come
together as students explore their personal image making
agendas.
We will be addressing issues such as: What does it
mean to be an artist in New Mexico? What are the historical
and cultural overlays of wilderness areas? What comprises
the geologic and geographic elements of these zones?
What is the lure of “journey” as it relates
to the wild? What are the current politics surrounding
these environments? And, what does it mean to redefine
the term “studio”?
 Camping
is an essential component to this course. Students need
to be well-equipped and familiar with outdoor living.
The fee for this course is $250. In addition students
are put in groups and asked to provide dinner meals
for the class 2-3 times during the duration of the course.
For further information
Please contact
Erika Osborne
Email: osbornee@unm.edu
Tracy Stuckey
Email: tstuc12@yahoo.com
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