CURRICULUM


LFTCR Field Art School and its students seek to engage in place-based learning and place-generated research, especifically at the Monteverde Cloud Rainforest.
Concepts such as kinship, relationality and reciprocity are guiding principles.
Among the school’s activities and workshops are:

  • Hikes in the Monteverde Cloud Forest with local naturalist guides 
  • Learning about Epiphytes Plants, led by Nalini Nadkarni
  • Permaculture with a focus on Art and Design 
  • Native Plant Walks, led by Willow Zuchowski 
  • Natural Textile Dyes, led Paula Nijamkin 
  • Community Public Art Projects, led by Juan Ortiz-Apuy 
  • Bioconstruction, led by Lynx Guimond
  • Forest Therapy, led by Gimena Chaves
  • Rainforest Night Walks, led by Mark Wainwright
  • Readings, Screenings and Group Discussions,  led by Juan Ortiz-Apuy

COLLABORATORS


Willow Zuchowski
Botanist, Educator, and Illustrator
Lynx Guimond  
Carpenter, Chief Technical Officer & Board Member at Sail Cargo 
Mark Wainwright  
Author, Nature Guide & Instructor for Tropical Ecology Courses 
Prof. Nalini Nadkarni  
University of Utah