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
Botanist, Educator, and Illustrator
Carpenter, Chief Technical Officer & Board Member at Sail Cargo
Author, Nature Guide & Instructor for Tropical Ecology Courses
University of Utah