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Harriman State Park

*** August 4 - 9, 2024 *** 

This retreat will be at Harriman State Park of Idaho located less than 40 miles from Yellowstone National Park, offering over 20 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use. Artists, Daniel & Kara Hidalgo, are your hosts and will be offering guidance as well as cooking for you. This is a stay & play retreat with painting sessions happening within a short walk from your cabin.  Participants will stay in one-room cabins with either a Queen bed or two Twin beds and a bathroom, dorm fridge, desk and chair.  Right next to the cabins is the conference / dining room with a bathroom and the commercial kitchen where we'll all gather to eat.  All meals are provided. 

Learn more about your hosts, Daniel & Kara Hidalgo, here.

COST: $1,100.00 - $1,430.00
Lodging and all meals included.
Check-in Sunday, August 4, 4:00 p.m.  Check-out Friday, August 9, 11:00 a.m.

Harriman Park Info:     Leaders  |  Lodging Info

WHAT IS INCLUDED? Lodging (some private cabins, some shared cabins, each with a private bathroom, dorm sized fridge and covered porch) and all meals in the retreat's common area dining room.  Participants are responsible for their own transportation to/from the airport (Idaho Falls, Idaho is 1.25 hr away or Jackson Hole, WY is 2.75 hrs away) to/from the cabins at Harriman State Park of Idaho.

SMALL GROUP RETREAT (not a workshop)
There are usually less than 12 art participants total, including the leaders.

INSTRUCTION
There will be NO formal lectures or instruction. Your leaders are there to offer guidance and advice, if you need it, as you paint. You are always welcome to paint alongside them! This is mostly about people painting together for camaraderie and sharing the experience of creating art on location, en plein air.  At lunchtime, we'll do a Show & Tell peer critique where you'll have opportunities to learn from all the artists.  See the link to Peer Critiques at the bottom of this page to learn more.

Note: There is no ART SHOW in 2024 as Harriman Park has chosen not to host Harriman Heritage Days this year.

MORE ABOUT HARRIMAN PARK
There are so many wonderful things to paint at Harriman State Park:

  • paint the historic cabins and ranch buildings that surround you
  • walk or drive over to Silver Lake to paint (Trumpeter Swans gather here!)
  • stroll over to the Henry's Fork of the Snake River
  • bike the 6.9 mile Thurmon Creek Loop to paint the lake, creek and evergreen forest 
  • watch the horse drive that takes place each night as Dry Creek Outfitters moves the horses to open pastures, or even enjoy one of their trail rides

What else is nearby?

  • Yellowstone National Park (38 miles to the West Yellowstone entrance)
  • Henry's Lake State Park (25 miles away)
  • Mesa Falls Scenic Byway (Idaho Highway 47) starts 12 miles from the Ranch
  • Big Springs Nature Trail (20 miles away)
  • Island Park Golf Course (17 miles away)

This Retreat is your chance to network and learn from other artists as well as the leaders. For more information about Harriman State Park of Idaho, visit https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/state-parks/harriman-state-park/

Plein Air in the Parks at Harriman State Park

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