Summer 2026

CHELENZO FARMS & Ecoartspace

June 15-18, 2026. Los Cerrillos, New Mexico. Thank you to Patricia Watts of ecoartspace and Lorenzo and Chelsea Dominguez of Chelenzo Farms. Students learned about regenerative farming and connective aesthetics through discussions, readings, group meals, garden tours, cheese making and goat milking. A collaborative drawing project with led by Carol Flueckiger pondered how practicing basic drawing methods such as negative space, color dripping and continuous line could deepen our connective experiences to the environment and our food sources. Special Thank you to Associate Professor of Art Education Andrés Peralta for teaming up to co-create this experience and anchor students in Eco Art, Futurism & Foodways, AgriTech, Green Humanities and Blue Humanities. This trip was generously funded by School of Art and Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Art 5350 Imaginary Futures. (6) Mia Deleon, Art Education, Jenny Eskew, MAE, Leigh Harrison, MAE, Mikayla Haynie, MAE, Courtney Lamb, Art Education, Liz Perez, Art Education.

Ogallala Commons Playa Classroom

June 6, 2026. Nazareth, TX. Drawing Playa Wetlands workshop at the Playa Classroom in Nazareth, TX for the Playa Management Course participants. Twenty people gathered to draw and experience a playa wetland. Thank you to our workshop leaders: Jose Barrientos, Nature Journalist, Darryl Birkenfeld, Playa Wetlands expert and myself, Carol Flueckiger, Artist.

Playa Field Day for Playa Management Course. (14)