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Regenerations: Nature & Despair - Accompanying & Transforming Grief
Immerse yourself in an all day backcountry excursion into the wilderness complimented with exercises and explorations into art and writing. Acknowledge the difficulty of despair that is a part of being awake to these turbulent times and destruction of the environment. Explore how to creatively honor the wisdom of grief that can propel the hero’s and heroine’s journey forward towards empowerment and positive action. Learn how to process and express these raw emotions through land + art sculpture projects and powerful yet organized writing. Nature & Despair: Accompanying & Transforming Grief is the third part of the series Regenerations: Cultivating Connections to Earth, Art & Activism and takes place Sunday, August 20 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Experiment with writing and visual art, finding new ways to express your passion, purpose and persuasion. Make art with the landscape, using both introduced and natural materials to create conversation and statement in nature. Learn to free flow write without editing, discover cutting verbs, seamlessly incorporate facts. Wander among details, senses and metaphor. Write love letters to nature and motivating notes to politicians. Learn about nature writers and artist activists. It’s a full-day hiking immersion to slow down, tap in, and allow the modern world to fall away. The course is collaboratively taught by visual artist and certified Nature Connected Coach and environmental writer Molly Murfee. Registration is $120 plus $5 materials fee. For more information visit www.earthartactivism.com. Register at www.western.edu/extendedstudies.com.
Date and Time
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT
Sunday, August 20. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location
Backcountry of Crested Butte
Fees/Admission
$120 + $5 materials fee
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Contact Information
970-444-2218.
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