Land Art Shuttle bus leaves Blue Star Contemporary Art Complex for Toyota Visitors’ Center (Free; registration required)

 

9-10:30am = Land Art

Presenter:  Chris Taylor, Texas Tech University, Land Arts of the American West

 

10:30am-12:00noon = Land Use

Presenter:  Erik Knutzen, Center for Land Use Interpretation

 

12noon - 1pm = Tailgate lunch in Toyota Parking Lot (seriously!)

A $6.50 (cash or check only; exact change appreciated) box lunch (with veggie option) will be available; or feel free to bring your own

 

1pm-2pm = Land Art In The Rear View Mirror

Intro:  Kathy Vargas, Artist

Presenter:  Lucy Lippard, Writer, Activist, Curator

2:15-4pm = Land Heritage

Presenters:  Ramon Vasquez, American Indians-Texas: Spanish Colonial Missions

Dr. Alston Thoms, Archeologist, Texas A & M Department of Anthropology

 

4-4:15pm = Land Visit

Travel to Land Heritage Institute property

4:15pm = LHI Orientation

 

4:30-5:30pm = Land Walk & Ride / Hikes & hayrides

Options = Sign-up at lunch for one of the following:

1/ Hayride to visit Longhorn herd; view LHI archaeological sites

2/ Hike to the river to view riparian habitats

3/ Follow Land Art of the American West students as the make preliminary project conceptualizations

3/ Leisurely explore a length of the new Medina River Trail

 

5:30-6:45pm = Land Locked

Reception celebrating the 2009 LHI/FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-USA collaborative commission ‘The Corn Crib’ by San Antonio artist Ansen Seale, a TCA-funded LHI/American Indians in Texas collaborative installation by San Antonio artist Daniel Saldaña

 

7PM sharp

Land Art Shuttle Bus from LHI property to Blue Star Contemporary Art Center (Free; registration required)

 

Living on the Land

Camping on LHI grounds by Texas Tech’s “Land Arts of the American West” participants

WHAT TO WEAR ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON:

WHEN VISITING THE LHI PROPERTY IN THE AUTUMN, ONE SHOULD WEAR COVERED WALKING SHOES THAT CAN CARRY DUST OR MUD; SOCKS AND FULL LENGTH TROUSERS THAT CAN PROTECT YOU FROM BRUSHING AGAINST BRUSH, ANT HILLS, CACTI, ETC.; YOU MAY WISH TO HAVE YOUR ARMS COVERED.  SOME INSECT REPELLENT WILL BE AVAILABLE, BUT YOU MAY WISH TO BRING YOUR OWN, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS RECENTLY RAINED.

WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE LHI PROPERTY:

No smoking, this is imperative for fear of fires.

Port-o-potties.

Fire ants, but there are lots of friendlier ants that just look mean.

Mosquitos.

Snakes, yes, there are lots of snakes out right now including rattlesnakes and copperheads; there is also the possibility of encountering cotton mouth water moccasins and coral snakes, both of which are also poisonous.

Stay out of high grass or weeds; don’t pick up any boards, tin, rocks, brush, etc., without first turning it over with something besides your hands or feet.

You are advised to travel in packs or as pairs near packs.

Independent pairs and singles should travel on paved trails only.

ALL SYMPOSIUM DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE