Join us for a week of creativity and color as 20 nationally acclaimed plein air artists paint the Great Smoky Mountains and the surrounding region. Throughout the week, you’re invited to experience plein air painting in the way that interests you most – watch artists at work, pick up a brush yourself, or collect an original […]
This immersive weekend course is designed to sharpen your skills as an observer, interpreter, and storyteller of the natural world, giving you the tools to carry your curiosity into any landscape. Develop core habits that professional scientists and lifelong naturalists use to deepen their understanding of the natural world. We’ll spend time journaling, sketching, taking […]
During this adventure, you’ll stay on Tremont’s campus inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each day will begin with a hearty breakfast and packing a trail lunch. Then, the group will travel to the trail location for the day’s hike and return mid to late afternoon to relax and/or socialize. In the evenings, you’ll be […]
This course covers the use of light, composition, equipment, and timing to capture beautiful mountain landscapes, intimate stream scenes, fascinating textures, native wildlife, and brilliant sunrises. This program blends field excursions to prime locations - Foothills Parkway, Elkmont, Cades Cove and more. All levels. Register online.
This weekend workshop explores the geological backbone of the Southern Appalachians — how ancient seas, shifting plates, and millions of years of uplift and erosion created today’s mountains, valleys, and ridges. Practice basic field geology skills: examining outcrops, reading rock layers, and identifying features like folds, faults, and metamorphic changes. Register online.
From elusive black bears to darting bats and tiny shrews, the Smokies are home to an incredible variety of mammals — some iconic, some hidden, and all essential to the ecosystem. This weekend course invites you to look beyond fleeting sightings to understand how mammals live, move, and interact with their environment. Register online.
