For Immediate Release: 6/30/11
Michael French
Public Information Officer
Southern Utah University
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Office: (435) 865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: SUMA ART HIKES, CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT, J. BRAD HOLT
WHAT: SUMA Art Hikes have been created to provide an opportunity for the southern Utah community to discover the special places that local artists gain inspiration for their art. Participants will get to hike to these inspiring locations with the artist as well as a representative from the Public Lands who will educate and enlighten the hikers to learn more about these unique locales. Join artist J. Brad Holt for a scenic hike through Cedar Breaks National Monument.
WHO: SUMA, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Community Engagement Committee
WHEN: Saturday, July 16, 2011
TIME: 9:00am
WHERE: Cedar City Main Street Park, east side (near main pavilion), Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Free and open to the general public. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
INFO: (435) 586-5462 or visiting www.suu.edu/pva/suma.
SUU’s SUMA Community Engagement Committee
Continues Free Art Hikes with J. Brad Holt
to Cedar Breaks National Monument
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Art enthusiasts from southern Utah are experiencing the regional landscape through the eyes of acclaimed artists through a remarkable series of hikes -- the SUMA Art Hikes. On Saturday, July 16, 2011, hikers can join renowned Cedar City artist J. Brad Holt in the final hike of the season to Cedar Breaks National Monument which coincides with the annual Wildflower Festival. Come prepared for hiking in meadows that may be muddy due to this year’s heavy snowfall. The approximately less-than-one mile hike and art activity, including driving time, will last until about 1 or 2 pm. The Art Hikes have been created by the Southern Utah Museum of Art’s (SUMA) Community Engagement Committee to build public awareness for the future museum. All SUMA Art Hikes are free and open to all ages and abilities.
SUMA Art Hikes have been created to provide an opportunity for the southern Utah community to discover the special places where local artists gain inspiration for their art. Participants will get to hike to these inspiring locations with the artist as well as a representative from the Public Lands who will educate and enlighten the hikers to learn more about these unique locales. In addition, all participants are encouraged to bring their own art supplies (sketch books, pencils, pastels, watercolors or whatever a hiker’s media) and cameras to capture the natural beauty of the region for themselves.
On Saturday, July 16, 2011, J. Brad Holt will hike to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Holt grew up in Cedar City, Utah. He is a graduate of Cedar City High School, and Southern Utah University. He spent childhood summers working on his Grandfather’s ranch in Orderville Utah, hauling hay and punching cows. At age seventeen he joined the Utah Army National Guard, and served for the next twenty years as a member of HHB 2/222 FA BN. Holt is a musician specializing in early woodwinds. He spent several seasons as a musician and performer with the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah. For the SUMA Art Hike series, Holt created the poster art.
SUMA Art Hikes are free and open to the entire community. All ages are welcome. Hikers will meet at Cedar City Main Street Park, east side (near main pavilion) at 9 am. Participants are welcome to bring their own art supplies. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Hikers need to provide: Own transportation, an adequate lunch, sturdy hiking shoes or boots, knapsack, a minimum one quart of water per person, rain jacket, personal first aid kit, sun screen protection, and layered, comfortable clothing (for any type of weather). Walking sticks and insect repellant are recommended but not required.
Joanne Brattain and Diane Strachan, co-chairs of the SUMA Community Engagement Committee, gratefully acknowledge Anne Smith, SUU Instructor, Outdoor Recreation in Parks and Tourism (ORPT), Coordinator, Outdoor Education Series, for creating this special hike series and Ann Salviazul of the former Blue Sage Art Gallery in Cedar City for coordinating the artists’ participation. Brattain and Strachan would like to express their gratitude to Cedar City Leisure Services, the Family Hike Series, the National Parks Service and the Cedar City and St. George offices of the Bureau of Land Management for their support of this project.
For more information, contact Anne Smith at smith_a@suu.edu or Joan Anderson, SUU PE Dept. Secretary, at (435)586-7816. Additional information can be obtained by calling (435) 586-5462 or visiting www.suu.edu/pva/suma.
To make a contribution to SUMA, please contact Donna Law, Director of Development: CPVA, at 435-865-8182 or law@suu.edu. Contributions can be made online at www.suu.edu/pva/suma.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by email at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
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