Utah Visual Arts Program Newsletter- November 23, 2012

VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIP 2013 DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2013 Each year Utah Arts & Museums awards two, $10,000 fellowships to outstanding professional artists to acknowledge their excellence and encourage their careers. Fellowships are available for individual artists practicing painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, bookmaking, crafts, and new genres. For additional information and application click here.  Jared Clark, Bleeder Series - Fellowship Recipient 2012 TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS Threads of the Silk Road Utah State Capitol 4th Floor Gallery NOV 19 - DEC 22, 2012 Threads of the Silk Road features evocative photographs of village life in Central Asia, along the historic Silk Road. This collection depicts surviving remnants of this ancient trade route and the descendants of its people, captured by photographer Edgar Gomez. For additional information on Traveling Exhibitions statewide click here. Edgar Gomez HAVE YOU VOTED?The Rio Gallery is nominated for the Salt Lake Tribune's Choice Awards for best gallery. Vote today! Click here. ARTS DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE FEBRUARY 5, 2013Join Friends of Art Works for Kids! and the Utah Arts Council Board of Directors for the second annual Arts Day at the Legislature. Patrons of the arts will advocate and talk with their state senators and representatives in the Capitol Rotunda.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS The Last Fifty: Modern and Contemporary Works from the Utah State Fine Art Collection Alice Merrill Horne Gallery NOV 26, 2012 - FEB 8, 2013 The Last Fifty is a selection of works from 1962 to the present. Included in this exhibition are examples of more traditional, natural and urban landscapes by artists such as LeConte Stewart and Richard J. Van Wagoner, that contrast with works influenced by modernist movements evident in the works of Lee Deffebach, Edward Maryon and Anna Campbell Bliss. Other contemporary artists address themes of place, spirituality, identity and environment.  Richard Van Wagoner, After the Rush Hour, ca. 1986 We All Like Figgy Pudding Rio Gallery DEC 7, 2012 - JAN 4, 2013 Join us for Holiday Stroll December 7, 6-9pm Curated  by Salt Lake Gallery Stroll, this exhibition represents a variety of media and styles from contemporary artists. "Each piece evokes aspects of the holidays that are often overlooked in the commercial flurry of the season. Through this exhibit we invited the viewer to step away from preconceived notions of what the holidays should be, to settle in and enjoy the many unpredictable moments." Kristina Robb, Executive Director - Salt Lake Gallery Stroll Carolyn Coalson RECENT ACQUISITIONSCongratulations to Van Chu, whose work Mushroom and Trees, was selected by the Acquisitions Committee for purchase from the Statewide Annual: Craft and Photography Exhibition. This work is now part of the Utah State Fine Art Collection.  Statewide Annual closes on November 30th at the Rio Gallery if you haven't seen it yet.

ArtOps is dedicated to bringing local, national and international visual art opportunities to Utah artists.  FEATURED ARTOP Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complex Letters of interest and qualifications are requested from artists interested in creating art for the public areas of the new Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts & Education Complexon the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2012 For complete guidelines click here. For a complete listing of regularly updated visual ArtOpsclick here.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COLLECTION Everett Ruess, something of a Utah folk hero, was a young artist and writer who wandered the deserts and canyons of southwestern Utah. He mysteriously disappeared into the Escalante canyonlands in 1934, and was never heard from again. A loner and explorer, Ruess would produce small block prints to trade or barter for supplies. A collection of these prints survive as part of the Utah State Fine Art Collection, and are currently on display through December 20, 2012 at the Marriott Library as part of our Traveling Exhibitions Program. Everett Ruess, Granite and Cypress, Wood block print VISUAL ARTS STAFF Laura Durham - 801.245.7270 ManagerFelicia Baca -  801.245.7272Coordinator Jim Glenn - 801.245.7271 Public Art & Collections Manager  Fletcher Booth - 801.201.1197 Traveling Exhibitions Emily Johnson - 801.363.0298 Collections Registrar