Final Summer Choral Institute Session @ SL Choral Artists (SLC: July 18-20)

Join us for our final session of Summer Choral Institute!
July 18-20
Robert Ray's Gospel Mass and Gospel Magnificat

It'll have you clappin', tappin' and singing praise like you've never done before!

Register online at www.saltlakechoralartists.org/sci

Bring a friend and create great memories!
And sign up your high school students for our High School Retreat, Aug. 14-16, 2013.

Join over 200 students in three days of exciting music making!

  www.saltlakechoralartists.org

ZAP Brown Bag: Love UT, Give UT (SLC: 8.19.13)

ZAP Brown Bag-Our role in your success LoveUT GiveUT, grantmaking and training opportunities

Monday, August 19, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (MDT)
Salt Lake City, UT

Join us for a Brown Bag Presentation Monday, August 19th from Noon-1pm in the North Bldg. (Room N4017) of The Salt Lake County Government Center.
Presentation Title:Our role in your success LoveUT GiveUT, grantmaking and training opportunities

Guest Speaker: Fraser Nelson, The Community Foundation of Utah

Art of the National Parks @ Suu's Braithwaite Gallery (Cedar City: Now - 8/31/13)

SUU’S BRAITHWAITE GALLERY’S

ART INVITATIONAL ARTISTS FEATURED IN NEW PUBLICATION

“ART OF THE NATIONAL PARKS”

 Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: The majestic beauty of Zion National Park has inspired countless artists to capture its wonder on canvas. Several distinguished regional artists whose work can be viewed in the Southern Utah Art Invitational Exhibition & Sale, now at SUU’s Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, have had their art included in the new publication, Art of the National Parks. Recently published by Fresco Books, this new work includes a chapter on Zion National Park that features work by Arlene Braithwaite, Royden Card, Roland Lee and the lateJim Jones. This handsome volume is available at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery Gift Shop, located in the Gallery which is on the lower level of the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Building on the campus of Southern Utah University.

This Southern Utah Art Invitational Exhibition & Sale runs through August 31, 2013 at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery located on the lower level of the Braithwaite Building on the Southern Utah University campus. The gallery’s summer hours are Mon–Sat, 10am–8pm. Admission is free, and the general public is encouraged to attend.

One of the works featured in the book is Arlene Braithwaite’s vibrant pastel, “Sunrise, Towers of the Virgin” which is included in the Art Invitational. Arlene continually draws inspiration from vistas located in Zion National Park. "Sunrise anywhere in Zion is magical, but for me the best place to start the day is the observation point at the end of the Canyon Overlook Trail. As the sun hits the Towers, canyon wrens call in the morning chill and the light changes quickly. I took photographs as reference and back in the studio I added clouds and a streak of light in the foreground with the goal of suggesting the dynamics of fleeting daybreak."

The book also showcases Jim Jones’ “Zion from Gooseberry Mesa,” which will be housed in the Jim Jones Gallery in the forthcoming Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), which will be part of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Southern Utah University. A giclee of the Jones’ piece is currently available for purchase through the Gallery Gift Shop, along with several prints by Roland Lee.

Inspired by nineteenth-century painters and photographers, Congress passed legislation preserving America’s spectacular natural resources for the enjoyment of all. Today, artists continue to play a significant role in interpreting these iconic panoramas, intimate corners, and diverse wildlife within our national parks. In Art of the National Parks, seventy painters and sculptors offer distinctive visions of eight of the nation’s most beloved wild lands: Acadia, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion. Susan Hallsten McGarry, well-known author and curator, guides readers on a lively journey through the artists’ styles, techniques, and philosophies. Art historian/author Jean Stern, director of the Irvine Museum, discusses the historic artists who put into motion our nation’s conservation consciousness. And Terry Lawson Dunn, biologist and educator, highlights the national parks’ ecological successes and challenges. With more than 450 artworks, this glorious, large-format book is a must for anyone who has hiked the trails, watched a sunset, marveled at buffalo herds, or yearned to experience our nation’s mythic and transformative vistas. It is also an indispensable compendium of artists who are at the forefront of twenty-first-century American landscape and wildlife art.   

Featuring works by some of Southern Utah’s most celebrated artists, the Southern Utah Art Invitational Exhibition and Sale will display more than 150 pieces from various mediums including painting, photography, jewelry and ceramics. The exhibition will feature breath-taking pastels by Arlene Braithwaite, vibrant paintings by Ron Spears, Royden Card, Valerie Orlemann and J. Brad Holt, colorful glasswork by Carrie Trenholm, masterful photography by Michael Plyler, stunning ceramics by Susan Harris and distinctive pottery by Harold Snider. Works on display can be purchased on site at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery during the exhibition.

For more information about the two distinctive exhibitions at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, please call (435) 586-5432, or visit www.edu/pva/artgallery.

NEWS: State & Local News

State & Local News

According to NH Citizens for the Arts, the New Hampshire biennial budget for FY2014- FY15 includes an increase for the arts. The increases initially proposed for the Department of Cultural Resources and the NH Council on the Arts in the Governor's budget were lowered somewhat in the House, but the House recommendation was retained by the Senate and included in the final state budget. The state appropriation for FY2015 for the Division of the Arts is listed as $381,824, up from the FY2013 appropriation of $341,377. Ohio Citizens for the Arts set a goal to increase public funding for arts and culture through the Ohio Arts Council at $22.4 million for the FY2014-2015 biennium. With support from arts advocates across the state, they met and exceeded their goal as an appropriation of $22,698,408 was allocated to the arts. This represents a nearly 32% increase, up from the $17,211,408 allocated in FY2012-2013. Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have begun training to fulfill the district’s new arts integration plan. The plan, which district officials will post later this month, calls for some physical education teachers to teach introductory courses in dance and for Language Arts teachers at some schools to take on theater instruction. Teachers will be encouraged to teach integrated lessons – where art is taught alongside a subject like Math or English. Teachers at the training were very supportive of arts integration, but several said it adds to an overwhelming list of requirements. Some arts teachers are worried that arts integration may push things like learning violin to the sidelines. "There's always a fear that when you integrate arts into the general classroom that it might mean that the arts sort of disappear," says Kerry Buchman, a teacher in the district. As Detroit, Michigan’s emergency manager is enmeshed in negotiations with the creditors that hold the city’s $18-billion debt, officials at the Detroit Institute of the Arts (DIA) have reason to believe that the museum might be forced to raise cash for the city. While the emergency manager has stated that he has no plans to sell the art, his spokesperson has cautioned that the city cannot guarantee the museum’s protection. DIA officials fear a domino effect: They say if the museum were forced to raise cash for Detroit by selling art or embracing various rental ideas, future donations of art and money would disappear. They also think they could lose the millage revenue that was earned through a ballot initiative last year. The Minnesota Orchestra, in the midst of a lengthy lockout of its musicians over a contract dispute, says it will return $960,000 to the Minnesota State Arts Board that was intended to be used for operating expenses through the end of June. The Orchestra says it had promised the Legislature that it wouldn't use the Arts Board grant until it reached a settlement with the musicians and that settlement has not yet happened. Orchestra President and CEO Michael Henson said in the statement, "We’ve now reached the end of the state’s fiscal year and granting period and consistent with our pledge, we plan to return the funds." Many Minnesota artists and arts supporters are irate over recent changes to Minnesota State Arts Boards grants. In the final days of the legislative session, lawmakers redefined how grant funds may be used for travel. Previously, artists could use a portion of their grant money to travel anywhere for work related to their project and they could use grant money to bring other artists into Minnesota from elsewhere. During the legislative session, an amendment was offered to a bill that restricted travel to be used by Minnesota artists within the state. Arts advocate State Senator Richard Cohen was surprised to learn of the out-of-state travel and said that the amendment passed unanimously and without dissent. Teachers from across South Carolina learned how to infuse a little STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) power during the Muse Machine Institute, presented by the Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg. The professional development opportunity focused on creativity and arts integration. The group of 30 represented teachers from across all grade levels and subject areas. The workshop was conducted under the direction of Hightower and Randy Barron, a teaching artist with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Art Truck @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (SLC: Aug 2 - Aug 4)

This Summer UMOCA’s Art Truck Is Heading For Park City’s Mountainous Terrain

Salt Lake City, UT – The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the Art Truck will be present at the 2013 Park City Kimball Arts Festival.

Friday August 2^nd- 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday August 3^rd- 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sunday August 4^th- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Engage in learning about our current Art Truck installation by Carlos Rosales-Silva while also enjoying music, Utah artisan tasting, kid’s area activities and more.

Carlos Rosales-Silva is a contemporary artist from Austin, Texas. His paintings photos, sculptures and drawings investigate themes of borders, diversity and identity. Amplified tales of cowboys and Indians, pop cultural stereotypes of Mexicans, oral family history and personal experience all funnel into Rosales-Silva’s work which he revises, alters, critiques and explores.

The Art Truck brings exciting and accessible contemporary art created by leading local and national artists directly to schools and community venues along the Wasatch Front. Art Truck docent Elly Baldwin will lead visitors through a meaningful exploration and analysis of Carlos Rosales-Silva’s work.

UMOCA’s Art Truck is available free-of-charge for a wide variety of educational and charitable purposes.  For more information or to request a visit by the Art Truck, contact Jared Steffensen atjared.steffensen@utahmoca.org or call 801-328-4201 x122.

NEWS: Photographs Welcome for “This Is the Place” Exhibition

Photographs Welcome for “This Is the Place” Exhibition

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Arts & Museums is seeking photographs from the public for our upcoming exhibition, “This Is the Place.” The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2013. The exhibition runs August 16 – September 13, 2013 at the Rio Gallery inside the Rio Grande Depot (300 South Rio Grande Street) in Salt Lake City. There will be a public reception on Friday, August 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. in collaboration with the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll.

Standing at the mouth of Emigration Canyon on July 24, 1847, Brigham Young is said to have declared, “This is the place.” And in the words of author Joan Didion, “A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.”

We invite all who have been influenced by Utah to send us a picture or short video of a favorite place or memorable moment in Utah. If you feel any tie to the landscape or have been touched by the remarkable surroundings in our state, we ask that you share it with us. Show us your favorite rocks to climb on, the restaurant where you met your wife, the park where you learned how to ride your bike. Take a picture of the place that comes immediately to mind when you speak of Utah. Those who submit their photos/videos will be able to see their work in a digital slideshow that will play in the gallery.

“As a culture, we often forget to heed our ties to the land,” noted Utah Arts & Museums Director Lynnette Hiskey. “It’s important to consider the effect that place has on us. Just as we shape the landscape around us, the landscape shapes each of us.”

Send your photos to: favoriteplaceinutah@gmail.com

·         Submit up to 3 photos

·         Provide your name and the precise place you took the photo

·         Images should be around 120 pixels per inch, no larger than 1 MB

Videos:

·         Can be up to 10 seconds long

·         Provide your name and the precise place you took the video

·         Must be a quicktime file (.mov)

For more information, visit: http://favoriteplaceinutah.tumblr.com/about

Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/471865552881537/

Face of Utah Sculpture @ Utah Cultural Celebration Center (WVC: Now - Aug 28)

Michael Christensen
Folklorist/Cultural Specialist
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
WVC, UT 84119
801-965-5108 Tel.
801-509-1973 Mob.
801-965-5111 Fax.
www.culturalcelebration.org