For immediate release
September 1, 2011
Contact: Wendi Hassan, Communications Specialist, 801.860.6396
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Claudia Nakano, Communications Director, 801.859.8443
Utah Department of Community and Culture
Statewide Annual competition and exhibition call for entries
Utah 2011: Painting & Sculpture
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Arts & Museums has issued a call for painting and sculpture entries for the 2011 Statewide Annual competition and exhibition. Utah artists residing in Utah aged 18 or older may submit up to two entries. Original artworks will be received Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Rio Gallery, 300 South Rio Grande Street (455 West) in Salt Lake City.
Accepted media rotate in a three year cycle. Craft and photography entries will be accepted in 2012, mixed media and works on paper in 2013, and painting and sculpture works will return in 2014. Jurors will disqualify artwork that does not fit in the requested category.
“The Utah Division of Arts & Museums has sponsored visual arts competitions and juried exhibitions since 1899,” said Division Director Margaret Hunt, “making it one of the first activities of the first state arts council. Each year we look forward to discovering new artists as well as seeing the new works of established artists.”
The jurors for the exhibit will be Ivar Zeile of Denver, Colorado and Julia Latane of Los Angeles California. Ivar Zeile is owner and director of Plus Gallery, one of Denver’s most reputable programs for contemporary art and a member of the Denver Mayor’s Commission for Cultural Affairs. Julia Latane has been making sculpture and drawings for the past 20 years and exhibits her work nationally and internationally, showing in galleries and museums such as the Oakland Museum of California, Diverse Works in Houston, and the Tucson Museum of Art.
A public awards reception will be held Friday, October 21 between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll and works selected for exhibition will remain on display in the Rio Gallery Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through November 23, 2011.
For guidelines, entry forms and more information, please visit artsandmuseums.utah.gov. Questions from interested artists may be directed to Laura Durham, 801.533.3582, ldurham@utah.gov and media queries should go to Wendi Hassan, 801.860.6396, whassan@utah.gov.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information on programs and services can be found at artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
NEWS: SLC Film Center Celebrates 10 Years and Changes Name to Utah Film Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Levi Elder
September 1, 2011
lelder@utahfilmcenter.org - 801.746.7000
The SLC Film Center Celebrates 10 Years of Film With Expansion in Programming and Name Change to Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, Utah - To celebrate ten years of creating conversation and community in the Salt Lake valley the SLC Film Center has expanded its programming to reach Logan, Ogden, Moab and St. George. This broadened scope has inspired our name change to the Utah Film Center.
The Utah Film Center programs now encompass our year round programs including Films Without Borders, Creativity In Focus, Through the Lens and the Pioneer Park Picture Show; two annual film festivals, Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth and the Damn These Heels! LGBT Film Festival that also carry their own year-round programming.
This year also marked the launch of the Utah Film Circuit, establishing a statewide network of community partners to recruit diverse audiences and resources for our independent, foreign, documentary, and children’s programming.
We kick off our 10th year with three signature events featuring evenings with Geena Davis (Sept. 28) John Waters (Oct. 13) and Temple Grandin (Nov. 3) that will continue through the year. Details for the events can be found at UtahFilmCenter.org and tickets are available at ArtTix.com.
Missy Dawson, Executive Director of the Utah Film Center has this to say, "We are thrilled to be celebrating our 10 year anniversary with such momentum and support both here in Salt Lake City and around the state. Our signature events for our 10th anniversary season will bring renowned figures to our community to celebrate our commitment to diverse programming for underserved audiences. As our programming expands to communities throughout the state, we celebrate the role and unique heritage independent film has as part of our cultural landscape”.
More details about all of our upcoming events and membership can be found at www.UtahFilmCenter.org, Twitter @UtahFilmCenter and Facebook www.facebook.com/Utah-Film-Center
The Utah Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through free community screenings and discussions, outreach programs and visiting artists and industry professionals. Emphasizing social content and artistic excellence, we present the best documentary, independent and dramatic cinema year-round. We collaborate with various organizations to promote a diversity of ideas to provide forums for underrepresented groups and to develop new audiences for film
The Utah Film Center programs are generously supported by the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Rio Tinto, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Zions Bank, and Zoo, Arts & Parks.
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Contact: Levi Elder
September 1, 2011
lelder@utahfilmcenter.org - 801.746.7000
The SLC Film Center Celebrates 10 Years of Film With Expansion in Programming and Name Change to Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, Utah - To celebrate ten years of creating conversation and community in the Salt Lake valley the SLC Film Center has expanded its programming to reach Logan, Ogden, Moab and St. George. This broadened scope has inspired our name change to the Utah Film Center.
The Utah Film Center programs now encompass our year round programs including Films Without Borders, Creativity In Focus, Through the Lens and the Pioneer Park Picture Show; two annual film festivals, Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth and the Damn These Heels! LGBT Film Festival that also carry their own year-round programming.
This year also marked the launch of the Utah Film Circuit, establishing a statewide network of community partners to recruit diverse audiences and resources for our independent, foreign, documentary, and children’s programming.
We kick off our 10th year with three signature events featuring evenings with Geena Davis (Sept. 28) John Waters (Oct. 13) and Temple Grandin (Nov. 3) that will continue through the year. Details for the events can be found at UtahFilmCenter.org and tickets are available at ArtTix.com.
Missy Dawson, Executive Director of the Utah Film Center has this to say, "We are thrilled to be celebrating our 10 year anniversary with such momentum and support both here in Salt Lake City and around the state. Our signature events for our 10th anniversary season will bring renowned figures to our community to celebrate our commitment to diverse programming for underserved audiences. As our programming expands to communities throughout the state, we celebrate the role and unique heritage independent film has as part of our cultural landscape”.
More details about all of our upcoming events and membership can be found at www.UtahFilmCenter.org, Twitter @UtahFilmCenter and Facebook www.facebook.com/Utah-Film-Center
The Utah Film Center brings the world of film to local audiences through free community screenings and discussions, outreach programs and visiting artists and industry professionals. Emphasizing social content and artistic excellence, we present the best documentary, independent and dramatic cinema year-round. We collaborate with various organizations to promote a diversity of ideas to provide forums for underrepresented groups and to develop new audiences for film
The Utah Film Center programs are generously supported by the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Rio Tinto, Sorenson Legacy Foundation, Zions Bank, and Zoo, Arts & Parks.
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SUU MUSIC STUDENTS WIN HONORS AND SING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS (CC)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/02/11
Whitney Hershberger
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
cpvamktg@suu.edu
SUU MUSIC STUDENTS WIN HONORS
AND SING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: This summer two of SUU’s accomplished vocal students participated in the first-annual Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida this summer. Geneil Perkins and Taliah Lee Johnson were awarded scholarships for their talented work. The two weeks spent with other college singers from across the country, finished with a professional recording of Brahms’ “Requiem” with Seraphic Fire an internationally acclaimed choir based out of Miami, Florida. This recording is currently burning up the iTunes classical charts.
During the institute, Geneil and Taliah spent at least six hours a day rehearsing and learning techniques as well as attending workshops geared at marketing yourself as an artist and resume building. They were able to meet talented emerging singers like themselves as well as work with seasoned professionals. Tailah Lee Johnson spoke about the experience as a whole and on the experience of professional recording, “My confidence and abilities grew a great deal during this experience. The most wonderful thing was being able to learn such an incredible work in great detail and work with the other musicians to create something beautiful and meaningful. Coming together in an effort like this is something indescribable.”
The Professional Choral Institute is a partnership between Seraphic Fire and the University of South Florida which focuses on ushering aspiring ensemble singers from talented amateurs to professional
musicians. The two-week-long program teaches undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional singers the skills needed to move into the growing field of professional choral singing. Areas of vocational
training include: vocal technique, musicianship skills, rehearsal comportment, audition skills, and résumé and headshot evaluation. PCI’s participants work with Seraphic Fire to rehearse, perform and
record masterworks of the Classical choral repertoire. PCI makes its home in USF’s newly opened Performing Arts Teaching Facility.
Geneil Perkins is a senior Vocal Performance major from Moreno Valley, California. She has performed multiple times as a soloist for the Orchestra of Southern Utah's yearly production of Handel's Messiah. She has also participated in many musical productions with the SUU Music Department, in addition to earning awards in the last two NATS Las Vegas Chapter competitions. After she graduates in the spring, she plans on attending graduate school to pursue a Master's degree in Opera Studies.
Cedar City native Taliah Lee Johnson, mezzo-soprano, is working toward her Bachelor’s degree in music education. Taliah performed multiple times as an alto soloist in the Orchestra of Southern Utah’s production of Handel’s Messiah. She has participated in numerous other concerts and productions at SUU and was awarded Third Place in the NATS Las Vegas Chapter competition.
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 e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Whitney Hershberger
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
cpvamktg@suu.edu
SUU MUSIC STUDENTS WIN HONORS
AND SING WITH THE PROFESSIONALS
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: This summer two of SUU’s accomplished vocal students participated in the first-annual Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida this summer. Geneil Perkins and Taliah Lee Johnson were awarded scholarships for their talented work. The two weeks spent with other college singers from across the country, finished with a professional recording of Brahms’ “Requiem” with Seraphic Fire an internationally acclaimed choir based out of Miami, Florida. This recording is currently burning up the iTunes classical charts.
During the institute, Geneil and Taliah spent at least six hours a day rehearsing and learning techniques as well as attending workshops geared at marketing yourself as an artist and resume building. They were able to meet talented emerging singers like themselves as well as work with seasoned professionals. Tailah Lee Johnson spoke about the experience as a whole and on the experience of professional recording, “My confidence and abilities grew a great deal during this experience. The most wonderful thing was being able to learn such an incredible work in great detail and work with the other musicians to create something beautiful and meaningful. Coming together in an effort like this is something indescribable.”
The Professional Choral Institute is a partnership between Seraphic Fire and the University of South Florida which focuses on ushering aspiring ensemble singers from talented amateurs to professional
musicians. The two-week-long program teaches undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional singers the skills needed to move into the growing field of professional choral singing. Areas of vocational
training include: vocal technique, musicianship skills, rehearsal comportment, audition skills, and résumé and headshot evaluation. PCI’s participants work with Seraphic Fire to rehearse, perform and
record masterworks of the Classical choral repertoire. PCI makes its home in USF’s newly opened Performing Arts Teaching Facility.
Geneil Perkins is a senior Vocal Performance major from Moreno Valley, California. She has performed multiple times as a soloist for the Orchestra of Southern Utah's yearly production of Handel's Messiah. She has also participated in many musical productions with the SUU Music Department, in addition to earning awards in the last two NATS Las Vegas Chapter competitions. After she graduates in the spring, she plans on attending graduate school to pursue a Master's degree in Opera Studies.
Cedar City native Taliah Lee Johnson, mezzo-soprano, is working toward her Bachelor’s degree in music education. Taliah performed multiple times as an alto soloist in the Orchestra of Southern Utah’s production of Handel’s Messiah. She has participated in numerous other concerts and productions at SUU and was awarded Third Place in the NATS Las Vegas Chapter competition.
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 e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
2 Exhibits @ Bountiful/Davis Art Center: Illustrators Utah! plus Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell (Bountiful: Sept 16 - Nov 4)
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mike Call, BDAC, mike@bdac.org
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 S. Main Street, Bountiful, UT 84010
Illustrators Utah! plus Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell
Bountiful/Davis Art Center, September 16 – November 4, 2011
Illustration by Joe Bowler, member of the Hall of Fame of the Society of Illustrators
September 2, 2011, Bountiful, Utah - Bountiful/Davis Art Center will host two new exhibits starting with an opening reception on September 16: Illustrators Utah! and a companion exhibit featuring artists Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell. The biennial illustrator exhibit at BDAC is a long-standing tradition that presents the top illustrators in Utah.
Features of the exhibits:
The exhibit will be juried by Robert Neubecker, professional illustrator living in Park City, Utah. Award will be given in four categories: Editorial, Book, Advertising and Comic/Sequential. There are Student and Professional divisions.
Original artwork from the collection of Paul Mann, Illustrator, featuring Hall of Fame Illustrators including Tom Lovell, Joe Bowler, Robert Fawcett and Robert McGinnis
Paintings by local artists Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell will be presented in the north gallery of BDAC. Lester B. Lee is a well known artist, illustrator and retired high art educator (Woods Cross High School). Formerly a Bountiful, Utah resident, he currently resides in Clarkston, Utah with his family. Aaron Bushnell, a Bountiful, Utah resident, is a nationally known artist who sells his paintings widely and is featured in exhibits throughout the United States.
A life drawing workshop with renowned illustrator and BYU professor, Robert Barrett – October 20, 9am-4pm. See website for more information about this workshop and other classes at Bountiful/Davis Art Center: www.bdac.org.
“The methods of creating illustration have changed dramatically since I was in school with an Illustration Major many years ago. But the quality and innovation of contemporary illustrators featured in this exhibit are inspiring and a credit to this form of visual communication. Certainly technology has played a huge role in the development of illustration today but its foundation is due to the early illustrators who brought this method of communicating information to the forefront of our society. Some of these illustrators, members of the Hall of Fame of the Society of Illustrators, will be featured in the exhibit as selections from the collection of Paul Mann, Illustrator. The exhibit will instruct viewers on the importance of illustration and its power to communicate in today’s world along with its historical foundation. Bountiful/Davis Art Center is pleased to present this exhibit along with the amazing talent of well-known painters, Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell.”
Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director, Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful/Davis Art Center is open Tuesday-Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturday, 2-5pm. Closed Sundays, holidays, and Mondays except the third Monday of each month that brings Family Art Night, a free event. For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center, call 801 292-0367 or visit us online at www.bdac.org http://www.bdac.org/ email: info@bdac.org
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mike Call, BDAC, mike@bdac.org
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 S. Main Street, Bountiful, UT 84010
Illustrators Utah! plus Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell
Bountiful/Davis Art Center, September 16 – November 4, 2011
Illustration by Joe Bowler, member of the Hall of Fame of the Society of Illustrators
September 2, 2011, Bountiful, Utah - Bountiful/Davis Art Center will host two new exhibits starting with an opening reception on September 16: Illustrators Utah! and a companion exhibit featuring artists Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell. The biennial illustrator exhibit at BDAC is a long-standing tradition that presents the top illustrators in Utah.
Features of the exhibits:
The exhibit will be juried by Robert Neubecker, professional illustrator living in Park City, Utah. Award will be given in four categories: Editorial, Book, Advertising and Comic/Sequential. There are Student and Professional divisions.
Original artwork from the collection of Paul Mann, Illustrator, featuring Hall of Fame Illustrators including Tom Lovell, Joe Bowler, Robert Fawcett and Robert McGinnis
Paintings by local artists Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell will be presented in the north gallery of BDAC. Lester B. Lee is a well known artist, illustrator and retired high art educator (Woods Cross High School). Formerly a Bountiful, Utah resident, he currently resides in Clarkston, Utah with his family. Aaron Bushnell, a Bountiful, Utah resident, is a nationally known artist who sells his paintings widely and is featured in exhibits throughout the United States.
A life drawing workshop with renowned illustrator and BYU professor, Robert Barrett – October 20, 9am-4pm. See website for more information about this workshop and other classes at Bountiful/Davis Art Center: www.bdac.org.
“The methods of creating illustration have changed dramatically since I was in school with an Illustration Major many years ago. But the quality and innovation of contemporary illustrators featured in this exhibit are inspiring and a credit to this form of visual communication. Certainly technology has played a huge role in the development of illustration today but its foundation is due to the early illustrators who brought this method of communicating information to the forefront of our society. Some of these illustrators, members of the Hall of Fame of the Society of Illustrators, will be featured in the exhibit as selections from the collection of Paul Mann, Illustrator. The exhibit will instruct viewers on the importance of illustration and its power to communicate in today’s world along with its historical foundation. Bountiful/Davis Art Center is pleased to present this exhibit along with the amazing talent of well-known painters, Lester B. Lee and Aaron Bushnell.”
Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director, Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful/Davis Art Center is open Tuesday-Friday from 10am-6pm and Saturday, 2-5pm. Closed Sundays, holidays, and Mondays except the third Monday of each month that brings Family Art Night, a free event. For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center, call 801 292-0367 or visit us online at www.bdac.org http://www.bdac.org/ email: info@bdac.org
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
FREE NIGHT OF THEATER OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts
Pat Holmes cell: 801.557.5074; pholmes@visitsaltlake.com
Wendi Hassan cell: 801.860.6396; whassan@utah.gov
Note: Interviews with NowPlayingUtah.com partners are available.
Images and logos are also available
FREE NIGHT OF THEATER OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (August 4, 2011) – If you’ve been wondering what it would be like to attend the theatre, but you weren’t sure what to expect, October is the perfect time to find out. Whether you have never seen live theatre or you just want to try out a company you’ve never patronized, you can enter to win free tickets through Free Night of Theatre, a nationwide event organized to introduce new audiences to the theatre.
Free Night of Theatre is an initiative of the Theatre Communications Group, spearheaded locally by Now Playing Utah with support from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. In the past six years, over 250,000 people have been awarded free tickets to productions in more than 130 cities.
This year Now Playing Utah has broadened and expanded the Free Night program to a Free “Month” program. Instead of being restricted to selecting a theatre performance on one night, now you will have a choice of performances throughout the whole month of October, providing many more patrons the opportunity to try something new and experience some of the finest theatre performances the state has to offer!
“We are excited to be part of this nationwide program to open the world of live performance to new audience members in Utah,” said Pat Holmes of Now Playing Utah. “Last year nine Utah theatres participated over three nights, and this year, with an entire month of free performances, we hope to involve even more.”
Theatres interested in participating in Free Night of Theatre are invited to contact Jason Bowcutt, Performing Arts Coordinator for the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, jbowcutt@utah.gov, 801-236-7554.
To enter to win tickets, visit FreeNight.NowPlayingUtah.com anytime between September 9 and September 23 and click on the Free Night of Theatre logo to enter up to five choices. Winners will be notified by email on September 28, and performances will be held throughout October.
For more information on the Free Night//Month program and ticket registration, go to www.NowPlayingUtah.com and click on Free Night of Theatre.
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About NowPlayingUtah.com
NowPlayingUtah.com provides Utah’s largest comprehensive statewide arts and culture online calendar with detailed listings of the rich cultural experiences available in Utah. It is free, user-friendly and provides a searchable events calendar, artist profiles, and directory listings for a wide array of state-wide arts/cultural organizations and venues. NowPlayingUtah.com is an initiative of the Utah Arts & Cultural Coalition, a non-profit organization supported by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, and Visit Salt Lake.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information on the programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
About Theatre Communications Group:
Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG) mission is to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional, not-for-profit American theatre. TCG initiatives include a variety of artistic, management, international and advocacy programs. Its many publications offer a national resource for reference, opinion and debate on theatre and the performing arts today. TCG serves nearly 500 member theatres nationwide.
Media Contacts
Pat Holmes cell: 801.557.5074; pholmes@visitsaltlake.com
Wendi Hassan cell: 801.860.6396; whassan@utah.gov
Note: Interviews with NowPlayingUtah.com partners are available.
Images and logos are also available
FREE NIGHT OF THEATER OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (August 4, 2011) – If you’ve been wondering what it would be like to attend the theatre, but you weren’t sure what to expect, October is the perfect time to find out. Whether you have never seen live theatre or you just want to try out a company you’ve never patronized, you can enter to win free tickets through Free Night of Theatre, a nationwide event organized to introduce new audiences to the theatre.
Free Night of Theatre is an initiative of the Theatre Communications Group, spearheaded locally by Now Playing Utah with support from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. In the past six years, over 250,000 people have been awarded free tickets to productions in more than 130 cities.
This year Now Playing Utah has broadened and expanded the Free Night program to a Free “Month” program. Instead of being restricted to selecting a theatre performance on one night, now you will have a choice of performances throughout the whole month of October, providing many more patrons the opportunity to try something new and experience some of the finest theatre performances the state has to offer!
“We are excited to be part of this nationwide program to open the world of live performance to new audience members in Utah,” said Pat Holmes of Now Playing Utah. “Last year nine Utah theatres participated over three nights, and this year, with an entire month of free performances, we hope to involve even more.”
Theatres interested in participating in Free Night of Theatre are invited to contact Jason Bowcutt, Performing Arts Coordinator for the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, jbowcutt@utah.gov, 801-236-7554.
To enter to win tickets, visit FreeNight.NowPlayingUtah.com anytime between September 9 and September 23 and click on the Free Night of Theatre logo to enter up to five choices. Winners will be notified by email on September 28, and performances will be held throughout October.
For more information on the Free Night//Month program and ticket registration, go to www.NowPlayingUtah.com and click on Free Night of Theatre.
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About NowPlayingUtah.com
NowPlayingUtah.com provides Utah’s largest comprehensive statewide arts and culture online calendar with detailed listings of the rich cultural experiences available in Utah. It is free, user-friendly and provides a searchable events calendar, artist profiles, and directory listings for a wide array of state-wide arts/cultural organizations and venues. NowPlayingUtah.com is an initiative of the Utah Arts & Cultural Coalition, a non-profit organization supported by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, and Visit Salt Lake.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information on the programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
About Theatre Communications Group:
Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG) mission is to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional, not-for-profit American theatre. TCG initiatives include a variety of artistic, management, international and advocacy programs. Its many publications offer a national resource for reference, opinion and debate on theatre and the performing arts today. TCG serves nearly 500 member theatres nationwide.
ARTISCENE ON PIERPONT (SLC: Sept 16)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Salt Lake City, Utah (September 6th, 2011)
WHAT:
ARTISCENE ON PIERPONT
The Pierpont District Association, in partnership with The Downtown Alliance and Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development, presents Artiscene On Pierpont; a premier arts and crafts event. Come and enjoy this street fair style venue of local artisan talent in the heart of the Pierpont District renaissance. No third Friday stroll will be complete without experiencing this slice of the new downtown culture!
Vendor Inquiries Welcome!
Email: info@pierpontdistrict.org
WHERE
240 South, West Pierpont between 300 and 400 West
WHEN:
Friday, July 15th, August 19th and September 16th 2011
6-10 pm
WHO:
Free to the public
Questions?
801-596-2501
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Hraefn Wulfson
Director of Marketing & Creative
McGrew Studios, LLC
(801) 596-2210
Salt Lake City, Utah (September 6th, 2011)
WHAT:
ARTISCENE ON PIERPONT
The Pierpont District Association, in partnership with The Downtown Alliance and Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development, presents Artiscene On Pierpont; a premier arts and crafts event. Come and enjoy this street fair style venue of local artisan talent in the heart of the Pierpont District renaissance. No third Friday stroll will be complete without experiencing this slice of the new downtown culture!
Vendor Inquiries Welcome!
Email: info@pierpontdistrict.org
WHERE
240 South, West Pierpont between 300 and 400 West
WHEN:
Friday, July 15th, August 19th and September 16th 2011
6-10 pm
WHO:
Free to the public
Questions?
801-596-2501
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Hraefn Wulfson
Director of Marketing & Creative
McGrew Studios, LLC
(801) 596-2210
Bookbinding Workshop at Bountiful/Davis Art Center (Bountiful: Sept 16 - 17)
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Theresa Otteson, 801-292-0367 or Theresa@bdac.org
745 S. Main Street
Bountiful, UT. 84010
Bookbinding Workshop at Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful, Utah, September 2, 2011 - Learn to make your own unique journals, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and more. Karliegh Heywood is coming to the Bountiful/Davis Art Center with her popular two day bookbinding workshop. All books you create in the class will be designed, created and kept by you!
The workshop will include the following 10 books:
Single Sheet Books, Chapbooks, Japanese Stab Bound Books, Flower Fold Books, Accordion with Pockets & Sewn Signatures, Hinged Hardcover, Circle Accordion, Soft cover Leather Long stitch, Hardcover Long stitch, Tapes Bound Book (a traditional hardcover book).
This two day workshop will be held on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday Sept. 17 from 9:00am - 4:00pm with an hour break for lunch. The cost is $125 which includes all the materials for the class as well as some small bookbinding tools so you can continue to make books at home.
For more information and a full listing of classes and workshops go to www.bdac.org or contact BDAC at 801-292-0367. Registration is available online. Contact BDAC: 801 292-0367 for information and for purchasing gift certificates.
BDAC is the place to be on the third Monday of each month for ‘Family Art Night’. Bring the whole family to do a hands-on art project, learn about the current exhibit and do a fun “I Spy” activity in the gallery geared for children of all ages. Refreshments are served. The event is scheduled from 7-8:30pm on September 19, October 17 and November 21.
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday: 2-5 pm
BDAC is closed on Sunday and Monday (except for Family Art Night on the third Monday), holidays and in between exhibits.
For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center,
801 292-0367, www.bdac.org http://www.bdac.org/ email: info@bdac.org
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Theresa Otteson, 801-292-0367 or Theresa@bdac.org
745 S. Main Street
Bountiful, UT. 84010
Bookbinding Workshop at Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful, Utah, September 2, 2011 - Learn to make your own unique journals, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and more. Karliegh Heywood is coming to the Bountiful/Davis Art Center with her popular two day bookbinding workshop. All books you create in the class will be designed, created and kept by you!
The workshop will include the following 10 books:
Single Sheet Books, Chapbooks, Japanese Stab Bound Books, Flower Fold Books, Accordion with Pockets & Sewn Signatures, Hinged Hardcover, Circle Accordion, Soft cover Leather Long stitch, Hardcover Long stitch, Tapes Bound Book (a traditional hardcover book).
This two day workshop will be held on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday Sept. 17 from 9:00am - 4:00pm with an hour break for lunch. The cost is $125 which includes all the materials for the class as well as some small bookbinding tools so you can continue to make books at home.
For more information and a full listing of classes and workshops go to www.bdac.org or contact BDAC at 801-292-0367. Registration is available online. Contact BDAC: 801 292-0367 for information and for purchasing gift certificates.
BDAC is the place to be on the third Monday of each month for ‘Family Art Night’. Bring the whole family to do a hands-on art project, learn about the current exhibit and do a fun “I Spy” activity in the gallery geared for children of all ages. Refreshments are served. The event is scheduled from 7-8:30pm on September 19, October 17 and November 21.
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday: 2-5 pm
BDAC is closed on Sunday and Monday (except for Family Art Night on the third Monday), holidays and in between exhibits.
For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center,
801 292-0367, www.bdac.org http://www.bdac.org/ email: info@bdac.org
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
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