Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
Utah Climate Week (October 1-7) was created by the Utah Climate Action Network as a time designated to inspire and support conversation about the climate change issues in Utah. Organizations throughout the state seek to get community involvement in this initiative through special events such as film screenings, speaker panels, and other campaigns aiming to encourage public awareness and advocacy for climate change.
Read MoreThe artistic wife and wife team, Sally & Jes Neilson-Berg, are completely enthralled with trains. The duo explained that “having the opportunity to create a Steampunk version using a piano was sheer joy!” The piece called The Train of Wonders, and was completely made from found objects. “What’s particularly fun to notice is what those random parts are that make up the train. For example, the large smokestack is part of a cardboard tube used to pour cement pillars, its silver base is part of a megaphone, and the nose of the train is actually an industrial lamp head!”
Read MoreThe South Summit County Services Building was newly constructed this past year, opening its doors officially in the spring of 2018. With a beautiful new building with some fresh, blank walls, staff was proactive and implemented a Traveling Exhibit on loan from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums -- 2018 All-State High School Art Show which will be on view August 22 - September 20.
Read MoreThe Kimball Art Center offers a variety of visual arts classes for our community to enjoy. Many creatives love to make art, but some don’t know exactly what type of art they enjoy creating. To help people overcome that hurdle of deciding how to express their creativity, in addition to satiating a craving to explore the creative process, the KAC has programmed an Open Studio Evening that allows students to experiment with different types of visual art media.
Read MoreCalling all artists! There are multiple public art opportunities available this August with Park City Municipal.
Read MoreLocal photographer Tom Horton picked up that passion during a summer job at Grand Teton National Park in 1968 while a biology student at the U of U. “I discovered I was good at photography, so when I returned to the U I got into photography with the yearbook and newspaper, and added a journalism major.”
Read MoreIf you have strolled around the second floor of the Park City Library admiring the art displayed during temporary exhibits, you may have noticed a large, impressive piece on permanent display.
Read MoreRanked as one of the best art festivals in the country, the 49th Annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival is upon us! The event will take place August 3rd – 5th on the town’s Historic Main Street.
Read MoreWhen speaking about her artwork, local artist Bridgette Meinhold notes that “my art is an expression of my time spent outdoors, enjoying the landscape, playing in the mountains and my connection to nature.”
Read MoreThe Summit County Fair is upon us! It’s special time for the community to come together to celebrate the culture and heritage of Summit County. The annual summer event brings a full week of food, fun, exhibits, demonstrations, contests, and rides. In addition to the demolition derby, the livestock showings, the 4H displays, parade, pie baking contest, and the little buckeroo rodeo, the Fair hosts the Fine Arts Exhibit which gives local artists the opportunity to share their artwork with the public.
Read MoreSpend some time relaxing in the mountains at the annual Summit Arts Showcase this weekend on Friday, July 13 from 4-8pm and Saturday, July 14 from 10-5pm. Oakley’s Red Barn, set against the Uinta Mountains, is a gorgeous setting for artists to exhibit their work and for arts enthusiasts to come grow their collections.
Read MoreCalling all artists! The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board ("SCPAAB") has released an RFP for artwork in the newly constructed South Summit Services Building in Kamas, UT to creatively celebrate multicultural heritage and the stunning natural environment in Summit County. SCPAAB is seeking artists to propose a concept for highly creative three-dimensional artwork to be placed in the interior hallway of the new building.
Read MoreImmerse yourself in creative and cultural offerings at the third Latino Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 16th and 17th from 3-8pm. This year, the event will be held outside at the Park City Library Field (1255 Park Ave.).
Showcasing the talents of the local Latino community, this free, all-ages event celebrates creative expression through fine arts and crafts, folkloric dance, live music, performances, food, and a Sundance film.
Read MorePark City Professional Artists Association will have an exhibit at the Park City Library starting June 1st and running until August 28th. Twenty two artists will be featured in the exhibit. A reception will be held June 15th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in Conference Room 201. This is an opportunity to meet some of the artists and see the artwork.
Read MoreGet ready for some creative chaos! The Park City Monster Drawing Rally is back on Thursday, May 31 from 6-9:30pm at the Kimball Art Center (1401 Kearns Blvd., Park City, UT).
Nope, it’s not a sports drink or truck jamboree, Monster Drawing Rally is a live drawing event and party presented by PCSC Arts Council and the Kimball Art Center that allows spectators to spy on the creative process, build relationships with local artists, and grow their art collections.
Read MorePark City Municipal Corporation (“PCMC”) has released a Call for Artists to beautify power boxes in town for their EmPOWERment Public Art Utility Box Project.
The goals of the project include creating vibrancy on public utility infrastructure around Park City and engaging the community through visual art in ways that align with City Council’s critical priority of Energy.
Read MoreWhen you think of sending your child to a summer camp, s’mores, singalongs, and sleeping bags often come to mind. But at Kimball Art Center, summer camps are more about creativity, inspiration, and imagination.
Read MoreSummit Arts Showcase is an annual juried summer art show in Oakley, UT. Being the only show of it’s kind on the Eastern side of the County, the PCSC Arts Council is excited to host the event.
The PCSC Arts Council produces the annual Summit Arts Showcase to support local artists and provide an opportunity for them to present their work on the eastern side of Summit County.
Read MoreUtah native and Park City resident, Mick Savage has recently gotten serious about his life-long artistic passion. “When I was young, I wanted to be an artist. I drew and painted all the time and became an art major in college.” Married and with a young daughter, Mick was advised by an art professor that switching majors might make it easier to find a job that could support his family. “I followed his advice and switched to science. It’s been wonderful to get back to my art in a serious way.”
Read MorePassionate pleas, oil spilled across a classic landscape, flourishing wildlife, and the imagination of hundreds of students are on display at Kimball Art Center. The Wasatch Back Student Art Show (WBSAS) is an annual favorite, and this year over 900 entries transformed our main gallery into a colorful, carefully mosaicked collection of student artwork.
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