Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
Spend some time relaxing in the mountains at the annual Summit Arts Showcase Friday, July 12th from 4-8pm and Saturday, July 13th from 10am-5pm. Oakley’s Red Barn, set against the Uintas, is a gorgeous setting for artists to exhibit their work and for arts enthusiasts to come grow their collections.
Read MorePark City Film will once again be screening international film this summer to enjoy great stories from around the world, with your beloved family or friends. The summer film series is presented in partnership with the Park City Library as part of the School Break Film Series. The School Break Film Series provides students, who are on a Park City School District break, a secure and entertaining space to engage with international film produced by talented individuals across the globe.
Read MoreGallery MAR and the Park City Nursery is excited to hold the second annual Park City Nursery Plein Air “Paint Out.” This festive and free event is for the Park City Community to experience participating artists painting in “open air” style. This event is free for artists wanting to participate as well. For the second year, Gallery MAR and the Park City Nursery are collaborating to bring this festive and free event to the Park City Community.
Read MoreThe Summit County Public Art Advisory Board and the Deer Valley Music Festival are excited to present three Art Pianos for All Pop-Up Community Concerts featuring artists from Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, which will be free and open to the public. The goal of this concert series is to bring accessible, high caliber music to our community using the Art Pianos for All program as the vehicle.
Read MoreThe Park City Summit County Arts Council will hold its third Project ABC Community Convening on Friday, June 7th from 9am - noon at the Alf Engen Ski Museum at Utah Olympic Park - 3419 Olympic Parkway. The idea of ‘Community Conveings’ emerged from the cultural planning process as a Strategic Recommendation. Join us as we speak to Robb Woulfe, President + CEO of the Breckenridge Creative Arts.
Read MoreIt’s the time of year again when Park City celebrates the beginning of summer with its largest outdoor dinner party, Savor the Summit. Hosted by Park City Area Restaurant Association, the event draws in over 2,000 participants being served by a variety of restaurants on historic Main Street.
Read MoreThe Park City Professional Artists Association (PCPAA) will exhibit at Red Butte Gardens Visitor Center May 31 through June 23. Twenty-four artists from the organization will display themes of local mountains, birds, flora and fauna in the exhibit. Jeanne Hansen, PCPAA Spokesperson is excited to display the artwork at Red Butte Gardens. “Come out and support our local artists, and enjoy a colorful variety of work and techniques,” said Hansen.
Read MoreThe Latino Arts Festival, an event co-hosted by the Christian Center of Park City (CCPC) and the Park City Summit County Arts Council, highlights the arts and crafts, cuisine, music, and folkloric dance of latino cultures from around the world.
Read MoreEgyptian Theatre YouTheatre was established in 1995 and has enriched children’s lives through various programs. Today, YouTheatre has 31 kids appearing on stage and four backstage tech crew students. This program has taught over a thousand aspiring actors - some who have gone on to study acting in college or pursue careers in the theatrical arts. Some of their students have even performed on Broadway.
Read MoreWelcome to our new monthly blog series that will showcase all of our wonderful Park City galleries on a rotating basis! A prestigious and diverse art scene awaits visitors and local art aficionados alike throughout Park City’s historic district and beyond. Each month we will be telling the story of a local gallery and the gallerists and artists behind them. For our first spotlight we spoke with Bret Webster.
Read MoreThe anticipation builds as the students at Park City Elementary School patiently wait for their assembly to start. They are waiting to see Utah Opera’s free music education program. Within minutes of the assembly starting, the kids are in hysterics and practicing their vocal range. “Who Wants to be an OPERA STAR?” has began and the kids are loving it. For these elementary school students, this is an introduction to the art form of opera through the framework of a television game show.
Read MoreWe’re so pleased to announce that the first Coalville Community Arts Day was a huge success! We had a turnout of over 100 students and parents that filtered through during the day to help create a sidewalk mural and fence art that promotes mental wellness in a positive, vibrant, and accessible way in honor of Mental Health month, which takes place during the month of May.
Read MoreAfter 16 years of living in Los Angeles, immersed in a music career, Jody Whitesides returned to the Old Town Park City home where he grew up. As you might imagine, there are some negatives with not living in the middle of the music universe. “I can’t go do a recording session in person as easily. However, on the plus side. “I can ski in the winter and don't have to deal with LA traffic.”
Read MoreAs part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Park City Film will be presenting a free screening of Beautiful Boy on Thursday May 9th at 7pm at the Library Center Theater. The film is about the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Based on memoirs “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction” by father David Sheff and “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” by son Nic Sheff, the film examines the son’s addiction to meth and the father’s response to his son’s struggles.
Read MoreThe Park City Summit County Arts Council (PCSC Arts), North Summit School District, and Summit County Health (“the Partners”) have joined forces to energize and activate mental health initiatives through community arts programming. The result is Coalville Community Arts Day, planned for May 11, 2019 from 10am to 2pm at North Summit Elementary School in Coalville, UT.
Read MoreCONNECT Summit County, Park City Summit County Arts Council, and the Kimball Art Center have partnered to present Images of Resilience. This exhibit will showcase resilience - finding balance in the midst of chaos - through the medium of art. University of Utah’s Dr. Scott Langenecker will be at the event to share how resilience can be learned, cultivated and strengthened. The event will also include an area for adults and children to create art. This special exhibit will be held at the Community Room in the Park City Library on May 22nd from 6:30 - 8:30pm.
Read MoreCalling all Summit County artists! The PCSC Arts Council is pleased to announce a Call for Artists for the 2019 Summit Arts Showcase, located at the Red Barn in Oakley, UT on July 12 & 13. This event, hosted by the PCSC Arts Council, is an annual juried summer art show, the only one of its kind on the Eastern side of the County.
Read MoreMindful Cuisine provides the Park City community with the opportunity to not only explore a variety of new foods, but also with new ways to prepare and cook food. The founder of Mindful Cuisine, Chef Linda Elbert, originally started her business in Laguna Beach, California and moved to Park City full time in 2015.
Read MorePark City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is currently requesting proposals for public art for a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel known as the Old Town Transit Center connector. Proposals will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 10. “This is one of the final tunnels in City limits to be commissioned for public art,” states Jenny Diersen, PCMC Economic Development and Special Events Program Manager and staff to the Public Art Advisory Board. “We are excited to see what artists propose for the space, and to see this tunnel completed as it provides connectivity between Poison Creek Trail, Deer Valley Drive and the Old Town Transit Center.”
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