Shop Local Art Online this February at the 2021 Virtual Winter Arts Showcase!
Even though our annual Winter Arts Showcase will look a little different this year, the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is excited to announce the launch of our 2021 virtual version of the Showcase. This annual show typically takes place over Presidents’ weekend at the Park City Community Church, but this year, to prioritize the safety of our artists and our community, we decided to program virtually using our e-commerce art sales website createpc.org from Feb. 12-28, 2021 to feature the artwork and handcrafted artisanal goods of our local artists.
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Park City Gallery Spotlight // Summit Gallery
We are pleased to introduce the Summit Gallery as our January gallery feature! Our monthly blog series showcases all of our wonderful Park City galleries on a rotating basis. Every month we tell the story of a local gallery and the gallerists and artists behind them. For this month’s spotlight we spoke with Megan McIntire of Summit Gallery at 675 Main St., in Park City. Summit Gallery is a space where contemporary and traditional styles fuse to create an eclectic collection of Mountain West art. A trip to Summit Gallery ensures a world-class art buying experience enhanced by the authentic charm of Park City.
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Support Local Musician Alicia Stockman's Journey
Local singer and songwriter, Alicia Stockman, is headed to Nashville to record her first full length studio album. If you’re a local, you might recognize Alicia, who played around the Park City, Salt Lake, and Heber areas with her band, Bonanza Town, for many years. Since going solo, Alicia has been featured at the Rockwell Room, Urban Lounge, Utah Arts Festival, Park City Songwriter Festival, and toured through Texas and in Nashville.
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Park City Gallery Spotlight // Bruce Lurie Gallery
We are pleased to introduce the newest gallery to Park City, Bruce Lurie Gallery! It’s been awhile, but every month or two we try to tell the story of a local gallery and the gallerists and artists behind them. For this month’s spotlight we spoke with Scott Lurie of Bruce Lurie Gallery at 6622 N Landmark Dr in Park City, UT. Bruce Lurie Galley was originally established in the early 1980s in New York’s East Village and has since relocated to Los Angeles Culver City Arts District and Park City, UT!
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Summit County Public Art Board's Favorite Local Pieces // Art Pianos for All
In this new blog series we will feature Summit County Public Art Board Member’s favorite local art pieces. See Summit County public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our Summit County Public Art Board members. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself! In this blog post we feature a favorite from Summit County Public Art Board Chair, Matthew Lawyer. His favorite Summit County Public Art pieces are the series of seven Art Pianos for All across Summit County.
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Call for Artists // Winter Arts Showcase 2021
Applications are now open for the 2021 Winter Arts Showcase, an artisanal market and art showcase featuring local artists and developed in partnership with the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County and the Park City Professional Artists Association (‘PCPAA’). This year, to ensure we prioritize the safety of our artists and our community, the showcase will take place virtually on createpc.org from February 12-28, and will feature artwork and handcrafted artisanal goods for sale online.
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Live Classes are Back at Fox School of Wine
For locals and tourists alike, the Fox School of Wine is always adding new wine-tasting adventures and experiences to their list of events. Located in Park City, Fox School of Wine is a staple of our community that brings samplings of the world’s best to us. And while you’d think that Covid-19 and wine-tastings are mutually exclusive, Kirsten Henry Fox, the CEO of Fox School of Wine, says that this year has inspired creativity. She explains, “It is really nice to be able to offer something that people everywhere can enjoy.”
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Jill Orschel's Seed&Spark Campaign for SNOWLAND
Our little town of Park City is a 'hot spot' in a good way with the number of authors and artists who live and work among us. One of those artists is local filmmaker Jill Orschel. Her current project is a documentary called Snowland.
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Park City Egyptian's Ghost Light
It may be impossible to separate the superstition from the tradition but one of the most observable ritual right now, in theatres all over the country and the world including our own historic Egyptian Theatre is the burning of the 'ghost light'.
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Call for Proposals // Contract Collections Archivist
Summit County Public Art Advisory Board (“SCPAAB”) is seeking a service provider to provide a comprehensive and ongoing inventory of Summit County's Public Art collection of 20 major works of art, including the Traveling Exhibit Fine Art Collection of approximately eighty (80) pieces of fine art housed in the County Courthouse.The goal of this project is to establish and maintain consistent and professional written and visual records of County-owned arts assets, and to facilitate interaction with the collection by visitors and the community on a digital platform.
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COVID-19 Resources for the Creative Community
From its beginning in 1986, The Arts Council’s vision has included the support and promotion of local artists and creatives. In light of the unique and devastating impact of COVID-19 on our creative community, we have updated our Resource Page at https://www.pcscarts.org/covid-19 to reflect not only active COVID relief grants for individual artists and arts organizations, but also an archive of previously-offered COVID resources and grants which have been postponed due to the virus. The page will be a living document kept current by Arts Council interns; the public is also encouraged to offer their findings, which can be added to the document.
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Skiing in Color // An Exhibit at the Christian Center of Park City
With few exceptions, skiing is an undiversified sport. Visual artist Lamont Joseph White draws our awareness to this pattern of imbalance in a historically privileged sport in his new exhibit called “Skiing in Color” at The Christian Center of Park City. The exhibit features Black faces in ski and snowboarding gear, and is on display from December 1st to December 13th, 2020.
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Local Author Spotlight // Liza Howell
Local author, Liza Howell has lived in Park City for nearly 8 years but the manuscript of her new children's book THE CHRISTMAS BIRD has been around for double that.
Every Christmas for the past 15 years, Liza would think of the manuscript tucked away in her files and ponder what to do with it. Whether she was targeted by an algorithm or a higher power, she started getting emails from a publishing company. “These emails said: IS GOD CALLING YOU TO WRITE?” explained Liza. “I would look at that and say “Yes” but then hit delete. In January 2018, I decided I had time to pursue publishing and moved forward with Xulon Press.”
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BRAND PC 2020 Holiday Pop-Up Shop Returns Featuring Local Creative Makers
The Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is excited to announce the 2020 Brand PC Pop-Up Shop this holiday season from December 11th to December 31st at 544 Main St. BRAND PC originated in 2016 and was created by the Arts Council to spotlight local creative brands—their products and their stories. This year’s three week activation serves to support our creative community and show our appreciation for the makers and creative risk takers in Summit County.
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Spark Your Creativity // In Person & Online Classes To Take Right Now
Although we are still maintaining our distance this holiday season, a great way to stay engaged is to participate in a class. There are still a few options in the Park City area. And now, with tons of virtual class options, one need not leave the comfort of their home to expand their world. Below are some examples of available classes!
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Support Summit County’s Local Artists This Holiday Season
Support Summit County’s local artists this holiday season! Here’s how!
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'The Making of Americans' at Park City Museum
Park City Museum's Tozer Gallery is hosting a powerful Smithsonian exhibit from November 10 to January 7. 'The Making of Americans' is based on the impact Jacob Riis (1849–1914) a Danish immigrant who was a pioneering newspaper reporter and social reformer had on the city of New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Stories of Service
On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served and continue to serve our nation. To pay tribute to our service members and their families this November 11th, the Arts Council in partnership with the National Ability Center and Park City Municipal is celebrating stories of veterans to honor those who have served in our nation’s armed forces through literary art.
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Helping the Community: Music Scholarship Fund
In 1997, The Utah Conservatory was created and exists still to this day. It’s a studio, serving as a music school, that encourages students to express themselves through sound. Directors, Debra Cook and Aaron Mitchell, stress that the studio is a place where artists can come to gather, and is a place where love and effort are some of the most important values. The Utah Conservatory stands apart from other music schools because the Conservatory operates even though they experience virtually no financial gain.
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Local Musician Spotlight // Shannon Runyon
Music is intricately woven into the fabric of Shannon Runyon’s life. Raised in Michigan to a “musical family,” Shannon grew up singing with her siblings and spent her high school years singing with a traveling youth choir and in school musicals. Falling asleep to the lull of her dad’s fingers on their piano is one of her favorite childhood memories.
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