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Exhibition Review
What's Up and Upcoming Around the State
BOUNTIFUL
BDAC UP: The Bountiful/Davis Art Center is honoring its first decade with a major exhibition of works by significant Utah artists who exhibited at the Bountiful Art Center through the period 1974-1985. The “Reunion Exhibition” will open Friday evening, September 9, at 7 p.m with a free public reception. Many of the artists who exhibited during the first decade of operations have been invited. Known as the Bountiful Art Center through this first decade, it came into being as a partnership between the University of Utah, Bountiful City and communities in Davis County.
Under the able leadership of well-known artist Anton Rasmussen, a significant exhibition program was established that has continued for three decades. Hundreds of Utah’s premier visual artists have exhibited since 1974. Organizers of the exhibition, current BDAC Director Arley Curtz, Anton Rasmussen and former director Marilyn Coleman, have curated a significant retrospective of sixty artists from the beginning years of the Center. These artists set an impressive standard of high quality works that left an imprint on BDAC as a major community art center in Utah.
LeConte Stewart and Alvin Gittins, two giants of Utah art, were given several exhibitions at Bountiful Art Center. A mainstay annual exhibition “The LeConte Stewart Festival”, delighted visitors for many years. Other faculty members at the University of Utah also were brought into the exhibition program and included, Anton Rasmussen V. Douglas Snow, Ed Maryon, George Dibble, Robert Kleindschmidt, F. Anthony Smith, among others. Throughout the first decade artist-faculty members from other Utah universities also exhibited. Harrison Groutage from Utah State University, Dale Bryner, Weber State University and Robert Marshall, Brigham Young University and many others added to the annual offerings at BAC. Other artists from throughout Utah were regular exhibitors as well. Diane Turner, Nancy Lund, Norma Forsberg, David Merrill, Rose Ann Peterson, Merrily Kulmer, Colleen Parker and others represented Davis County. Lee Deffebach, Edith Roberson, Dan Baxter, Bonnie and Denis Phillips from Salt Lake County and many more exhibited their works. Please join many of these artists for the gala Opening Reunion reception on September 9.A gallery talk by Anton Rasmussen reflecting on the early years of the Center will also highlight the evening.
PARK CITY
Kimball Art Center UP: Adam Bateman: Literal Sculptures thru November 13 see page 1.
LOGAN
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art UP: After being closed for the summer, the Museum is reopening with two new exciting exhibits. September 2005-July 2006 Larry Elsner--Between the Structure and the Flow: A Sculpture Survey. Drawn from the estate, this exhibition represents a survey of Larry Elsner’s articulate sculptural forms. A fund-raising event will be held during the exhibition to benefit the Elsner Foundation. September 2005-July 2007
Sight & Sound: A Visual Metaphor Selected paintings and sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection illustrate the influence of twentieth-century music on the development of visual expression and the role art played as inspiration to twentieth-century composers. Located in the Marie Eccles Caine Gallery, this exhibition will feature interactive displays, multi-media tours, performances and an exhibition catalog and will serve as the foundation for our educational programming by partnering with music faculty, public school teachers and their programs.
PROVO
Brigham Young University Museum of Art Adam’s Dream: The Photographs of Rodney Smith, will be on view from July 28, 2005 to January 16, 2006. For more information see July 2005 edition.
Utah County Art Gallery (Utah County Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University, Provo") Features the figurative art of Richard Russell and Ondre Pettingill thru September 30th.
Terra Nova Gallery: UP: Ben Hammond & Bryan Mark Taylor September 2 - October 21, 2005. Opening Reception & Downtown Provo Gallery Stroll. Friday September 2nd from 6-8pm
OREM
UVSC Woodbury Art Museum Regions of the Mind: Contemporary Sculpture see page 6.
SPRINGVILLE
Springville Museum of Art: Features works by the Pastel Society of Uta from September 11th thru October 16th in the Music Gallery.
Cowan Gallery (101 East 200 South 801 491-3436 ) presents the 1st annual Springville/Mapleton Art Open, featuring works of local professional artists from the Springville/Mapleton area. A reception will be held this Friday, September 9th from 6 to 9 pm and the exhibition will continue thru October 13th. For more information call 491-3436.
ST. GEORGE AREA
St. George Art Museum UP thru September 10th, Reconnections Bryon Draper Sculptures and Brent Haddock Prints. UPCOMING: September 24 to December 23, 2005 The West: Denim & Dust , Lon Megargee: Legendary Prints of the Southwest from the Hays Collection, Equestrian West, Photography of William Shepley, Red, White, & Rhyolite, Sculpture of Kirk McCoy, Rodeo: Paintings of Lenka Konopasek
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OGDEN
Eccles Community Art Center : Ogden's Eccles Community Art Center is an elegant sandstone mansion which is worth a trip on its own. The 110 year old building is located in downtown Ogden at 2580 Jefferson Ave. The street has been recently restored as an historical district from 25th to 26th St.
In addition to the mansion, a visit to the center is always worth the while because of the fine exhibitions on display. The current exhibit at the Center, "Women and Art," which occupies both the Main House and Carriage House galleries, features a wide range of art by northern Utah women artists including paintings, jewelry, ceramics, needlework, handmade paper, woodcut, stained glass, dolls, felted purses, scarves, and gourds.
Oil and acrylic painters include Roberta Glidden |0|, Debra Marin, and Meri Decaria and Robin Farr |2|. Glidden will also have some hand painted silk scarves on display. Blanch Wilson's (Ogden) woodcut prints and Andrea Stavrakakis' (SLC) etchings will also be on display.
Lovely handmade jewelry by Angelika Lakomski and Stephanie Saint-Thomas (SLC) will be available along with Lori Levinson's (SLC) stained glass jewelry boxes. Arlene Muller (Ogden) has been making and dressing dolls since she was young.
Ceramic artists featured in the exhibit are Suzanne Storer (Ogden) |1|, and Leslie Salinas (Bloomington, Idaho). Chris Losee, Laura Forsgren, and Eileen Stone will exhibit wearable art including purses and scarves. Jeni Gouchnor will provide unique gourd art, along with hand made paper art by Adele Greeleaf (Ogden.).
Members of the Needlework Guild in association with Teri Richards and TinaHerman of Shepherd's Bush in Ogden, will also be exhibiting. "Women and Art" will be installed at the Eccles Community Art Center through October 2nd.
-- Roberta Glidden
Universe City Department of Visual Arts (2556 Washington Boulevard), 99.95 or less! plus tax. In conjunction with the First Friday Art Stroll in downtown Ogden, Universe City will feature a number of artists offering art priced under $100 with opening night Friday, September 2nd. All of the artists have been asked to provide inexpensive examples of their work to match the theme of the exhibit. For the most part, one can expect art on the light-hearted side!
About the artists: Leia Bell received a BFA from the University of Utah in 2001. She is the resident artist at the music venue Kilby Court. She routinely designs and produces collectable posters for bands and other clients. She has been featured on National Public Radio, Newsweek and other publications as well as in the book “Art of Modern Rock,” because of her work in the revival of poster art. Virgil Gabaldon is the artist in residence at 2612, a skate shop in Ogden. In addition to producing traditional art (untraditionally) he also paints original works on skateboard blanks. They sell as fast as he paints them.
Shaunna Goldberry, photographer, produces works to be framed as well as notecards. Her work includes regional landscapes as well as haunting and moody shots from her travels through the British Isles. Steve Henry teaches art at Christian Heritage School. He was the featured artist at ArtStop during August. His work will include prints and paintings.
Brock Porter, who received a BFA from Weber State University in 1998, currently works as a graphic designer for Ogden Weber Applied Technology College. He received the Mayor’s Art Award for Design in 2003. He will be exhibiting photographs and ceramics.
Gabriel Stockton, an artist and children’s book designer, will be exhibiting a humorous series of “found art” paintings, juxtaposing trite Parisian street scenes with bizarre stenciled designs.
Heather Heath-Stremme has an MFA in art from the University of Nevada in Reno. She was the featured artist in July at Universe City. She will exhibit prints and soft scultures.
Tom Szalay completed a BFA (1979) in photography with a minor in Art History at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. He worked for many years as a photojournalist. He has been teaching photography and filmmaking at West High School in Salt Lake City for more than ten years. He is also an adjunct photography instructor at Weber State. He was the featured artist in August at Universe City. For more information, contact Benjamin Jennings, curator, 458-8959.
The exhibit will run through September 17th: Fridays, 5:00-8:00; Saturdays, from noon-8:00 pm. Private appointments to view the exhibit individually or as a group tour can be made by calling 458-8959.
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