Summit County Traveling Art Exhibit at the Kamas Library Now through Feb. 27th

I chose these pieces from the Summit County art collection because they initially stood out to me during my first walk through at the Coalville Courthouse where the collection permanently lives. The included pieces individually captivated my attention and called me to look closer or think harder at what exactly I was looking at, not because I couldn't tell what the subject matter was but more of where the subject matter was taking me. 

Each piece holds a complexity and skill level that I felt deserved to be seen, accessibly around the county. Though one may think, this is another western landscape exhibition, I wanted to group multimedia works completed in varying styles, that had the ability to transport you to a time or place by just staring into the landscape, whether that is a winter mountain escape, a desert scene, or an intricate building in a quiet town. 

Within the exhibition I grouped certain pieces together to best fit the Kamas Branch Summit County Library exhibition space. I hope by doing so, the viewer is able to move through the show feeling like they’ve journeyed to sights far beyond the county while in fact they’re just reminded how incredible it is to live in a place where one can see so much in such a familiar place. 

When we think of Summit County our minds can easily be taken to the picturesque ski slopes and snow covered mountains but within this exhibition I wanted to unveil or remind viewers that though we do indeed love our mountains, there is even more landscape here to love. In fact, Summit County has pockets of beautiful red rocks that were once connected to the same rock formations that stand today, reaching all the way down to Southern Utah. Summit County has all the scenery one ventures out west to see and that landscape is beautiful all year round, not just covered in the best snow on earth. I made sure that every scene that is portrayed was inspired by or created in Summit County. I ended up with an exhibition filled with pieces that celebrated the diverse landscape that we’re so lucky to have so close to home, a group of works that truly celebrated Summit County’s vast landscape and the craftsmanship of the talented local artists that reside/ed here.