Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
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.
Read MoreAlthough 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!
Read MoreSupport Summit County’s local artists this holiday season! Here’s how!
Read MoreIn our ongoing blog series we feature Park City Public Art Board Members favorite local art pieces. See public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special from the Park City Public Art Board member’s perspective. Once you’ve read our blog, go experience these public art pieces for yourself! In this blog post we feature a favorite from new Park City Public Art Board Member, Hillary Gilson. Not only does she serve on the Park City Public Art Board, but Hillary also is the Artist and Special Event Manager at Kimball Art Center Her favorite Park City Public Art piece is A Sacred Community, the Poison Creek Tunnel Mural, by Danny Stephens, Jessika Jeppson, Rosi Hayes, Lindsey Larsen, and Miguel Galex.
Read MoreIn summer of 2019, Salt Lake City artist Chuck Landvatter responded to a Request for Proposals from the Park City Public Art Board to paint the tunnel nearest the Park City Transit Center. Chuck pitched an idea that incorporated his traditional approach to murals, representational imagery, including historical and contemporary human figures from Park City, spray-painted over bold colors and nonobjective shapes.
Read MoreGeorge Beard was a multi talented artist, working in photography, painting, and watercolors who lived most of his life in Coalville, Utah. The mountains of Coalville and the surrounding area were a never-ending source of inspiration and stimulation for him as an artist.
Read MoreIn this blog series we feature Park City Public Art Board Members favorite local art pieces. See public art through new eyes and experience what makes these pieces so special according to our 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 Park City Public Art Board Member, Jennifer Gardner.
Read MoreArt on the Trails is a program that connects art and nature. In the past it has featured pop-up creative performances, such as hip-hop dance, ballet, Spanish guitar and more, along the McLeod Creek Trail between Copper Moose Farm Stand and Temple Har Shalom in Park City. However, this year due to the impacts and concerns of COVID-19, it’s going to look a little different.
As with art pieces themselves, a lot goes into the production of a magazine about the arts. The inaugural issue of Park City Arts & Culture is certainly no exception. So many people played pivotal roles in getting the publication off the ground.
Read MoreThe Kimball Arts Festival is live! This year, the festival has found a new, virtual home: check it out at parkcitykimballartsfestival.org. While Main Street is usually home to the Park City Kimball Arts Festival, where thousands of professional artists showcase and sell their work, the Kimball Arts Center has worked to honor that 50-year history and embrace the change brought by 2020.
Read MoreCreatePC, the Arts Council’s retail gallery recently moved down the street to 825 lower Main St. between Main St. Gallery and Flying Sumo! Come visit and shop local art, Tuesday through Sunday 12pm to 6pm at the new location.
Read MoreJuanita Marshall, a ceramics artist at CreatePC, sat down today in the gallery to make a “bodacious bowl of some sort” from a gritty dark clay. The gallery space is quiet this morning after a busy weekend of chalk murals on Main Street and live painting on the patio spaces. But after months of being at home, Juanita says, “it is such a joy to get my hands dirty again.”
Read MorePhotographer Justin Lagman was hired to capture the artistic process of Park City’s Racial Equity Murals that were painted over the July 4th weekend. In addition to shooting photography, he also had the opportunity to interview each artist, asking them about their background, the stories behind their murals, and why art matters to them. Here is more from Justin:
Read MoreOver the weekend, Park City Municipal worked with the Park City Summit County Arts Council on a temporary art mural project on Main Street that celebrates both diversity and the vibrant arts and culture in our community.
Read MoreThe PCSC Arts Council is pleased to announce a Call for Artists for the 2020 Summit Arts Showcase, located at the Red Barn in Oakley, UT on July 18th. This event, is an annual juried summer art show, the only one of its kind on the Eastern side of the County. The Arts Council produces the annual Summit Arts Showcase to support local artists and provide an opportunity for them to present their work.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce the reopening of Create PC, the Art Council’s pop-up retail gallery and studio, located at 660 Main Street in downtown Park City!
After Covid19 closures, Create PC will launch a reopening in June on Thursday-Sunday evenings from 12pm-6pm with its outdoor market. Most importantly, Create PC will adhere to social distancing guidelines and make use of the patio spaces and open layout to feature local artists. Create PC allows for a shared space where featured artists will both create and sell their art!
Read MoreTreat yourself to a Saturday outing only a short 30 minute drive from Park City but it will take you all the way back to pioneer days in Echo, Utah. The church has a new exhibit, “Scenes From Home On The Road” by Peter C. Marsted. Peter is honored to exhibit his photography at Echo Church. Over the years, taking photographs, especially in nature, has always brought peace and inspiration to him when there are so many unknowns during life’s trials and tribulations and during our current world pandemic.
Read MoreChallenging times call for innovation, new ideas, experimentation, and for the Arts Council, it means exploring creative projects that support our local creative sector while spreading a little bit of joy in our community.
In an effort to create new revenue streams for local artists and restaurants during this unprecedented time, Tasty Threads // Merch Aid is an initiative developed in collaboration by the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County and Zenzee, a local apparel brand to create limited edition creative merchandise to raise money for artists and restaurants who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoregGather together from 5-6pm, bring your own favorite beverage, and explore the #ChalkYourWalk art your neighbors have created. Walk your Chalk/Yappy Hour is a perfect opportunity to meet new neighbors, too.
Read MoreJoin local artists Emily Quinn Loughlin as she makes art out of recycled materials in our weekly video series, Recycled Art with EQL. She loves a good cardboard box and some paint! The thing is, you often have more art supplies laying around the house than you realize. And the possibilities of what you can do if you just have scissors, glue, and paint are vast!
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