Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
Utah transplant, Anna Leigh Moore, has been painting native landscapes of the West since she first visited in 2013. Three years ago, Moore started pursuing art professionally and since then, she’s been sharing her art online, in local galleries, and festivals. The Arts Council of Park City | Summit Council sat down with Moore to learn more about her art, creative process, and inspirations. Answers are edited for clarity and conciseness.
Read MoreExperience unique artwork and handcrafted artisanal goods from local artists at the annual Winter Arts Showcase, produced by the Arts Council of Park CIty & Summit County, on Friday March 18th from 6-9pm and Saturday and Sunday March 19th & 20th form 11am-6pm at Utah Film Studios in Park City. This year’s Winter Arts Showcase features 20 Utah artist booths, selling their creative endeavors including paintings, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, fabric, textiles and sculpture. Some of the artists will also perform demonstrations over the two-day event to give people a glimpse into their creative process. And new this year, the Winter Arts Showcase will be presented in collaboration with the local nonprofit Voterize and their Art 4 Action fundraising event. Visit www.pcscarts.org for more information.
Read MoreNow is a great time to check out the newest exhibit at the Alf Engen Ski Museum. At the beginning of this year, the museum added a new Avalanche exhibit featuring a variety of new additions to its existing collection. In addition to the avalanche exhibit, make sure to check out both their new diversity and inclusion exhibit, which highlights SOS Outreach’s community efforts in Park City, as well as the photo booth while you’re there.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreHistorical Mural Artwork in Hoytsville, Utah Celebrating and honoring history, heritage, and culture of Hoytsville and Summit County, UT. The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board (“SCPAAB”) is seeking qualified artists to execute a highly creative two-dimensional mural artwork to be installed on the exterior of the Public Works Building in Hoytsville. The surface material of the building is concrete and brick, and the design should cover at least one-third of the 364’x11’ wall (approximately 121’x11’), with some flexibility based on concept design after community interviews and mural design development. Included in the process will be a “listening tour” — interviews and meetings with Hoytsville residents, local historians, and Indigenous Tribal members. The Mural process may also be documented with photos and video, so applicants should be willing to consent to documentation.
Read MoreThe Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is excited to welcome back their seasonal pop-up shop, BRAND PC! The 2021 holiday shop is planned for December 1st-24th in The Outlets at Park City (6699 N Landmark Dr. Space K - 110, Park City) and will yet again support the amazing creative community here in Summit County.
Read MoreThe Park City Museum’s annual holiday ornaments have long been a tradition for locals or anyone in search of a unique Park City memento. In the past, the ornaments featured a specific historic building but since 2019, the focus has broadened to include one of our beautiful local wildflowers and perhaps tell more of a story along with the historic scene.
Read MoreIn this blog series we 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!
Read MoreEmma Greally is a photographer, author, and activist whose Art Exhibit will be on display at the Park City Library through November. Her motivation to photograph this project in black and white was to highlight the issues of race and systematic discrimination that is deep-rooted in the current immigration debate. In her own words, “I believe that as a society, are faced with a binary, or ‘black and white’, choice regarding how we treat one another, wither with mutual respect and inclusivity or otherwise.”
Read MoreLocal photographer and adventurer, Bill Silliman grew up on a wheat and cattle farm in North Dakota and attended NDSU in pharmacy. Throughout his career he took photography classes and practiced his craft. “I have walked with gorillas in Rwanda, spent 12 days in The Serengeti, photographed brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska and stayed on Barter Island off Alaska for five days photographing polar bears from a 30 foot fishing boat. Recently, I have been taking many astro photography photos.”
Read MoreArt on the Trails is coming up Saturday August 28th from 2-6pm, and you can still RSVP in advance for your preferred tour time here. This free program takes guests on a walking tour of pop-up creative performances presented by local and regional performing and visual artists along the McLeod Creek Trail.
Read MoreThe Kimball Art Center’s new home at the YARD in Park City is already being put to good use with their current exhibition titled, People of Corn / Gente de Maiz with Artist in Residence, Jorge Rojas. During his two month residency, Rojas has built upon his decade-long work of creating art that celebrates the spiritual significance of corn in cultures throughout the Americas. His exhibition is on display this summer from June 23rd to September 19th with free admission.
Read MoreMark your calendars for August 6-8th, because the Park City Kimball Arts Festival is making a much anticipated return to in-person events! The festival, which will take place on Friday, August 5th from 5pm-9pm, Saturday, August 7th from 10am-8pm, and Sunday, August 8th from 10am-6pm in downtown Park City, will feature hundreds of artists, food, and live music.
Read MoreIn this blog series we 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 member, Pete Van Stee.
Read MoreLocal artist, Kelly Franklin recently retired from a 38 year career as a mechanical engineer in aerospace, specializing in composite structures. “I retired as a senior program manager at Northrop Grumman, based in Clearfield. Who knew engineers could grow up to become artists?”
Read MoreThe Summit County Public Art Advisory Board and the Deer Valley Music Festival are excited to present an Art Piano for All Pop-Up Community Concert featuring artists from Utah Symphony | Utah Opera on Saturday, July 31st from 4-4:30pm at Trailside Park, 5715 Trailside Dr, Park City, UT. The performance will be free and open to the public featuring Summit County’s newest Art Piano for All, Abloom, by local artist Anna Leigh Moore. 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 annual Summit County Fair brings the community together for a week of food, fun, exhibits, demonstrations, contests, and rides. In addition to the demolition derby (always a locals favorite), the livestock showings, the 4H displays, parade, pie baking contest, and the little buckeroo rodeo, the Fair hosts the Fine Arts Show at the Ledges Event Center at the Coalville Fairgrounds which gives local artists the opportunity to share their creative work with the public. Admission to all Fair events is free and a full schedule of activities is available on the Fair website.
Read MoreAs we near the end of June, we’d like to take a moment to introduce an artist who has been instrumental in helping our community celebrate Pride Month, and who more generally creates diverse design projects for us all to enjoy. Eric Warner is the founder and creator of Mountain Aesthete, where he designs event decor, interiors, retail design and special projects for corporate and private clients here in Utah, including Sundance, Backcountry and Equality Utah. He’s also a featured artist at CreatePC.
Read MoreIn this blog series we 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 member, Lisa Bedell.
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