Show Off Your Artwork at the 2019 Summit County Fair
The 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 Exhibit 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.
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Local Spotlight // Amber Hansen, Director of A CHORUS LINE
A CHORUS LINE returns to The Egyptian Theatre July 5-21 and Artistic Director Amber Hansen is at the helm as director. In 2014, while directing this play as an in-house musical, she discovered she was pregnant and decided taking a break was in order. "During that time, we formed our relationship with the Ziegfeld Theatre which is great because we can combine talent pools and share the cost and labor," says Hansen
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Local Artist Spotlight // Samantha DaSilva
Since moving from Brazil and then building a tiny house in Hawaii, Samantha DaSilva has found herself in Park City to be closer to other artists. DaSilva loves working with plaster and metallic and pigmented powders. She also loves to be outdoors, where she is inspired to create her own mediums using local newspaper and acrylics on canvas. While in Utah, DaSilva has found something profound about the space Antelope Island and how it has inspired her in her artwork.
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Utah Job Growth in the Creative Industry
The Utah creative industry grew 11% in 2018, putting Utah in 3rd place for the fastest growth rate in the country. This statistic is incredible! Not only is Utah the 3rd fastest growing state for arts and culture, it also ranks first in live arts participation per capita. These numbers can all be attributed to the healthy, vibrant and diverse cultural scene Utah has cultivated. The Utah Cultural Alliance collected data and found that Utah’s cultural sector employs a little under 112 thousand Utans a year, while also generating $4 billion in earnings.
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Come for the Art and Stay for the Fun at the Annual Summit Arts Showcase
Spend some time relaxing in the mountains at the annual Summit Arts Showcase Friday, July 12th from 4-8pm and Saturday, July 13th from 10am-5pm. Oakley’s Red Barn, set against the Uintas, is a gorgeous setting for artists to exhibit their work and for arts enthusiasts to come grow their collections.
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Park City International Summer Film
Park City Film will once again be screening international film this summer to enjoy great stories from around the world, with your beloved family or friends. The summer film series is presented in partnership with the Park City Library as part of the School Break Film Series. The School Break Film Series provides students, who are on a Park City School District break, a secure and entertaining space to engage with international film produced by talented individuals across the globe.
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Second Annual Park City Nursery Plein Air “Paint Out.”
Gallery MAR and the Park City Nursery is excited to hold the second annual Park City Nursery Plein Air “Paint Out.” This festive and free event is for the Park City Community to experience participating artists painting in “open air” style. This event is free for artists wanting to participate as well. For the second year, Gallery MAR and the Park City Nursery are collaborating to bring this festive and free event to the Park City Community.
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Summit County Public Art Board & Deer Valley Music Festival Unite to Present Art Piano Pop-Up Community Concerts
The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board and the Deer Valley Music Festival are excited to present three Art Pianos for All Pop-Up Community Concerts featuring artists from Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, which will be free and open to the public. 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.
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PCSC Arts Council to Host Project ABC Community Convening with Robb Woulfe, President + CEO, Breckenridge Creative Arts
The Park City Summit County Arts Council will hold its third Project ABC Community Convening on Friday, June 7th from 9am - noon at the Alf Engen Ski Museum at Utah Olympic Park - 3419 Olympic Parkway. The idea of ‘Community Conveings’ emerged from the cultural planning process as a Strategic Recommendation. Join us as we speak to Robb Woulfe, President + CEO of the Breckenridge Creative Arts.
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Kickoff the Summer with Savor the Summit
It’s the time of year again when Park City celebrates the beginning of summer with its largest outdoor dinner party, Savor the Summit. Hosted by Park City Area Restaurant Association, the event draws in over 2,000 participants being served by a variety of restaurants on historic Main Street.
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Park City Artists at the Red Butte Garden Exhibition
The Park City Professional Artists Association (PCPAA) will exhibit at Red Butte Gardens Visitor Center May 31 through June 23. Twenty-four artists from the organization will display themes of local mountains, birds, flora and fauna in the exhibit. Jeanne Hansen, PCPAA Spokesperson is excited to display the artwork at Red Butte Gardens. “Come out and support our local artists, and enjoy a colorful variety of work and techniques,” said Hansen.
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Monster Drawing Rally 2019
Get ready for another year of creative chaos! The Park City Monster Drawing Rally returns Thursday, June 6 from 6-9:00pm at the Kimball Art Center (1401 Kearns Blvd., Park City, UT). Purchase tickets here.
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Latino Arts Festival 2019
The Latino Arts Festival, an event co-hosted by the Christian Center of Park City (CCPC) and the Park City Summit County Arts Council, highlights the arts and crafts, cuisine, music, and folkloric dance of latino cultures from around the world.
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Egyptian Theatre's YouTheatre // Learning Beyond the Stage
Egyptian Theatre YouTheatre was established in 1995 and has enriched children’s lives through various programs. Today, YouTheatre has 31 kids appearing on stage and four backstage tech crew students. This program has taught over a thousand aspiring actors - some who have gone on to study acting in college or pursue careers in the theatrical arts. Some of their students have even performed on Broadway.
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Park City Gallery Spotlight // Bret Webster Gallery
Welcome to our new monthly blog series that will showcase all of our wonderful Park City galleries on a rotating basis! A prestigious and diverse art scene awaits visitors and local art aficionados alike throughout Park City’s historic district and beyond. Each month we will be telling the story of a local gallery and the gallerists and artists behind them. For our first spotlight we spoke with Bret Webster.
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Utah Opera’s School Program Gives Students Opportunities to Develop Skills in Music
The anticipation builds as the students at Park City Elementary School patiently wait for their assembly to start. They are waiting to see Utah Opera’s free music education program. Within minutes of the assembly starting, the kids are in hysterics and practicing their vocal range. “Who Wants to be an OPERA STAR?” has began and the kids are loving it. For these elementary school students, this is an introduction to the art form of opera through the framework of a television game show.
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The First Coalville Community Arts Day is in the Books!
We’re so pleased to announce that the first Coalville Community Arts Day was a huge success! We had a turnout of over 100 students and parents that filtered through during the day to help create a sidewalk mural and fence art that promotes mental wellness in a positive, vibrant, and accessible way in honor of Mental Health month, which takes place during the month of May.
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Local Musician Profile // Jody Whitesides
After 16 years of living in Los Angeles, immersed in a music career, Jody Whitesides returned to the Old Town Park City home where he grew up. As you might imagine, there are some negatives with not living in the middle of the music universe. “I can’t go do a recording session in person as easily. However, on the plus side. “I can ski in the winter and don't have to deal with LA traffic.”
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Beautiful Boy // An Insight Into Mental Health & Addiction
As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Park City Film will be presenting a free screening of Beautiful Boy on Thursday May 9th at 7pm at the Library Center Theater. The film is about the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Based on memoirs “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction” by father David Sheff and “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” by son Nic Sheff, the film examines the son’s addiction to meth and the father’s response to his son’s struggles.
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Coalville Community Arts Day // Bringing Community Together Through Creative Expression
The Park City Summit County Arts Council (PCSC Arts), North Summit School District, and Summit County Health (“the Partners”) have joined forces to energize and activate mental health initiatives through community arts programming. The result is Coalville Community Arts Day, planned for May 11, 2019 from 10am to 2pm at North Summit Elementary School in Coalville, UT.
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