Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
The One Book One Community selection this year is 'Deep Creek; Finding Hope in the High Country' which recently won the 'Reading the West Advocacy Award. Author Pam Houston, once a resident of Park City, will be returning in September to talk about her latest book.
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 MoreNow accepting fine art submissions for the Summit County Fair Fine Art Exhibit Online. The annual Summit County Fair is always a local event that many look forward to, however this year due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fair will look a little different.
Read MoreAfter much thought and consideration, the Arts Council has decided to postpone the 2020 Summit Arts Showcase until Fall 2020 (exact date TBD), due to the current rise of COVID-19. The event was scheduled for Saturday, July 18 from 11-7pm and had planned to follow all yellow phase health guidelines set by the State of Utah and the Summit County Health Department. While postponing this annual event was a difficult decision to make, the Arts Council board and staff feel it's the right one as we all try our best to slow the spread of the virus and prioritize the health of our community.
Read MoreBig news! We are excited to announce the release of our new logo!! Isn’t it pretty? We believe the new look better matches what we’ve become since we were founded in 1986.
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 MoreThere is a new restaurant open to Canyons Village at Park City Mountain, Kuchu Shabu. The newest edition to the community features fresh, premium ingredients, robust flavors, hand selected proteins, and rich homemade broths. The opening of Kuchu Shabu is another step forward in continuing the elevation of Canyons Village at Park City Mountain as a world-class destination.
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 MoreOur historic Egyptian Theatre has been dark since they turned off the spotlights and locked the doors. “We were the first to shut down,” says Theatre Manager/Director Randy Barton. “ We had three sold out nights for the band “Moe” and fans were flying in from everywhere to see them. We made the hard decision to close on 3/12. This was voluntary – not by order.” Like many businesses and nonprofits they've had to think outside the box to invent a new way to be 'Covid Cool' and keep guests safely entertained.
Read MoreThe Egyptian YouTheatre offers a varied menu of 2020 summer camps for ages 5-18. These camps will be held 'live and in person' in the newly built YouTheatre space. After so much isolation this spring local kids (and their parents) are hungry for this type of interaction. Will it be exciting or scary to harness that enthusiasm and energy? “Both, to be honest,” says YouTheatre Artistic and Managing Director, Jamie Wilcox.
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 MoreThere’s still time to enjoy and participate in the Utah Filmmaker Spotlight! Park City Film is hosting the 2020 Made in Utah Filmmaker Spotlight from May 28th through June 8th. You don’t want to miss the live virtual Q&A event with film directors on June 4th at 6pm.
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 MoreThe Park City Institute is hosting several interesting online events this month. Locals Live which is a series of streamed, state of the art, performances of local artists who are otherwise not able to work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The series streams each Saturday night at 7:00 pm.
Read MoreOn Mountain Town Music's web page is the statement “In the face of uncertainty, music is a social balm for soothing anxiety, enhancing community connections and celebrating our community spirit.” They've streamed music virtually for the last month or so and plan to bring us live music in some novel new places and even right to our door this summer.
Read MoreNan Chalt-Noaker's combined talents of creativity, knitting and photography have aided her in producing several stop-motion animation films with up lifting messages in this time of Covid Crisis.
Pandemania and Pandemania 2 have a run time of less than a minute but the time invested is incalculable. “It is impossible to add up the time spent building a set, creating the characters, knitting outfits for them and then shooting a scene. Even more time is spent in post production — touching up each frame, adding sound etc. It is time-consuming but I seem to be kind of obsessed with it. And I am completely self taught!”
Read MoreFor Nora Wall, a 17 year old Junior at Park City High School, 2020 began with her becoming a twice-published author. Her new science fiction book 'Time Never Stops – Musings of the Last Man' is not a sequel to her first book but contains similar dystopian themes.
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!
Read MoreOne of Park City’s most beloved community events, the Monster Drawing Rally, has been postponed to the fall. But in an effort to support local artists and continue to inspire the community, organizers decided to host a similar virtual event on May 15th. Like the original Monster Draw, Monster Drawing Rally // Digital + Rewired will be a live art-making event that allows attendees to spy on the creative process. The ‘spying’ will take place via Zoom, while local artists create in their studios. Online attendees will still be able to purchase artwork for $50, and new this year, artists will have additional pieces available priced at their discretion.
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