Stories about local arts and culture events and profiles about local creatives.
Gallagher hopes that the CREATE PC Kearns location will provide “a home that will be stable for several years, [so] we local artists will have a space where we can gather, exchange ideas, collaborate, and most importantly, be able to show/sell our art in a permanent location.”
Read MorePart of what makes this region so distinctive is, according to Hegner, a combination of spirit and creative support. In her words, “There is an urge to create in this town, and I appreciate the support of the Arts Council in promoting it. There is a true mountain town spirit in art.”
Read MoreCREATE PC, a program long favored by local artists and art enthusiasts, will open its doors as a gallery and year-round artist studio. This local artist collective will allow Summit County artists to build community among themselves, as well as cultivate connection through Arts & Culture for the greater community.
Read MoreArtique’s December First Friday is always a holiday-themed party to kick off the festive season—this year it is on Friday, December 1st, so bundle up and head over to Kamas for a cheery and creative time! You can see more details about this and future First Friday events at Artique’s facebook page here.
Read MoreCanyons Village Management Association (‘CVMA’) is seeking 5 Utah-based artists/artist teams to creatively decorate the interior of inactive gondolas. The gondolas will be stationed around the Canyons Village Base Area at Park City Mountain Resort, and will invite resort guests to peer inside the gondolas; those who do will be greeted by a magical winter wonderland scene created by a local Utah visual artist.
Read MoreCOME PARTY WITH US! BRAND PC 2023 will launch on December 1 with a party at the BRAND PC pop-up space (The Outlets, 6699 N Landmark Dr., suite A-120) from 6-9pm. This is an opportunity to meet the makers, listen to live music, enjoy holiday beverages, and of course shop.
Read MoreThe William J. Kranstover Gallery opened in Peoa 15 years ago, born from the artist’s desire for a “spot to throw paint and exhibit.” The building that houses the Gallery was built in 1896, and Kranstover says he continues to learn historical tidbits about the space from longtime Peoa residents. Of his Gallery, Kransotver praises it as “such a pleasurable place to be, and it is such a meditative experience to paint. The Gallery lends itself well to that.”
Read MoreNovember brings with it the annual Live PC Give PC event, where our community comes together to show generosity to the nonprofits that make PC a great place to live, work, play, and stay. Your support helps keep the Arts Council’s important programs going, year after year, so that we can provide more platforms for local artists and makers to shine. Let’s raise $35,000 so that we can continue to bring Arts & Culture events to Summit County!
Read MoreThe annual Howl-O-Ween returns to Main Street, Park City, offering doggy bones to all canine participants, and candy and delight to their humans. Kids and dogs will roam historic Main Street, trick-or-treating with the local merchants. Dogs are welcomed on Park City and High Valley Transit for October 31st, and participants are encouraged to arrive by foot, wheelchair, bicycle, bus, or broomstick. All dogs must be leashed!
Read MoreTerrorize—er, patronize your local theater and catch the zany monster comedy adapted from the Mel Brooks film Young Frankenstein! The story begins with Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein of Mary Shelley’s literary masterpiece, who inherits his ancestor’s Transylvanian estate. Along with lab assistants Igor and Inga, Frederick sets about bringing to life a creature as terrifying and strange as the one his grandfather once animated.
Read More“Who She Is” tells the story of four individual women caught in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic. Audiences will learn each woman’s loves and losses and will come to know their story. The screening will include a post-film Q&A with directors Jordan Dresser (Northern Arapahoe) and Sophie Barksdale and film participant Lucie Washakie (Eastern Shoshone), followed by small group community conversations facilitated by Mountain Mediation. Refreshments will be served for the small group discussion participants after the film.
Read MoreThe Crossroads exhibit, on display at the Ledges Event Center until October 28th, asks citizens of rural America to consider the path their own communities have taken over the last century, and what forces have affected their fortunes. The Coalville exhibit will focus that inquiry on the North Summit region, asking visitors to look to their past in order to understand the influence they can have on the future.
Read MoreThe stage play Hunchback of Notre Dame will feature the Disney film’s Academy Award-nominated score, in addition to new songs by Menken and Schwartz, who wrote music and lyrics for the 1996 animated film. The play is produced by the Ziegfeld Theater company and will be performed in both English and ASL; it is appropriate for all ages.
Read MoreThe Arts Council of Park City & Summit County is looking for Summit County creative makers to participate in BRAND PC. BRAND PC is a holiday pop-up shop that celebrates local creative makers by providing local entrepreneurs and businesses an opportunity to showcase their creative products and tell their stories to the community. The pop-up style retail space is planned to launch December 1, 2023 - December 24, 2023
Read MoreThe George Beard Traveling Exhibit is making it’s way throughout Summit County and will be on display at the Kimball Junction Library until October 29th, 2023. This exhibit features historical photographs by Coalville artist George Beard taken between 1880 and 1929, which capture many local landscapes and landmarks.
Read MoreIt’s almost time to say hello to crunchy leaves and wool knit sweaters! With Fall steadily on it’s way, we’re thrilled to be a part of another Art & Music Gallery Stroll on Friday, Sept. 29th from 6-9pm! The Art & Music Gallery Stroll is produced in partnership by the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County, the Park City Gallery Association, and Mountain Town Music.
Read MoreThe Kamas Valley History Group is excited to be hosting their quarterly Library Talk on Friday, September 8th at 7pm at the Kamas Branch Library. This Library Talk features Oakley resident Sid Stockdale as he discusses his experience as the son of a Vietnam POW.
Read MoreMonster Drawing Rally is a high-energy event that highlights the talents of Summit County’s local artists. This marks the seventh year for Park City’s most creative live event that allows attendees to watch local artists in real time as they create original pieces of artwork. The event will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 4-7 p.m. at the Kimball Art Center.
Read MoreCedar City’s Simonfest Theatre Company is excited to be celebrating their 21st season with Into the Woods! This year, August 10th-20th, they bring their production of “Into the Woods” to Park City’s Egyptian stage. Several recognizable fairy tale characters created by the Brothers Grimm come together in a story of wishes, curses and choices as they journey into the woods. Cinderella, Little Red, Jack, the wicked witch, the Baker, his wife and several others, to life on the Egyptian stage.
Read MoreArt on the Trails 2023 is just a few short weeks away! Presented by the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County in partnership with Basin Recreation and Copper Moose Farm Stand, we’re thrilled to celebrate local and regional performing artists and make their work more visible to our community through this experience on Saturday, August 26th from 2-6pm.
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