We just received ten new paintings from New Mexico-based artist Michael Kessler. A personal favorite of mine, Michael Kessler paints in layers of acrylic with a high gloss resin topping the abstracted landscapes. Although the images below are gorgeous, the pieces in person are a site to behold. Please stop by the Park Ciy gallery soon to enjoy these masterful works yourself.
Above, take a peek at the photos from the annual “Step Up to the Plate” Fundraiser for Arts Kids, a youth development program using expressive arts and group techniques to serve at-risk youth. Gallery MAR was very proud to help sponsor this event, which was heads above their previous years’. Delicious food from 8 Park City chefs and dessert from the head pastry chef at the Montage Deer Valley made for a delightful and delicious evening. Fine Art Consultant Jennifer Carr (who volunteers as their Event Coordinator) was key to the success of the evening’s fund raising performance.
A little history on the program:
Arts-Kids Has Served 4000 Children Since 1999. Arts-Kids was founded in 1999 at two schools in Park City, Utah, by Pat Drewry Sanger, an Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Registered Nurse and Child/Adolescent Specialist.
The inspiration for the program came from her early work in Norfolk, Virginia. She noticed that children growing up in tough inner city environments began to become hardened and emotionally shut down by age nine or ten. Parents were often too burned-out from their efforts to survive. They had no energy to support their children on an emotional level.
She transferred that learning to develop an initial program, using the expressive arts and group techniques to create a joyful environment for self-expression. The program grew over the years to help children cope with the inevitable social problems kids encounter at school – teasing, bullying, feelings of low self esteem – and to help students with behavioral challenges such as ADHD, autism and Asperger’s.
The purposes of Arts Kids is as follows:
Gallery MAR artist Penelope Moore has just told us that she is the featured artist for this year’s “Red, White, and Snow,” benefiting the National Ability Center. Moore’s painting is featured in the program, as is her biography, and her painting of a bottle of Staglin Cabernet will be in the live auction with a bottle of the $185 wine. What a fabulous event for a great cause– if you are able to attend, you can look forward to meeting Penelope Moore at the event.
Red, White, and Snow is a three-day event celebrates some of the nation’s top chefs and finest vintners. The event offers a unique opportunity for culinary and wine connoisseurs, vintners, chefs, and skiers from across the country to mingle in an extraordinary setting. The weekend is made up of a variety of wine tastings, vintner dinners hosted at private homes in Park City and Deer Valley, three ski days at three different local resorts, and culminates with a gala dinner and auction. All proceeds from the event directly benefit the National Ability Center’s programs for individuals with disabilities.
Support ARTS-KIDS Annual Celebration & Fundraiser
Park City, UT—“Step Up to the Plate,” Arts-Kids’ annual fundraiser will be held on Sunday, February 27 from 6 to 9 pm at the Newpark Resort Hotel. The event unites chefs from eight Park City restaurants in friendly culinary competition. Guests will vote for the People’s Choice award and four professional food critics will name the top chef of the evening.
“Step Up to the Plate” features culinary tastings created specifically for the event by chefs from the Goldener Hirsch Inn, Shabu, Jean Louis, Butcher’s Chop House, High West Distillery, Zoom, Top Shelf, Maxwell’s and Squatters. The Montage will provide a special dessert.
Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the door. The ticket price includes adult beverages. A signature cocktail from the High West Distillery will be available for purchase. New this year, guests can reserve seating for $75 a ticket or purchase an entire table for groups of 8 to10 guests.
The full evening includes a presentation about the Arts-Kids program, silent auction, and live music by Rich Wyman during the cocktail hour, followed by food tastings, guest voting, and continuation of the silent auction. Wine, beer, sodas, and the signature cocktail will be available throughout the evening. The evening ends with the announcement of the winners of the culinary competition and the winners of the Silent Auction.
The Silent Auction includes ski tickets, gift certificates to restaurants, retail stores, the Park City School of Wine, artwork from local artists, and much, much more.
Proceeds from the event and Silent Auction benefit Arts-Kids, an after school program using the expressive arts and group techniques to enhance youth development and build community. Professional artists provide experiences in the visual arts, music, drama and movement. Just as a student on an athletic team builds confidence and skills, success in art builds self-esteem through improved communications and problem-solving skills and the joy of belonging to a fun group.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.arts-kids.org or call (435) 615-7878.
A few photos from around Gallery MAR, featuring Lisa Lamoreaux, Kerry Soper, Michael Parker, and Wayne Salge.
The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for the official logo of the outdoor public art sculpture gallery, Summit County Artscape. Artwork for the logo should be a vibrant and creative design that reflects this unique outdoor public art sculpture gallery.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Eligibility: Open to emerging and established artists and graphic designers residing in Summit County, ages 16 and older, and to marketing/ communications/ graphic design firms located in Summit County. For more information, visit www.summitcounty.org/publicart/artscape.
Attention: Metal, Stone & Wood Sculptors, Bench Artists, Environmental & Architectural Artists, sculpture students, schools and institutions of higher education.
Summit County and the City of Coalville, Utah, are pleased to announce Call for Entries for the 2011 to 2012 outdoor public art sculpture gallery, Summit County Artscape. This public art exhibit is open to all artists who wish to be considered to show their work on Main Street, Coalville, Utah, from May 2, 2011-April 30, 2012.
This year’s show will be accepting up to 10 outdoor sculptures for Coalville, Main Street. This is a chance to market your work in Coalville’s new Pocket Park at 55 Main Street, in front of the Summit County Courthouse, and other highly visible locations on Main Street. Coalville entertains thousands of visitors every year who attend the Summit County Fair and rodeo, the National Triple Crown Girls’ Fast Pitch Softball Tournament, family reunions, and other events throughout the year. Your piece will be publicized as part of the Artscape program through press releases and photographs on this webpage.
Pieces need to be ready to install and sustainable outdoors without maintenance for one year. Transportation is the responsibility of the artist.
Coalville City will label the work with artist name, title of the work, and price. Coalville City will provide a cement pad base and bolts for installation of the piece. For more technical specifications about installation, see below in Information & Downloads and click on “Technical Specs”.
Summit County Artscape will host a variety of artwork introducing viewers to many different artists and their artistic approaches. Works that exhibit a Summit County “sense of place” are encouraged, but not required. One goal of Artscape is to add at least one piece to the exhibiting municipality’s permanent collection each year. Coalville will raise funds up to $5,000 to purchase one piece. Selection of the piece will be accomplished by on-line voting for the “Peoples Choice Award.” For more information about the People’s Choice Award, see below in Information & Downloads and click on “People Choice Awards”.
Application Deadline: Friday, March 1; Installation Deadline: Monday, May 2
To apply, artists should send one completed application form per entry along with digital image(s) (jpg) of the artwork(s) or an artistic rendering of a proposed work to:
publicart@co.summit.ut.us
For further information & questions call (435) 640-0682
These gorgeous new photos from Montana-based photographer Jessica Lowry showcase the studio and works of Shawna Moore. Watch for new paintings by this encaustic artist, coming in March.
The Kimball Art Center’s RELEVANT 2011 Artist-in-Residence program is designed to give five selected college and graduate-level art students the knowledge and platform necessary to become successful full-time career artists. Held in Park City, Utah this program provides participants in-studio sessions with mentors, panel discussions and networking events with art-industry professionals, and the opportunity to showcase their work at the 2011 Park City Kimball Arts Festival, held on August 5 – 7, 2011. This event is considered to be one of the top art festivals in the country in which approximately 50,000 art enthusiasts are expected to attend.
“When reviewing candidates for RELEVANT 2011, we will be looking for emerging cutting edge student artists dedicated to developing their artistic careers,” explains Erin Linder, Director of Exhibitions for the Kimball Art Center. “Kimball Art Center wants to inspire and steward the next generation of artists and bring forward new movements in visual arts.”
The RELEVANT 2011 application process is open through April 1st to all college and graduate art students 21 years of age or older. Spiro Arts will be providing studio space and lodging to RELEVANT 2011 artists. Spiro Arts at Silver Star was inspired by the belief that great art and thought deserves to be supported. The spirit and programming of Spiro Arts reflects our commitment to give artists an opportunity to spread their creative wings and explore.
New to RELEVANT 2011
