- OPENING THIS WEEK
- Sunday, Jan. 22
Utah Museum of Fine Art* (University of Utah, S. Campus Drive, 581-7332) - E. Parry & Peggy Chatterton Thomas gallery: Paintings and drawings by Earl Jones through March 12. Public reception Sunday, Jan. 22, 2-5 p.m.
- Monday, Jan. 23
Sweet Avenues Branch Library (455 F Street, 524-8276) - "Un Bel Soggiorno," featuring paintings by Bevan Chipman through Feb. 28. Public reception will be Thursday, Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m.
- CONTINUING EXHIBITS
A Woman's Place Bookstore - Cottonwood (4835 S. Highland Drive
Cottonwood MallT, 278-9855) - Photography and collage by Margie Vierig, drawings by Karen Curinga, both through February.
A Woman's Place Bookstore - Hidden Valley (Hidden Valley Mall, Draper, 576-8500) - Varied media by Stacee Clayton, to continue indefinitely.
A Woman's Place Bookstore - Foothill (1400 Foothill Drive, Foothill Village, 583-6431) - Hand-colored photographs by Susan Church, earthenware bowls by Kathleen Regan, both through January.
Anderson-Foothill Library (1135 S. 2100 East, 524-8278) - Oil paintings by Allen Lundgren through Feb. 10.
Art Access Gallery* (339 W. Pierpont, 328-0703) - "Still Life," A photographic exhibition by John Schaefer consisting of images of moviemaking inspired by the Sundance Institute through Feb. 10.
Atrium Gallery (third floor, Salt Lake City Public Library) - "kite to asylum," paintings by Lenka Konopasek through Feb. 22.
C Gallery (466 S. 500 East, 359-8625) - "G Is for Georgopoulos: New Age Art - Quantum Optics" through March 26. (Minilecture each noon.)
Dolores Chase Gallery* (260 S. 200 West, 328-2787) - New works by Layne Meacham will be on display through Feb. 11.
Finch Lane Gallery (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) - Photography by Barbara Richards and installation by Kaiti Slater through Feb. 24. Park gallery (lower level) "Trip 53." Video and photography by filmmaker Kevin Hanson.
King's Cottage Gallery (2233 S. 700 East, 486-5019) - Holiday exhibit by artists Ken Baxter, Bonnie Posselli, Allen Roberts, Susan Gallacher, James Omer, Marci Omer, Mari-anna Sullivan and John Hughes, through January.
Leftbank Gallery* (242 S. 200 West, 539-0343) - Work by Jason Brown and Tom Carlson through Feb. 10.
Mills Gallery (Ivy Place, 4700 S. 900 East #28, 263-2882) - "Utah Splendor," featuring Utah landscape artists Richard Miles, Linda Curley, Graydon Foulger, Vern Black and Sharon Jewkes through Jan. 31.
Museum of Church History and Art (45 N. West Temple, 240-2299) - "Sacred Connections: Native Art of the American Southwest," curated by senior museum curator Richard Oman, through Aug. 20, 1995. East Gallery: "Jesus Once Was a Little Child . . . ," an exhibit designed especially for children, through September 1995.
Phillips Gallery* (444 E. 200 South, 364-8284) - "The Last Works of Michael David Hall" will be on exhibit through Feb. 18. Hall's work includes oil pastels on board, pencil drawings and sculpture.
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple, 328-4201) - "View of Nine," Utah Arts Council annual fellowship awards finalists, will be on display through March 2. Artists exhibiting are Michael Atkin, Susan Beck, Alison Berkley, Royden Card, Jane Caitlin, James Charles, Kathy Mink, Ron Richmond and Kathleen Royster.
Salt Lake Community College (Markosian Library Art Gallery, Redwood Campus, 4600 S. Redwood Road, 957-4905) - Calligraphy Guild group show, through Jan. 18. Also, Black History Month Show through Feb. 3.
Sandy City Library (10100 S. Petunia Way
1450 EastT) - Photographs and watercolors by Kent Rich through January.
Schorr Gallery - West Jordan City Hall (8000 S. Redwood Road, 569-5100) - Group show with Peggy Anderson, Blythe Holt, Marla Duggins, Perrylee Holzworth, Bing Greener and Karleen Logan through Jan. 30.
Tyler Library (315 Wood St., Midvale) - Oil paintings by Dan Bedell, through January.
Utah Museum of Fine Art* (University of Utah, S. Campus Drive, 581-7332) - Hansen Gallery: "The Elements of Art," through Feb. 26.
Utah Museum of Natural History* (215 E. 1350 South, University of Utah, 581-4303) - "Wild Expressions," featuring the work of 30 Utah wildlife artists, through Feb. 26.
Walter P. Cottam Visitor Center (Red Butte Garden, University of Utah Research Park at 300 Wakara Way, 581-8454) - "Frogs, Ferns and Fantasies," botanical paintings and illustrations by Mary Lou Romney through January.
Whitmore Library (2197 E. 7000 South) - "American Folklife: A Commonwealth of Cultures" features photographs and commentary from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Show will run through March. Library Study Gallery: Works by Photographic Print Society member John Comito through Feb. 18.
Williams Fine Art* (Main Lobby, Eagle Gate Plaza, 60 E. South Temple, 534-0331) - Works by Kent Wallis, Richard Murray, Al Rounds and early Utah artists, through January.
* Member, Salt Lake Art Dealers Association.
- OUTSIDE SALT LAKE CITY
A Woman's Place Bookstore - Park City (1890 Bonanza Drive, Park City Plaza, 649-2722) - Mixed media works by Issa through April 3.
Alliance for the Varied Arts (43 S. Main, Logan, 753-7058) - "Portraits in Paint: A Group Exhibition" with Nancy Seamons Crookston, Jill Hellberg, Mary Donahue and Jane Catlin through Feb. 11.
American Fine Arts Gallery (Main Street Plaza, Cedar City, 865-1125) - Artwork by Shirley Aday, Shirley Robinson and Carolynn Slater runs through Feb. 18.
Apple Frame Gallery (23 N. Main, Bountiful, 298-1227) - Featuring Bountiful Temple art and photos through Feb. 15.
Art Gallery (F303 Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, 378-2881) - "The Hound of Heaven," a pictorial sequence by R. H. Ives Gammell through Feb. 17. "Annual MFA Candidate Show" in the Bent F. Larsen Gallery through Feb. 17.
Associated Utah Artists (280 W. 1500 South, First Security Bank at 5 Points Mall, Bountiful) - Group show, through January.
Bountiful/Davis Art Center (2175 S. Main, Bountiful, 292-0367) - "Twenty Years of Davis County Competition Winners" through Feb. 17. Some of the participating artists are F. Anthony Smith, Ed Maryon, Tom Leek, Norma Forsberg, Diane Turner, Anton Rasmussen and Nancy Lund.
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery (Southern Utah University, Cedar City, 586-5432) - Photographs of victims of nuclear bomb testing at the Nevada Test Site by Carole Gallagher, through Feb. 24.
College of Eastern Utah (451 E. 400 North, Price, 637-2120, ext. 297) - "Utah '94: Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media." Exhibit features 54 works selected from winners of a statewide competition, through Jan. 30.
Eccles Community Art Center (2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 392-6935) - Main gallery: "Artists of Northern Utah 1900-1950." Carriage House gallery: Airbrush paintings by Paul Hadley Butler.
The Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver 1-303-640-2466) - "American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915," through Feb. 5. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, featured artists include: John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, John Sloan, William Glackens and George Bellows.
Kimball Art Center (638 Park Ave., Park City, 649-8882) - Main gallery: Recent oil paintings by Sibylle Szaggars through Feb. 1. Badami gallery: Photography by John Schaefer through January.
Museum of Art (Brigham Young University, North Campus Drive, Provo, 378-7320) - "Shakespearean Subjects of Edwin Austin Abbey" from the Yale University Art Gallery and other collections, through Jan. 31. "Photographs by Karsh" through April 8. Included are pieces on Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, John F. Kennedy, Sophia Loren, Georgia O'Keeffe and Pablo Picasso. Also, "American Musical Instruments from the Metropolitan Museum of Art," through Sept. 30; "150 Years of American Painting," artwork from BYU's permanent collection, on display through August 1999; "C.C.A. Christensen's Mormon Panorama," through September; and "Out of Print: Works by 25 Utah Artists," through September.
Myra Powell Gallery (Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 629-8444) - Paintings by Ed Maryon and Richard Van Wagoner through January.
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (650 N. 1100 E., Logan, UT, 797-0163) - "5th Biennial Photography Exhibition 1995: Evolving Medium" (photo montage, digital montage, hand-colored Xerographs and many other techniques) through March 12.
Nicolaysen Art Museum (400 E. Collins Drive, Casper, Wyo., 235-5247) - Photographs of Wyoming landscapes and places by Gerry Spence, through Feb. 19. "Images of the Land: Works from the Nicolaysen Art Museum collection" through Aug. 27. Some of the artists exhibiting are Rodney Kerswill, Lyle Tayson, Conrad Schwiering, Rupert Conrad and Montana and Steve Naegle. Textiles by Mary-Alice Huemoeller, photographs by Devendra Shirkehande, "No Fear of Flying: An Image of Virginia Huidekoper," a film by Sava Malachowski and paintings by Maurice Mayer through March 12.
Peteetneet Art Gallery (21 N. Peteetneet Blvd.
600 EastT, Payson, 465-3579) - "Eightysomething," work by 5 older artists through Feb. 13. Artists include Farrell R. Collett, Mary Kimball Johnson, Ella Peacock, Ted Wassmer and Francis Zimbreaux.
Old Town Gallery (444 Main Street, Park City, 645-7724) - Hand pulled prints and paintings by Dan Viets Loma-haf-te-wa through Jan. 31.
Springville Museum of Art (126 E. 400 South, Springville, 489-2727) - Lead gallery: 1994 New Acquisitions; Southeast gallery: "Art From Public School Collections;" Music and West galleries: "Russian Realism: The Heart of Mother Russia." All three through Feb.1. Works on Paper gallery: "Miniatures" Works of the Utah Valley Artist's Guild through Feb. 5.
St. George Art Museum (175 E. 200 N., St. George, UT, 674-4256) - Fabric Art: Quilts by Marva Dalebout through Feb. 10.
Weber State University (Ogden, 626-7689) - Five contemporary photographers - Richard Reep, Jim Stone, Harrison Branch, Carolyn Krieg and Kathleen Nathan - will exhibit their work through Jan. 27.
- CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Utah Arts Festival is currently accepting applications for its Artists Marketplace and Performing arts stages. Application deadline is Feb. 17. Entries are not restricted to Utah residents. The 19th annual Utah Arts Festival will be held in Salt Lake City June 22-25. Application forms are available by writing the Utah Arts Festival, 168 W. 500 N., Salt Lake City, UT 84103 or by calling 801-322-2428.
The Atrium Gallery is accepting applications for exhibition of work. Interested artists are invited to submit a portfolio of 35mm slides or small works to the Fine Arts/-Audio-visual Department. Portfolios must be picked up within six weeks of the notification date. For more information call 524-8242.
Applications are available at the Art Barn for visual artists who would like their work considered for exhibition in the Finch Lane Gallery in 1996. Completed applications accompanied by slides of the artist's work are due at the City Arts Council office by Wednesday, March 1.
Hogle Zoo's second annual art show, "The World of the Wild," will take place March 5-April 16. The exhibition intends to showcase diverse artistic interpretations of the natural world by bringing together the works of serious artists whose ideas will foster a greater appreciation for the environment and conservation. For eligibility, awards, entry fees and deadlines, contact Jay Weston, 582-1632, ext. 153.
Campbell Soup Co. is conducting a search for artists to create the next great contemporary version of the Campbell's Red and White Soup Can for the "Art of Soup" contest. Winners will be chosen from three categories (child, amateur and professional) and work must be entered under: painting/-drawing; sculpture; film/video; photography; crafts/wearables; plus all other mediums. One grand prize of $10,000, three first prizes of $5,000 and eighteen second prizes of $1,000. Entries must be received by Jan. 31, 1995. For official entry form and rules, write: Campbell's Art Entry Form, P.O. Box 8137, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8137 or call 1-800-257-8443.
The Taos National Exhibition of American Watercolor (Taos, N.M., March 18 to April 16) - Open to individuals 18 and older using water media and primarily water media with mixed media. $1,000 each for best of show in representational and nonrepresentational idioms. Entry forms/slides due Jan. 15. Send SASE to Taos Society of Watercolorists, P.O. Box 1872, Taos, NM 87571. For more information, contact Nancy Stewart, 1-505-758-4560.
Sculpture competition for the St. George Memorial Plaza is under way. Any artist affiliated with Utah may enter. Theme: strength and determination of early pioneers and the significance of water in the development of St. George. Sketches and proposals due April 1, 1995. No restrictions other than work must be able to withstand St. George elements and be site-specific (may be multiple figures). Application forms and information, Arts Coordinator, 86 S. Main, St. George, UT 84770. For further information call 1-801-634-5850.
The Department of Visual Arts of McNeese State University announces a call for entries for the 8th Annual National Works on Paper Competition. The exhibition is open to all artists living in the United States, and more than $3,000 in purchase awards will be selected. Artists may submit up to two works in any medium on paper, including photography and must not exceed 42 inches in any direction. Deadline for slide submission, Feb. 3, and must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee. (Make checks payable to MSU Department of Visual Arts.) For more information contact Bill Iles, 1-318-475-5060.
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies is calling for entries for the 20th Annual Exhibition. For information on entry requirements, fees and awards, contact Utah Watercolor Society, P.O. Box 58100, Salt Lake City, UT 84158. Entry deadline is Jan. 27.