Our artists, Jan Perkins and Rob Colvin are currently on view at the Springville Museum of Art. In celebration of the unique and varied landscape of the west, the Springville Museum of Art has opened its new exhibit, Redrock, Sage & Pinon. The exhibit, which spans over 100 years of fine art, includes such artists as Maynard Dixon, John Fery and Alfred Lambourne, along with Gallery MAR artist Rob Colvin. Featuring the raw and untamed beauty of the Wild West, each work highlights the depth and wonder of canyons and deserts unique to Utah. With the striking contrast of the bright blue sky against the red rock, it is no wonder why artists were drawn to the National Parks and Monuments.

Jan Perkins’ piece, “Sanctuary,” was selected as one of 200 pieces in the annual Spring Salon at the Springville Musuem of Art. She has aslo recently been selected to commission a mural for the city of Oakley, Utah, for their Centennial celebration. The mural will debut during the Summit County Fair, August 1st through the 8th. The mural will be hung on the back of the grandstand at the entrance of the Summit County Fairgrounds in Coalville. “Jan’s iconic depiction of our rodeo, one of the most popular events at the Summit County Fair, and her excellence in artistic execution won her the commission,” said Brian Bellamy, Interim County Manager.

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Yaa Kaya is 50 years old. She is married and has given birth to six children, four sons and two daughters. All are currently in the senior high and the junior high schools. She lives with her husband and children in a rented apartment in a commercial town in the Western region called Dwenase, a suburb of Sefwi-Wiawso. She is a hardworking woman. Her husband is a farmer. Yaa own a ceramics factory. She produces items such as earthenware, pots, etc. from clay. She has hired hands. Yaa supplies her wares to retailers and treks to other towns to sell on their market days. She has been in business for over 25 years now and wants a loan to buy clay and other working materials to expand her business. She is hoping to improve upon her standard of living and give her children a good education.

What are you doing to give back to artists all over the world?

Please join us for Gallery MAR’s “Local Fireworks” First Anniversary Exhibition, Friday July 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m. Mark your calendar and plan to join us in Park City to see new artworks by our local artists, including Aaron Memmott, Penelope Moore, Ron Russon, Jan Perkins, Shirley McKay, Cristall Harper, Kerry Soper, and Adam Winegar.

Photography: Timothy Thimmes

Park City Magazine “Art For Everyone” Summer/Fall 2009

“Connecting people with art. That is the mantra of Park City’s Gallery MAR…”

Park Record “Gallery MAR Celebrates” - June 2009

“ Celebrate Independence Day along with the first anniversary of Gallery MAR, 580 Main Street, with owner Maren Bargreen at 6 p.m. Friday, July 3rd…”

Southwest Art Magazine “Art in 3-D, Giuseppe Palumbo” - July 2009

“Duet is a recent work in a series based on observation…”

Southwest Art Magazine “Art in 3-D, Fran Nicholson” - July 2009

“When people see “Ball” they often smile and say, ‘I know a dog like that!’…

Salt Lake Tribune “Visual Arts Notes: Life on MAR” - May 2009

“One year anniversaries aren’t the stuff of legacies, to be sure. They are, however, signs of life and staying power all the same…”

The soft-spoken and goatee’d artist, Joe Carnevale, has fans. Thousands of them. And they are putting pressure on a district attorney in Raleigh, N.C. to drop larceny charges. More than 3,000 people from as far away as Korea and Brazil have joined a Facebook group calling for his charges to be thrown out. His supporters are sympathetic, and together help form a type of cultural resistance to authority.

“It’s easy to see why it would be very hard to come down emotionally on the side of police on this one,” says Robert Thompson, a pop culture expert at Syracuse University, in New York. “This wasn’t a ‘get us out of Iraq monster,’ it’s a hitchhiking monster, and it played on the irritation that most people feel when they see traffic barrels, which usually mean a traffic jam. One of the dangers of being a guerrilla artist is that you might get arrested. One of the dangers of being a prosecutor is that you occasionally have to prosecute people who are popular.”

The president of Hamlett Associates, owner of the barrels, has urged the city not to prosecute. The cost of the barrels ($385) has been redeemed by the fact that Hamlett Associates may now be the only such company to be known around the world. The head of the company even wants to use the barrel sculpture for promotion, saying, “I love the barrel monster. Guerrilla sculpture is rather rare in street art and is generally stolen and hoarded as fast as it’s produced. Played right, the city could have a new souvenir that sells like hotcakes on the Internet, but I’m sure they won’t be that smart.”

Probably the most famous guerrilla artist, known at Banksy, is anonymous in this “age of celebrity.” He makes artwork with social commentary, looking for human interaction, while other artists happily cash in. Known for his graffiti work, artist Banksy has intrigued audiences with his art and identity since he began stenciling (and vandalizing) public property in the early ’90s. (No official image of the guy even exists, but there are a few theories as to his identity.) His work has been produced on walls in London, Brighton, Bristol and even on the West Bank barrier separating the Israelis and Palestinians. His works have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars and he has dozens of celebrity collectors including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera.

Known for installing his own work surreptitiously in museums, Banksy recently helped mount a surprise exhibit in his hometown– Banksy vs. Bristol Museum. The exhibit is supposed to be Banksy’s way of thanking Bristol for giving his street art its first canvas.

Another favorite (and famous) guerrilla artist has seen more copyright infringement that almost any other artist! Shepard Fairey, a street artist famous for his red, white, and blue “Hope” posters of President Barack Obama, was arrested and accused of tagging property with graffiti this last January. He was arrested on his way to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston for the opening of his first solo exhibition, “Supply and Demand.”

According to the museum, he had spent the previous two weeks in the city installing the exhibition and creating outdoor art. Those works included a 6 meter by 15 meter banner on the side of city hall. Fairey had been arrested numerous times for painting on buildings and other private property without permission. Such is the life of a graffitti artist.

His famed image of Obama has been sold on millions of stickers, T-shirts, and posters, and was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington before Obama’s inauguration this last January. There are 373,000 Google hits for the words “Fairey Obama”.

According to the Associated Press, the image is the subject of a copyright dispute between them and Fairey. The artist argues that his use of the AP photo is protected by “fair use”, which allows exceptions to copyright laws based on (among other factors) how much of the original is used, what the new work is used for, and how the original is affected by the new work.

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Gallery MAR artist Jan Perkins stopped by last weekend for a painting demonstration in the gallery. The photos above, taken over a two-day time period, show the progression of Perkins’ Main Street scene. I’m very excited to see how the painting is completed. Perkins is known for her local Utah scenes, and paints with a lush, painterly palette. Watch for this piece in the upcoming “Local Fireworks” First Anniversary show on Friday, July 3rd from 6 to 9 p.m.

Congratulations go out to Perkins, who was recently chosen by the Summit County Arts Council as their mural artist for the Summit County Fair Centennial Mural Design: “Celebrating One Hundred Years”.

Don’t you just love small towns? After all of these year, and all of these candles, Park City is still looking great for her age! The town kicked off its year-long celebration with a parade down Main Street, followed by music and performers in Lower Main. Sam Bush was the popular headliner, and many enjoyed the beer garden, sponsored by Recycle Utah and the Main Street Business Alliance. Our Park City art galleries joined together to create birthday cards, the Park Silly Sunday Market is hosting a time capsule (stop by the Sunday festival for more information) and the Park City Chamber is keyed up to present more celebratory events all year long.

And now, I am happy to present the list of parade float winners, courtesy of the Park Record:

Park City Historical Society—-MOST HISTORICAL

Mucking and Drilling for Labor Day/ Rotary—-MOST CHOREOGRAPHED

’70s Crowd—-MOST PATCHOULI-LIKE (THEREFORE) MOST GREEN

Sister’s of Holy Cross historic school—-CLOSEST TO GOD

Mountains Trails and Dogs of Bark City—-MOST FEET

Wildlife Protection Society——BEST LEASHED

Gal with birthday stroller—-BEST USE OF A STROLLER

Park City International Music Festival—-MOST MUSICAL

Local kids and galleries of Park City—-MOST ARTISTIC

Flanagan’s—–MOST DISTURBING USE OF A KILT

Tandem Bike—-MOST ATHLETIC

Park City Silly Market—–SILLIEST OF SHOW

Pablo Picasso

Sad news comes from the Picasso Museum in central Paris. One of Pablo Picasso’s sketchbooks worth several million euros was stolen this week. The theft occurred overnight, but there was no sign that the museum had been broken into. The sketchbook was valued at 7 to 10 million Euros ($9.7 million-$13.9 million US).

This small book (approximately 6″ x 9″) contained 33 drawings by Picasso, mostly done in crayon and dating from 1917 to 1924. The stolen sketchbook is covered in shiny, red leather and bears the word “Album” in gold on the front, the Culture Ministry statement said.

It sounds like this type of piece would be quite difficult to sell, and so it’s surmised that this was a theft commissioned by an unscrupulous collector. Read more about the theft here.

This isn’t the only recent Picasso theft: two paintings by Picasso estimated to be worth a total of about $66 million were stolen from the Left Bank, Paris home of his granddaughter Diana Widmaier-Picasso in February 2007.

Thank you for artists Lisa Lamoreaux and Brad Stroman for helping Gallery MAR to realize such a success in our “A Conscious Balance” Exhibition in March and April. Through the Opportunity Drawing and sales of that show, Gallery MAR was able to raise $1,000 for the Swaner EcoCenter.

Above, Gallery MAR Owner Maren Bargreen gives Swaner’s Sally Tauber the check.

With 1,200 acres of breathtaking open space nestled amidst expanding development, Swaner is a refuge for an abundance of wildlife. Over 10 miles of trails offer recreational opportunities for mountain bikers, hikers, birdwatchers, fishermen, snowshoers and photographers.
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Fostering the delicate relationship between people and nature is at the heart of managing this community treasure.

Celebrating that relationship is at the heart of our new Swaner EcoCenter. The EcoCenter is the greenest building in Utah, a symbol of Swaner’s ideals and values, and a powerful expression of our relationship to the environment. It is a place for reflection, enlightenment and celebration.

With expanded programming for youth and adults, interactive exhibits, an innovative theater, and space for unique events, the EcoCenter is designed to inspire a deep respect for the natural world.

At Swaner, we understand how the health and beauty of the natural landscape heightens our quality of life. Our environmental ethic is reflected in our architecture, in our programs, and in the face of every child who crosses our threshold and wonders at nature’s mysteries.

It is an ethic born of the sense of well-being we all feel when we gaze across the wildflowers in the Swaner meadows, look up at the idyllic backdrop of the surrounding mountains, breathe in their seasonal beauty and know why we chose to visit - or perhaps stay.

The latest piece began its life as a collection of pallets and bomb fins. Norman has a talented eye– he sees artwork in the mundane and rejected “garbage” otherwise relegated to the dumpster. For this table, the only items that weren’t re-purposed were the paint and the bolts that hold the legs to the seat. Everything else was fully recycled!

Norman writes to the gallery, “I’m really enjoying combining found objects and modern aesthetics with a green sensibility — eventually I’d like to have all parts of the furniture recycled, including paints.” We look forward to seeing how Norman’s work will progress and what new ideas he will explore as he creates his beautiful eco-friendly pieces.

In addition, Norman is interetsed in commissison work. Have an idea or a piece of “scrap” that you would like to utilize in a new way? We’ll put you in touch and Norman can create the perfect piece for you and your eco-friendly lifestyle.

Coming soon to Park City…

A project inspired by the “Moose on the Loose” campaign in 2004. Get ready for “Dogs Of Bark City!” Large, medium and small dogs will strut their stuff and make their entrance into the Park City art scene (with your help, of course). Friends of Animals, Mountain Trails and Park City Performing Arts Foundation are joining paws to bring this public art project to town. The proceeds will benefit the non-profits as well as the Artists.

Your canine inspirations can embody whatever the muse moves you to create. Your dog will be delivered in June and you will have at least 2 months to transform it. Unveilings will begin as soon as works are completed, with a final deadline of September 15th. The transformed pups will be displayed on the streets and in the stores of Summit County concluding with a gala auction on December 28^th.

Special events are planned through the summer and fall to generate interest.  Sponsors and artists will be promoted in print, on the Web, at events, and in the streets.

The dogs are made of fiberglass and come in 3 sizes; Large; 46″, Medium; 30″ Small; 17″. Once you have finished, the dogs will be clear coated (if appropriate) to protect your design.

Each artist selected by the jury will receive 20% of the net auction price. (If desired, $200 of the net auction price can be provided up front.)

Artists selected will receive the following in addition to the stipend:

• Participating Artists Community Showing at The Kimball Art Center, Date TBD

• Artist’s name recognition in the Dogs of Bark City Guide Book

• Artist’s name on the dog’s display plaque

• Your dog design, your bio and contact information on the Dogs of Bark City website

• 2 tickets to the kickoff event

• 2 tickets to the Dec 28^th gala auction

For more information and a formal application please contact Park City Performing Arts Foundation at 435-655-8252. Ask for Abby or Ginger.

Or stop by the following locations: Park City Performing Arts Foundation at 333 Main Street Suite 130 or Furburbia located at Tanger Outlet Mall.