Celebrate local artists with The Cedar City Arts Council at our Fall Social on November 4th.
By: Shaylene Baruffi-Jensen
CEDAR CITY, UTAH: The Cedar City Arts Council’s Fall Social will take place on Monday, November 4, at 7 p.m. in the Frehner Rehearsal Hall in the Utah Shakespeare Festival Office Building. This event is free, and everyone is invited to attend. These events showcase and celebrate local artists who have received mini-grants from the Cedar City Arts Council. Our socials offer live music, art displays, and reports on the use that the recipients have made of their awarded funds.
The Cedar City Arts Council selects a spectacular individual who has done much for the arts in our community, this year we are bestowing our Arts Award to Todd Prince. Todd Prince was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prince has worked in the Southwestern United States as an archaeologist, museum curator, adjunct professor, and State Park Manager since 1989. Prince currently lives in Cedar City, Utah serving as the manager of the Frontier Homestead State Museum. He served as the Cedar City Arts Council President for several crucial years and helped develop a local arts festival. His personal art form transforms gourds that are available at the ArtWorks Gallery.
Our Fall social will include a presentation by Sue Cotter. She is an artist bookmaker, letterpress printer, and assemblage artist who began her art career at a very early age. In 1988, Cotter discovered a passion for Book Art. Cotter has received many grants and awards including the Utah Artist Fellowship and a New Forms Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation.
There will also be a performance by “Let’s Play Music”, a curriculum for children ages 4 through 7 developed by Shelle Soelberg. The program is a three-year program that focuses on instilling a passion for music in young people. Kathleen Wells and her students will present the program and discuss what their mini-grant funds helped them achieve.
Our third presenter is Stephanie Flores of A&E Design Studio in Cedar City. Flores will introduce her Art, Entertainment & Design Studio. This studio was created with the purpose of providing our community with a space to create and to provide access to the arts. Flores focuses on bringing the community together and providing access to art and crafts, especially to children and adults who might not have it otherwise.
Matthew Oftedahl will display a wide range of his artwork including 3D printed figurines, custom armor, illustrated characters, necklaces, potion bottles, and resin crystals.
ICAMA will also have a display about their acoustic music series.
Refreshments are being catered by Palette Bakery. Come celebrate some of our local artists at this fun and free event!
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WHO: The Cedar City Arts Council
WHAT: The Cedar City Arts Council’s Fall Social
WHEN: November 4th, 2019 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Frehner Rehearsal Hall in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Office Building. 200 West Center near Courtyard and outdoor Englestead Theater.
COST: FREE and the public is invited.