Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
August 10, 2009
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Dear Colleagues,
*Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, our August Culture Bytes has
been moved to November. *
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) Spy Hop Productions: Upcoming 2009-10 Programs <#programs>
2) 2009 Utah charities Golf Challenge Donates a Portion of Proceeds to
USUO<#portion>
3) Spy Hop Productions Presents :: Inaugural Year-End Record Release Show<#show>
4) Twilight Concert presents Toots and the Maytals and N.A.S.A.’s
Intergalactic Circus <#circus>
5) Join UMFA this August for inspiring exhibitions and exciting events!<#join>
6) Free Admission and Family Art Activity at the Utah Museum of Fine
Arts<#activity>
7) Spy Hop Productions Launches Queer Filmmaking <#queer>
8) SUU Offers New Options for Arts Ticketing <#new>
9) 36th Annual Quilt Show <#quilt>
10) National Humanities Alliance Welcomes Senate Jim Leach As NEH Chair<#leach>
11) SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts Announces Exciting 2009-2010
Season <#visual>
12) The 2009 Twilight Concert Series presents Iron and Wine and Okkervil
River <#series>
13) Ballet West Opens Up Innovations Program To Local Choreographers<#opens>
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*Articles Of Interest <#article>*
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*Resources <#resource>*
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*Submission Guidelines <#guidelines>*
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*Acknowledgments <#acknowledge>*
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*Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) *Spy Hop Productions: Upcoming 2009-10 Programs*
Audio // Radio // Music // Records Label
* Audio I
* Audio II
* Loud & Clear Youth Radio on KRCL 90.9 FM
* Radio Documentaries*
* Musicology
* Spy Hop Records
*Program is under development, but will begin this Fall
Filmmaking
* Film Making I
* Film Making II
* Queer Filmmaking :: A 2009-10 Documenting Communities Project*
* PitchNic Film Intensive :: Fiction
* PitchNic Film Intensive :: Non-Fiction
*New program
Digital Design // Animation // Digital Games
* Digital Design & Animation I
* Digital Design & Animation II
Upcoming Events
* Saturday, August 8, 7-10 PM @ Kilby Court :: Loud & Clear Youth Radio
Live Broadcast, $7
* Friday, August 14, 7-10 PM @ Club Sound :: Year End Record Release
Show, $5
* Friday, August 21, 6-10 PM @ Spy Hop Productions :: Gallery Stroll
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2) *2009 Utah charities Golf Challenge Donates a Portion of Proceeds to USUO
*
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) has been chosen as one of the charities to
receive a portion of funds generated by the 2009 Utah Charities Golf
Challenge. Sponsored by the Utah Families Foundation and hosted by Senator
Orrin Hatch and his wife Elaine, the tournament will be held August 16 -18
at the new Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Red Ledges in Midway, as well
as Wasatch Mountain State Park. Donations made to charities will depend on
the overall proceeds raised by the Utah Charities Golf Challenge, and checks
will be presented at a reception on August 18th.
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3) *Spy Hop Productions Presents: Inaugural Year-End Record Release Show*
Spy Hop Productions, Spy Hop Records, and Musicology will host their
Inaugural Year-End Record Release Show, to be held August 14, 2009 at Club
Sound (214 South 600 West). Doors will open at 6:30 PM. The show will run
from 7-10 PM, is open to all ages, and costs $5 per person. All proceeds
raised at the event support Spy Hop Productions programs.
The record release show will focus on celebrating the three latest albums
from the only youth driven record label in the region:
1. Eat & Run :: from visionary hip-hop artists, U-N-I-Verse-All & Roe
2. 4EA :: from funky prog-rock band, Heterodactyl
3. Halfway To Hell :: the rockabilly stylings of 17 year old prodigy,
Orion Chacon-Hurst
Both 4EA and Halfway To Hell were recorded, mixed, and mastered at the
renowned Counterpoint Studios (2335 S. West Temple) with CEO and Studio
Engineer, Gianni Skolnick. Eat & Run was recorded at the LS Peery Studio at
Spy Hop Productions. Special guest Goldbug created and tracked new beats
for the entire Eat & Run album, and Halfway To Hell featured guest
appearances from Brent Dreiling on pedal steel, Jeremy Chatelain (Cub
Country) with backing vocals, and Matt Montaigu (Cub Country) on drums.
The complete Spy Hop Records label now includes: Sam Burton, Ian Sanabria
(Malevolent MC), Orion Chacon-Hurst, Sam Jackson (U-N-I-Verse-All), Robert
Menasco (Roe), and Heterodactyl, including members Ajl Anderson, Christian
Butler, Garrett McDowell, and Chris Bullock.
These latest CD releases are the direct result of Spy Hop's intensive,
yearlong workshop, Musicology. Under the direction of Musical Arts
Instructor, Jeremy Chatelain, musicians between the ages of 16-19 first
auditioned then were selected for the program, and reflect a wide scope of
backgrounds and talents. Coming together in an after-school setting twice a
week for ten months in a musical collaboration project, Musicology students
learned the ins and outs of songwriting, rehearsals, performances, editing
and mixing using Pro Tools, producing, studio etiquette, and promotion, all
culminating with a unique year-end product: their very own, new, first album
complete with artwork, liner notes, even shrink-wrap, plus a live
performance at a local venue.
"Each of the new albums are completely unique in their own, wacky way," said
Chatelain.
Reflecting on the past year, Chatelain continued, "It's been a challenge,
but that's to be expected both with a new program and in working with
younger musicians who haven't yet played together. These artists are also
working feverishly to discover their talents and define their styles."
Spy Hop Records previously released Sam Burton’s, Got Sent Up, and
Malevolent MC’s, Definiton, earlier in the year at an event held at Kilby
Court. Burton and Malevolent MC will be joining the Musicology students on
stage the night of the 14th. The current, subject-to-change lineup is:
1. U-N-I-Verse-All & Roe
2. Sam Burton
3. Heterodactyl
4. Malevolent MC
5. Orion Chacon-Hurst
Each of the three latest albums will be on sale the night of the show, and
made available for purchase and download on iTunes, cdbaby.com, spyhop.org,
and spyhoprecords.com. Additionally, Sam Burton and Malevolent MC albums
will be available for purchase.
Sample music from each of the current records label artists, plus bios,
news, and upcoming events can be found online at
www.spyhoprecords.com.
About Spy Hop Records
Spy Hop Records is a teen-run record label, started in November 2008. The
following teens were essentially guinea pigs during Spy Hop Records first
year: Braden Tipton, Garrett Reed, Aspen Hinkle, Enrique O’Neill, Tristen
Davis, Teaguer Czubak, Caitlin Chandler, Katie Rubio, Austin Chirillo, and
Casey Blandford. Under the supervision of Jeremy Chatelain, students were
given the opportunity to create promotional materials, contribute to the
production of records, and help coordinate label events and public
relations. Spy Hop Records mission will continue to be to release, market,
and promote albums by young artists in the Salt Lake area. We hope to make a
difference in our community, utilizing our passion for music.
Major funding for Spy Hop Records provided by Salt Lake County Substance
Abuse Preventions Services, Hot Topic Foundation, and individual donors.
About Spy Hop Productions
Spy Hop Productions is a not-for-profit youth media arts and education
center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it
create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our
mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and
inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the
airwaves, and the world-wide-web. Spy Hop is committed to the following
organizational objectives:
* Providing safe after-school and summer time mentoring programs for
diverse youth (K-12) in emerging digital technologies and the media arts
* Developing 21st century skills in youth: community and global
awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration,
and media literacy
* Promoting positive youth development thru individuality, leadership,
creativity and intellectual curiosity
* Increasing higher education and/or vocational opportunities
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4) *The 2009 Twilight Concert Series presents Toots and the Maytals and
N.A.S.A.’s Intergalactic Circus on August 13*
According to allmusic.com “formed in the early ‘60s when ska was hot, the
Maytals had a reputation for having strong, well-blended voices and a seldom
rivaled passion for their music.” Since then, the group has grown over the
years, changed members but their legendary live performances remain as
entertaining as ever. Also on the Twilight stage is the unbelievable duo
known as N.A.S.A.’s Intergalactic Circus, the incredible DJs whose
breakthrough album The Spirit of Apollo has been hailed as a hip-hop
masterpiece. The series continues through August 27 at the Gallivan Center
in downtown Salt Lake City.
To complement the music, the Twilight Market offers food, beverages and
locally made crafts, with something for every taste, from pizza to
dumplings, from vegetarian to barbecue, from burgers to gelato. The Twilight
audience can enjoy the artists’ work and purchase such handcrafted items as
jewelry, clothing, soaps, and ceramics. The Twilight Market opens at 5:00
p.m.; the concerts are free and begin at 7:00 p.m.
Seating is first come, first served, and a person must be present at all
times to reserve seating. Beer and wine are available for purchase. No
alcoholic beverages may be brought into the Gallivan Center and pets are not
allowed.
AUGUST 13 TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS/N.A.S.A.’S INTERGALACTIC CIRCUS
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
Comprised of leader Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, Nathaniel “Jerry” Mathias,
and Raleigh Gordon—all natives of Kingston, Jamaica—the Maytals are credited
with the first use of the word “reggae” in a song titled “Do the Reggay.”
Formed in the early ’60s the Maytals has a reputation for strong,
well-blended voices and a seldom rivaled passion for their music. Toots
Hibbert, one of the great voices of Jamaica, is a legend whose career spans
every development in Jamaican music, from ska through rock-steady to reggae.
Toots and the Maytals have helped to chart the course of Jamaican music with
unrivaled delivery and dynamism.
N.A.S.A.’S INTERGALACTIC CIRCUS
The story of N.A.S.A. (acronym for North America/South America) goes back
five and half years when Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel) and DJ Zegon (Ze
Gonzales) met in São Paulo, Brazil and discovered their mutual love for rare
Brazilian funk and soul records. They decided to share their experience and
create a record that brought people together from different musical genres,
races, religions, politics, countries and languages, ignoring boundaries
that keep people divided. The result is The Spirit of Apollo, N.A.S.A.’s
debut record that features an impressive array of guest artists who share
this goal of cross-cultural collaboration.
The 22nd annual Twilight Concert Series is presented by the Salt Lake City
Arts Council, featuring eight free concerts by renowned musical artists on
Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m., from July 9 through August 27, downtown at
the Gallivan Center.
For more information on this and other programs of the Salt Lake City Arts
Council, visit our website at
www.slcgov.com/arts or call 801-596-5000.
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5) *Utah Museum of Fine Arts *
*Join us this August for inspiring exhibitions and exciting events!*
Exhibitions
Then & Now: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Modern and
Contemporary Art
On view through September 20, 2009
Tour the UMFA’s permanent collection of modern and contemporary art in this
reinstallation of key works from the last five decades. Then & Now
highlights parallels between art and societal events of the past and
present, and features a special video presentation by acclaimed British
artist Phil Collins entitled baghdad screentests (2002).
Continuous Rhythm
On view through October 25, 2009
Revealing a shared visual language between generations of artists, this
installation of textiles and contemporary children’s artwork from the UMFA’s
collection expresses the sophistication and rhythm of Navajo design.
Visitors will take an in-depth look at the creative process of Navajo
weavers and develop a deeper understanding of one of Utah’s native tribes.
Desert Secrets: Photography from the UMFA’s Permanent Collection
On view through January 31, 2010
Explore the barren and surreal terrain of the Southwestern desert in this
exhibition of contemporary photographs from the UMFA’s permanent collection.
The featured artists use traditional photographic techniques as well as
newer imaging technologies to confront themes of nuclear testing,
clandestine military operations, conspiracy theories, and the inherent
mystery of the desert landscape itself.
Nuclear Enchantment
www.umfa.utah.edu/patricknagatani
Ongoing
Desert Secrets is accompanied by a virtual online exhibition that provides
an in-depth exploration of photographer Patrick Nagatani’s series, Nuclear
Enchantment. In this bold photographic portfolio, Nagatani uses the New
Mexico landscape as his stage, creating scenes that comment wryly on the
atomic history and nuclear industry of the area. Visit
www.umfa.utah.edu/patricknagatani to enjoy a timeline of nuclear weapon
development, take a Google Maps tour of the sites depicted in his
photographs, and watch short videos that illuminate the compelling history
and complex techniques behind his work.
Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art
On view through March 1, 2010
Experience the diversity, artistry and elegance of American Indian art in
the landmark exhibition, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian
Art. This world-class show features more than 140 objects of unique artistry
and powerful cultural expression from the Native people of the Northeast,
Plateau, and Plains. Splendid Heritage examines 18th and 19th century works
from both an artistic and a cultural context, bringing to light the
fascinating intersection of art and culture.
Special Free Events:
Highlights of the Collection Tour
First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm and all Saturdays and Sundays at
1:30 pm at the UMFA Marcia and John Price Museum Building
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Let a UMFA docent take you on a 30-minute tour of the world’s art and
cultures. No pre-registration necessary.
Third Saturday for Families: Finger Puppets
August 15, 2009 from 2 – 4 pm in the UMFA Emma Eccles Jones Education Center
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is full of portraits from all over the world.
For this Third Saturday activity, we’ll use these fantastic people and their
costumes to create puppets! Each of us will make two different characters so
that they can “walk and talk” and tell their stories.
Splendid Heritage Film Series: Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart
August 22, 2009 from 2 – 4 pm in the UMFA Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke
Jr. Auditorium
FREE TO THE PUBLIC • Not rated
Don’t miss this intimate documentary about the great Indian chief and
spiritual leader, Sitting Bull. The film is set as an oral history, the
story of Tatanka-Iyotanka in his own words, recited in earnest authenticity
by artist and activist Adam Fortunate Eagle. Winner of the Best Documentary
Award at the 2008 Big Water Film Festival.
Desert Secrets Film & Discussion Series: Punishment Park with special guest
Rocky Anderson
August 26, 2009 at 6 pm in the UMFA Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr.
Auditorium
FREE TO THE PUBLIC • Rated R **May not be suitable for all audiences
In this cinéma vérité-style pseudo-documentary, a group of draft dodgers are
banished to the desert, where they are detained and made to play a bizarre
game resembling capture the flag. Almost forty years later, Punishment Park
resonates eerily with our contemporary political climate. Directed by Peter
Watkins (1971), this film is rated “R” for violence and language. Rocky
Anderson, former mayor of SLC and executive director of High Road for Human
Rights, will conduct a post-film discussion.
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6) *Free Admission and Family Art Activity at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts*
Third Saturday: Finger Puppets
FREE Admission and Family Art Activity at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Saturday, August 15, 2009
What:
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is full of portraits from all over the world.
For this free Third Saturday studio art activity, families will use the
fantastic people in these portraits to create colorful finger puppets of
their own. Each participant will make two different characters so that they
can “walk and talk” and tell their stories.
Free general admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is offered on the
third Saturday of every month. Not only can visitors of all ages explore the
world’s art and cultures right here in Salt Lake City, but they can do it
for free!
When:
Saturday, August 15 from 2-4 pm.
Where:
UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Marcia and John Price Museum Building
Emma Eccles Jones Education Center
University of Utah campus
410 Campus Center Drive
SLC, UT 84112
Why:
Third Saturdays are free family activity days that take place at the Utah
Museum of Fine Arts on the third Saturday of every month. UMFA Curators of
Education create exciting opportunities for children and families to learn
about art and investigate how it is made. Through hands-on art studio
projects and Museum tours, families explore their own creativity while using
art from the UMFA’s collection and current exhibitions as a source of
inspiration.
More than 1,800 children and adults benefit from the UMFA’s Third Saturday
program each year. Instruction and activities begin at 2:00 pm and end at
4:00 pm. All art making is done in the Emma Eccles Jones Education Center
Classroom and is conducted on a first come, first serve basis. Third
Saturday is funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo Arts and Parks
Program.
Free general admission is offered on the third Saturday of every month at
the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.
For more information, please visit
www.umfa.utah.edu or call 801-581-3580.
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The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is located on the University of Utah campus in
the Marcia and John Price Museum Building at 410 Campus Center Drive. The
UMFA’s mission is to engage visitors in discovering meaningful connections
with the artistic expressions of the world’s cultures. General admission is
$7 adults, $5 youth and seniors, FREE for U of U students/staff/faculty,
UMFA members and children under 6. Free admission offered the first
Wednesday and third Saturday of each month. Museum hours are Tuesday –
Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Weekends, 11 a.m. – 5
p.m.; closed Mondays. For more information call (801) 581-7332 or visit
www.umfa.utah.edu.
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7) *Spy Hop Productions Launches Queer Filmmaking :: A 2009-10 Documenting
Communities Project for Local Teens*
Spy Hop Productions will launch a new, non-fiction film program entitled
Queer Filmmaking :: A 2009-10 Documenting Communities Project, beginning
September 15, 2009. The program will be held in the LS Peery Studios at Spy
Hop's downtown location (511 W 200 S, Suite 100), Tuesdays and Thursdays,
from 4-6 PM. The class is free, and open to anyone 14-19 years old. No
prior filmmaking experience is required, and applications are being accepted
now until September 8, 2009.
This program intends to actively engage local teens with issues relating
specifically to the Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender (LGBT) community
through documentary filmmaking. Taught by Spy Hop's Documentary Arts
Instructor, Frank Feldman (Director, Vapid Lovelies), the four month program
features a curriculum based on documentary fundamentals such as hands-on
camera and equipment training, filmmaking, and film editing using Final Cut
Pro. Unique to this year's program will include a critical overview of
queer theory and a history of how gay and lesbian characters have been
represented in mainstream media.
"Spy Hop decided to go with Queer Filmmaking after initial conversations
with social activist, Chloe Noble, and several discussions with the Utah
Pride Center. Specifically, I wanted to create a class that could empower
youth in the LGBT community through the creation of a series of short
films," said Feldman.
>From the Program Description:
Queer filmmaking is inherently political. It is an act of defiance,
activism, inspiration, and should prompt dialogue and discourse either
within or outside of the LGBT community. Queer filmmakers exist outside the
mainstream and must find unique ways to fund and distribute their films. As
such, students will learn to create advocacy and activist films that discuss
the issues the LGBT community faces. Students will learn to create
queer-centered media with the end goal of appealing to a larger, non-queer
audience.
Though this program will be unique in that it is devoted exclusively to
queer filmmaking, this is not the first time Spy Hop Productions has engaged
youth in learning and creating media about the LGBT community. Two Loves, a
twenty-five minute documentary exploring the stories of gay and lesbian
Mormons, was produced as part of the 2006-07 PitchNic Film Intensive
Program, a yearlong film program enabling experienced student filmmakers to
create professional caliber films with the guidance of professional mentors.
About Spy Hop’s Documentary Arts Program (DAP)
DAP introduces students to the art and craft of documentary filmmaking. Spy
Hop’s documentary program empowers youth to find their voice, realize their
stories, and become critical producers by providing them mentorship,
instruction, equipment, and an outlet to share their voices.
Spy Hop’s documentary programs provide a safe space for students to explore
their creativity while initiating community dialogue about a variety of
intriguing topics. Introduced to the storytelling process, as well as
digital cameras, recording equipment, and editing systems, students explore
important life issues alongside their mentors—professionally trained and
experienced filmmakers.
Major funding for DAP provided by Salt Lake County Substance Abuse
Prevention Services, Morgan Stanley Bank, UBS Foundation, National Endowment
for the Arts, and individual donors.
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8) *SUU Offers New Options for Arts Ticketing*
CPVA announced two new ticketing arrangements for its 2009-10 season. Tickets
will now be available at the window or by phone from the Centrum Ticket
Office, Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition, a new online 24 hour ticketing option will
be available to SUU arts audiences. To purchase your single event tickets
online visit
www.suu.edu/arts and click on the link on the right hand side.
This new service allows our patrons easy access to all ticketed events in
our 2009-2010 season. For more information on season tickets or the
2009-2010 season please call 435-865-8667. CPVA Dean, Bill Byrnes, noted,
"We are excited to offer the options of the Centrum ticket office and online
ticketing to make it easier to purchase tickets to our shows."
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is
comprised of the departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and
Dance, and a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College’s
affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American
Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespearean Festival, the performance group Acclamation,
and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. The College presents 100 performances,
lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. Over 550 students are
majoring in 16 different degree areas in the arts. Both liberal arts B.A.
and B.S. degrees are offered, as well four professional degrees: Bachelor of
Music (B.M.); Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Studio Art, Graphic Design,
and Arts Education; and the B.F.A. in Theatre. The College’s Art and Design,
Music, and Dance programs are nationally accredited. More than 60 full and
part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring students
in their pursuit of a degree in the arts. The College regularly enrolls 1100
students each semester in over 195 classes on the SUU campus. For more
information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the
Office of the Dean 435-865-8561 or by e-mail at cpvamktg@???.
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9) *36th Annual Quilt Show*
Color - Pattern - Texture - Stories - All Wrapped Up In A Quilt! Join Us
For The 36th Annual Quilt Show At The Springville Museum Of Art, On Display
July 17 To September 2. This Beautiful Collection Of Fine Quilts Showcasing
The Great Talent, Creativity, And Skill Of Utah’s Quilters Is Free And Open
To The Public. Quilting Enthusiasts Interested In Enjoying A Display Of
Beautiful Quilts, And Learning A Stich Or Two Are Encouraged To Attend. Call
The Springville Museum Of Art At 801-489-2727 Or Visit Www.Smofa.Org To
Learn More.
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10) *National Humanities Alliance Welcomes Senate Confirmation Of Jim Leach
As NEH Chair*
August 7, 2009 - The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) welcomes today’s
Senate confirmation of former Representative Jim Leach. Mr. Leach is
expected to begin his duties as the ninth Chairman of the National Endowment
for the Humanities early next week.
The Humanities Alliance recognized Mr. Leach in 2005 with its Sidney R.
Yates Award for Distinguished Public Service to the Humanities for his work
as co-founder of the Congressional Humanities Caucus. “The Humanities
Alliance congratulates the Senate and President Obama on such a strong
appointment for this role,” said NHA Executive Director, Jessica Irons. “We
look forward to working with Mr. Leach to advance scholarship and public
engagement in the humanities.”
President Obama nominated Mr. Leach on June 3, 2009. At that time,
President Obama said, “I am confident that with Jim as its head, the
National Endowment for the Humanities will continue on its vital mission of
supporting the humanities and giving the American public access to the rich
resources of our culture. Jim is a valued and dedicated public servant and
I look forward to working with him in the months and years ahead."
Founded in 1981, the National Humanities Alliance is a non-profit
organization dedicated to advancing national humanities policy in the areas
of research, education, preservation, and public programs.
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11)* **SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts Announces Exciting
2009-2010 Season*
The upcoming 2009-2010 season at SUU’s College of Performing and Visual Arts
offers an extraordinary variety of music, theatre and dance programs. Season
highlights include the opening of the exhibit Jim Jones: Recent Paintings,
the musical comedy Company and the always entertaining Ballroom Dance
Company’s concert Simply Ballroom. There are over 100 performances,
concerts and exhibits scheduled in this upcoming season that you do not want
to miss. For schedule details go
www.suu.edu/arts or call the SUU Arts
Hotline at 435-865-8800.
This fall the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery will feature Jim Jones: Recent
Paintings, a breath taking exhibit that captures the special visual energy
of beautiful Southern Utah. The Gallery’s season will also include three
more exhibits showcasing the talents of area high school students, SUU
Faculty and Staff and the portfolios of the SUU Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts
students.
The Department of Art and Design will present their weekly lecture series
entitled Art Insights beginning September 3 with painter Julie Rogers. Don’t
miss the opportunity to hear the processes of the many artists visiting SUU.
This season the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will offer a wonderful
variety of entertainment by offering two dance concerts and four main stage
plays. On October 1 their season will kick off with MacBeth in the Adams
Shakespearean Theatre and will continue with Thornton Wilder’s Our Town,
Breaking Bounds Student Dance Concert, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown,
Journeys Faculty Dance Concert and wrapping it all up with the Stephen
Sondheim classic musical Company.
Enjoy a diverse collection of musical offerings with the Department of
Music’s 2009-2010 season. This year’s Music Masterworks Series will delight
audiences with concerts that include the SUU Orchestra and Choir, the Wind
Symphony and Choir and opera double bill of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and
Michael Ching’s Buoso’s Ghost.
SUU’s Ballroom Dance Company has another high-energy season in store for the
community and surrounding area. Don’t miss the always entertaining Fear
Factor event in October or the World of Dance concert in November. The
Ballroom Dance Company will wrap up their season in April with the popular
concert entitled Simply Ballroom.
Visit the website
www.suu.edu/arts or call the Arts Hotline 435.865.8800 for
more information about the 2009-2010 season.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is
comprised of the departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and
Dance, and a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College’s
affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American
Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespearean Festival, the performance group Acclamation,
and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. The College presents 100 performances,
lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. Over 550 students are
majoring in 16 different degree areas in the arts. Both liberal arts B.A.
and B.S. degrees are offered, as well four professional degrees: Bachelor of
Music (B.M.); Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Studio Art, Graphic Design,
and Arts Education; and the B.F.A. in Theatre. The College’s Art and Design,
Music, and Dance programs are nationally accredited. More than 60 full and
part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring students
in their pursuit of a degree in the arts. The College regularly enrolls 1100
students each semester in over 195 classes on the SUU campus. For more
information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the
Office of the Dean 435-865-8561 or by e-mail at cpvamktg@???.
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12) *The 2009 Twilight Concert Series presents Iron and Wine and Okkervil
River on August 20*
Singer/songwriter Samuel Beam, AKA Iron and Wine, rose to prominence with a
blend of whispered vocals and softly homespun indie folk after catching the
attention of Sub Pop co-owner Jonathan Poneman with his at-home recordings.
He has since then continued to prove himself not only as a sound investment
but also as a creative force in both music and art. Sam will be performing
solo on this year’s Twilight Stage. Also sharing the stage that night is the
folk/rock inspiration Okkervil River, a profound mixture of darkness and
beauty with front man Will Robinson Sheff at the helm. The series continues
through August 27 at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City.
To complement the music, the Twilight Market offers food, beverages and
locally made crafts, with something for every taste, from pizza to
dumplings, from vegetarian to barbecue, from burgers to gelato. The Twilight
audience can enjoy the artists’ work and purchase such handcrafted items as
jewelry, clothing, soaps, and ceramics. The Twilight Market opens at 5:00
p.m.; the concerts are free and begin at 7:00 p.m.
Seating is first come, first served, and a person must be present at all
times to reserve seating. Beer and wine are available for purchase. No
alcoholic beverages may be brought into the Gallivan Center and pets are not
allowed.
AUGUST 20 IRON & WINE/OKKERVIL RIVER
IRON & WINE
Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of singer/songwriter Samuel
Beam. He has released three studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well
as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of
his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). Many learned of Iron and Wine with Sam
Beam’s tender and spare rendering of The Postal Service’s “Such Great
Heights” on the Garden State soundtrack, those who dug deeper discovered a
classic American tunesmith with a precocious musical signature. Songs like
“Lion’s Man,” “Jesus the Mexican Boy” and “Naked as We Came” are remarkable
demonstrations of craft; musically memorable, lyrically evocative and
casually atmospheric.
OKKERVIL RIVER
Combining folk-rock inspirations and alternative rock sways, Okkervil River
creates a visionary sound, strongly founded on dark lyrics and chaotic
visions. Okkervil River began as a mutual project of Will Robison Sheff
(vocals, guitar) and Seth Warren (drums) when both were in high school in
Meriden, NH. After several years and many life experiences, the duo decided
to reassemble the band, with an extended lineup. According to their website,
during the succeeding years and with multiple albums later “ it's been
touring, recording on the sly, days of laughter, nights of overindulgence,
mornings of regret, miles and miles of inexhaustibly breathtaking America,
driving, playing, and driving.”
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The 22nd annual Twilight Concert Series is presented by the Salt Lake City
Arts Council, featuring eight free concerts by renowned musical artists on
Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m., from July 9 through August 27, downtown at
the Gallivan Center.
For more information on this and other programs of the Salt Lake City Arts
Council, visit our website at
www.slcgov.com/arts or call 801-596-5000.
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13) *Ballet West Opens Up Innovations Program To Local Choreographers*
Chosen work will debut in the Spring of 2010
Ballet West invites local choreographers to submit proposals for the
company’s 2010 INNOVATIONS program, May 21-29, 2010 at the Rose Wagner
Theatre. Choreographers will be selected by Ballet West Artistic Director
Adam Sklute and will have the opportunity to create a brand new work on
Ballet West dancers.
Required elements of the proposal include the overall concept; the style of
the piece (contemporary ballet, classical ballet, modern, etc.); the length
of the work; number of dancers; type of music, costumes, lighting, props,
etc.; and, if desired, a story or theme associated with the work.
The chosen choreographer will have a small budget and will receive a fee.
Choreographers interested in submitting a proposal should consider using no
more than 10 Artists. Proposals must be submitted in writing and will be
accepted through September 25, 2009. For more information on the
application process, visit
www.balletwest.org.
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*Articles of Interest <#interest>*
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New NEA Chairman Comes Out Swinging
(Yeah)<
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/arts/08rocco.html?_r=2&hpw>
Rocco Landesman, 62, made clear that he has little patience for the disdain
with which some politicians still seem to view the endowment, more than a
decade after the culture wars that nearly destroyed it.
The New York Times 08/07/09
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Artists - A Responsibility To
Challenge<
http://www.reason.com/news/show/135293.html>
The art community is not meeting its duty of always questioning those in
power. And I say duty because the art community, as a counterpart of the
press, has been given special rights written into the Bill of Rights, known
broadly as freedom of the press, for the explicit purpose of keeping power
in check.
Reason 08/07/09
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Culture & The White House - Rethinking
Required<
http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=6091>
To be sure, the frequent presence of artists in the White House provides us
with reason to be hopeful that the new administration will be a good partner
for the arts community. But taking advantage of this opportunity will
require a dramatic rethinking of the way we engage with policymakers.
NewMusicBox 08/05/09
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*Resources *
UCA utilizes many resourceful listserves and acknowledges their valued
contribution in compiling news and information that we are pleased to share
in the E-newsletter:
Americans for the Arts - Monthy Wire
APInews (Arts in the Public Interest)
Artists of Utah
ArtsJournal newsletter
Arts Wire Current
Board Cafe: The Newsletter Exclusively for Members of Nonprofit Boards of
Directors
Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest
Cultural Policy Listserv, Center for Arts & Culture
Downtown Alliance
Downtown Rising
Federation of State Humanities Councils
Grant Station
Steve Klass
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Council of Nonprofit Associations Action Center
National Humanities Alliance
NYFA Current
Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks Program, Salt Lake City
TechSoup
The NonProfit Quarterly
Travel Arts Partnership Newsletter
Utah Arts Council
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Nonprofits Association
Utah Progressive Network (UPNet) E-Mail Alert List
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*Acknowledgments*
The Utah Cultural Alliance would like to acknowledge the generous support of
its programs from:
Americans for the Arts
American Festival Chorus
Another Language Performing Arts Company
Art Access/VSA Arts of Utah
Artspace
Babcock Performing Readers
Ballet West
blue haiku
Bountiful Davis Art Center
Cache Valley Center for the Arts
Center for Documentary Arts
Chez Artists
College of Performing & Visual Arts - SUU
Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects
Covey Center for the Arts
Division of State History
Fort Douglas Military Museum Association
Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
Grand Theatre @ Salt Lake Community College
Hale Center Theatre
Kanter Family Foundation
Kingsbury Hall
KRCL Listeners Community Radio of Utah
KUED
Madeleine Arts and Humanities Program
Mills Publishing
MONC
NewSpace Entertainment - Live Nation
NowPlayingUtah.com
Park City Summit County Arts Council
Pathway Associates
Phillips Gallery
Plan B Theatre Company
Pygmalion Productions
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Salt Lake American Muslim
Salt Lake Art Center
Salt Lake Choral Artists
Salt Lake City Arts Council
Salt Lake City Film Center & Artists Collaborative
Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake County Center for the Arts
Salt Lake Symphony
SLCo Zoo Arts & Parks
Snow College
Springville Museum of Art
Spy Hop Productions
Sundance Institute
U of U College of Fine Arts
U of U Continuing Education
U. of U. Children's Dance Theatre
Utah Arts Alliance
Utah Arts Festival
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Utah Festival Opera
Utah Heritage Foundation
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Museum Association
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Utah Museum of Natural History
Utah Office of Museum Services
Utah Shakespearean Festival
Utah State Library Division
Utah Symphony & Opera
Utah Valley University
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