Cedar City Arts Council Updates

 Thanks to our Summer Social Presenters Aja Madsen has been a dancer for a lifetime– true love lasts forever. She started in BYU's Young Dancemaker program and kept going until she graduated with a dance degree from Brigham Young University. Then wanderlust took her to New York City where she had many awesome dance experiences. She is happy to call Cedar City home and has enjoyed teaching ballet and creative dance at Little Leap Frogs studio right here in the Johnson Center. Creating dance has always been a Top 5 joy for her. She is excited to curate more experiences for adults and children to dance and is looking forward to her next adventure.Project description: Picture presentation of Dance in the Desert project where I led a dance class through some mindful movements in nature and taught them some new ways of seeing their body in space. Russell Wrankle is a professor of art at Southern Utah University (SUU) and the proprietor of “Shape Theory Ceramics Community Studio.” Wit

EXTENDED Deadline to Oct. 12 Submit entries to Artisans As you may know the previous deadline for art submissions for this year's  Livestock Heritage Art Contest  was set for  September 27th . Part of the reason for the early deadline this year is because SUMA needed to close their museum on this date in order to prepare for their next major exhibit installation. Each year we average about 60 submissions to put on display for the contest. After collecting artwork last Friday, we only have about 20 submissions in total. We desperately need more submissions and have our community see the artistic talent of our Iron County students! To help extend our deadline for additional art submissions Steve Yates at Artisans Gallery has offered to be a drop off location for the next couple of weeks with an extended submission deadline of  October 12th . If artwork is framed, GREAT! However, not everyone can afford a frame. Just submit your students' artwork with the submission form and we wi

  Mary Anne delighted in giving the mini-grant funds for community art projects. Thanks for Mary Anne Andersen’s Service to the Arts By Cedar City Arts Council for the Iron County Today Arts Column It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Mary Anne Andersen on July 24.  We have been enriched by knowing this remarkable and talented lady. Funeral information for Saturday below. From Sally Hunter Jensen, “One of the perks of becoming a CCAC board member was the fact that Mary Anne was also on the board. I looked forward to working with her, because every time I had occasion to work with her or visit with her at work in the past, she impressed me with her delightful, dry humor, her many abilities and talents and her commitment to serving our community using all of the aforementioned with excellence, diligence and a quiet confidence. I admired her. About 20 years ago, I just happened to be one of the lucky recipients of a "Mary Anne postcard." It contained a beautifu

Experiencing the Spring Social 2024 by Sally Hunter Jensen      The Cedar City Arts Council (CCAC) hosts three Public Socials annually. I’ve attended a few of them...three, since I’ve been employed by the organization. CCAC has done an excellent job of designing programs that meet the mission goals of the organization:      ● Advocacy: The Cedar City Arts Council conveys the essential value of the arts and artists in our community.      ● Appreciation: The Cedar City Arts Council encourages the creative spirit and recognizes the arts as a vital economic force.      ● Education: The Cedar City Arts Council engages all ages in visual, performing, and literary art forms through diverse programming and community outreach.      ● Support: The Cedar City Arts Council helps fund the creative endeavors of artists and small arts organizations. Social, May 1, 2024      Arts advocates, artists, families of presenters, friends and community leaders gathered on May 1st, in the spacious foyer of the