Thanks to everyone who participated in the Spring Social. We are so excited to see our arts community grow and appreciate everyone involved.
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| Mountaintop Sound shares music from their recent album funded in part from a CCAC mini-grant |
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| Birgit Wudenka McMullen displayed her art from Africa Peace Corps days with framing funded in part from a CCAC mini-grant |
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| Fiddlers Canyon before school choir. |
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| McKell Callister led the Fiddler's Elementary choir |
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| CCAC President Roger Gold introduces the program |
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| Ala Chelle Catering provided wonderful refreshments |
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| Amy Gold and Sally Hunter Jensen helped at the CCAC information table |
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| CCAC Board Members Bruce Hughes, Steve Yates, and Diane Walsh with arts advocate and reporter Corey Baumgartner |
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| Vision Iron County Chair Crystal Rockwood with CCAC Board member Mary Anne Andersen |
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| CCAC Membership Director Sally Hunter Jensen with Heritage Center Director Jason Clark |
Social Report
Mountaintop Sound recently released a new CD with help from an Arts Council mini-grant. They played their unique Americana folk music. Steven Swift and April McPherson lead the band with Grant Shimer on guitar and Derek Wood on banjo.
Birgit Wudenka McMullen presented her artwork from Africa, where she served in the Peace Corps. "Southern Utah is the home of my choice. Before living here, I lived in East Germany, the UK, in Las Vegas, and Florida. After moving here and raising children I lived in Malawi, Africa, and in Germany again…However, I keep coming back to “my” red rocks, the landscape that fuels my spirit," she says. Her mini-grant helped with the cost of framing the paintings which have already been exhibited at the Sears Gallery in St. George.
McKell Callister led the Fiddler's Elementary choir. The students are in third to fifth grade and rehearse before school. A mini-grant helped them purchase a digital piano. They are currently preparing for an April performance.
The Socials give the community an opportunity to meet active artists and to showcase the projects funded by the mini-grant program. Funds for the mini-grants come from membership dues and grants. CCAC appreciates support from the RAP (Recreation, Arts, and Parks) fund through Cedar City, the Utah Division of Arts and Museums is funded through the Utah Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
CCAC Membership Director Sally Hunter Jensen has updated the discounts offered to Arts Council members and that information will be available at the Social. Join the Cedar City Arts Council online at Membership
Thanks to all of these wonderful businesses that support your Arts Council.
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