The Kimball Art Center Members’ Pin Up Show is a non-juried exhibition and sale open to artists who are 18+ years of age. All participating artists must be KAC members. If you are already a member, you can participate by presenting your membership card. If you are not a member, you can sign-up by visitingkimballartcenter.org/membership, calling 435-649-8882, or stopping by the Kimball’s front desk.

Artist Information:

• DROP OFF/ PIN UP WORK: Tuesday, August 27 – Thursday, August 29, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
• PICK UP UNSOLD WORK: Monday, October 14 – Tuesday, October 15, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.

* The Kimball Art Center is not responsible for storing artwork after Friday, October 18, 2013.

Artist Guidelines:

• Each participating artist must be a KAC member or become a member.
• Participating artists must be 18+ years of age.
• Participating artists must sign an artist agreement form.
• One work per artist is permitted.
• Artwork may be done in any medium chosen by the artist.
• Artwork must be no larger than 24” x 36” x 12” deep, unframed and unmatted, and hung on the wall with no more than four push pins. There will be pedestals for some 3D work, however, space is based on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Artwork must be valued at no more than $500.
• There will be a 40/60 split between the KAC and artists. Proceeds from gallery sales will benefit the Kimball’s education and exhibition programs.

On Friday, August 30 from 6-8 p.m. participating artists and KAC members are invited to enjoy the show.

A distinct painting development with regard to the American West’s Wasatch Range emerged in the nineteenth century and persists even today. These “painters of the Wasatch” have set many precedents through their artistic interpretations of this mountain subject matter. The retrospective exhibit, drawn from the 2005 collector’s book “Painters of the Wasatch Mountains” and produced in a collaboration with the Utah Museum of Art and History, is a survey of the gamut of painters who formed and have carried forward an expression of nature’s mighty gift to both visitors and residents of Utah.

As natural successor to the Hudson River School in the East, the “Wasatch School” persists because of the values we associate with that first of America’s art movements — a dedication to place, a careful study, and interpretation of the environment in a spiritual and cultural context. The painters of the Wasatch are not defined by a particular style or medium but by a physical presence that has unlimited appeal and inspiration.

Many paintings on loan from both museums, artists and private collectors will be on display, from the earliest examples of painting in the nineteenth century, to works by Utah’s contemporary artists.

Education

The Kimball Art Center invites schools to join the Kimball’s Education Team for a free, guided gallery tour and creative activity centered on the current Main Gallery Exhibit. Each tour includes a 45 minute guided gallery tour as well as a 45 minute age appropriate art project. K – 12 lesson plans based on the Utah State Core Curriculum Requirements and Main Gallery Exhibit are also available online. Tours are available at the Kimball or in school classrooms free of charge. For more information, lesson plans and to book your ARTS Tour, please visit kimballartcenter.org/a-r-t-s.

Michael Amici, Jr. turned himself into a porcupine by drawing quills on his entire body at age 4, then it was a gum, hair, toothpick dodecahedron sculpture on the side of his mother’s head. A canvas for Michael could be a wall or bed sheet, a safety helmet or a microwave oven. What is shown here at the Kimball Art Center are works that made it onto paper or canvas, some collage, some acrylic, some walnut and India ink, some resin and some pieces with as much art on the back as on the front.

Michael lived in Park City from age 3 on. He spent some time in public school, private school and homeschool. He earned his GED and attended several quarters at the University of Utah. Michael could talk to you about anything from the intricacies of fences to Russian literature; 1980’s computer to the Dokdo Islands, or the connection between Malthus, television and inertial humanity. Michael had an understanding of all things hidden and a true sense of the unobserved. He was able to quantify the mystic, the down to earth and the impractical and synthesize them into a cohesive work.

When questioning Michael about what his art pieces were all about, the persistent observer would ask, are they CITIES or CIRCUITS or something microscopic like CILIA? Michael would just smile at you quixotically and keep on drawing.

In honor of Veterans’ Week 2013, the Kimball Art Center is partnering with the National Ability Center to launch the Veterans’ Art Show. The exhibit is a non-juried exhibition and sale showcasing the artwork of both emerging and established veteran artists alike. All veterans are invited to submit pieces in any medium to be displayed in the Badami Gallery. Pieces will be either for sale or for exhibition only.

Join the Kimball Art Center in support of the National Ability Center and veteran artists from across the country.

Photographer Lynn Blodgett has been taking pictures since the age of 10. In 2007, after studying photography with world renowned portrait photographer Andrew Eccles and distinguished photo-editor Laurie Kratochvil, Lynn’s photo’s of the homeless were published in his book “Finding Grace, the Face of America’s Homeless.” The work was named by American Photo as one of the top 10 photography books of the year, and received nation wide praise.

Lynn’s newest body of work “Soldier Boy. Soldier Girl,” will be exhibited in the Kimball Art Center’s Garage Gallery from October 18th- December 1st, 2013. The dramatically lit portraits feature two ‘soldiers’, one male, one female, dressed in the military uniforms of every war fought by the United States. While the technology and clothing change from image to image, the two models remain the same, symbolizing the constant human element of warfare. Even as the style and appearance of war is modified over time, the bravery, valor and sacrifice of soldiers never falters. Lynn’s work shows the dignity of the armed forces throughout America’s history, and visually represents how the cost of conflict does not change.

Park City Collects returns to the Kimball Art Center’s Main Gallery after a highly successful run in 2011. Park City Collects II will feature pieces from 12 diverse private collections from around Park City. Curated by former Kimball Exhibitions Director Erin Linder, the exhibit will bring wonderful works of art from a wide range of time periods, mediums and styles by notable artists from around the world. Everything from photography to painting, ceramics to sculpture, will be explored. Unique pieces from such notable artists as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alvin Gittins, Jeremy Lipking, Javier Pinon, Donald Morris, Henri Matisse and Annie Leibovitz to name just a few, will be exceptionally on loan. Explore the personal stories behind why each collector was drawn to acquire the works on display.

This exhibit is a unique opportunity to see pieces that are typically not available to public viewing. Discover why people in our community collect, how they acquire art, and why the pieces have special meaning to their owners.