Join the Cedar City Arts Council on July 10th and Celebrate 10-years of Mini-Grants
By Shay Baruffi
CEDAR CITY, UT: The Cedar City Arts Council sponsors networking socials for the community three times a year to become acquainted with some of the artists that live here in Iron County. The Cedar City Arts Council’s next social will be Tuesday, July 10th at The Frontier Homestead Museum, 635 North Main. These events are meant to showcase and celebrate some of the artists who have received mini-grants from the Cedar City Arts Council. Our objective is to have live music, art displays, and reports on the use that the recipients have made of their awarded funds.
Our Summer social will feature Rebecca Shelley from the Escalante Arts Council and the Nutcracker Ballet. “The newly-minted Escalante Valley Arts Council set the formidable goal of producing the Nutcracker this Christmas season and then saw to it. The result was so heartwarming and charming that I will never forget it”, said Mary Anne Andersen, referring to last year’s production of the Nutcracker Ballet in Beryl, Utah. The Cedar City Arts Council provided funding to help with the building rental for the project and we have invited some of the students to come perform.
Jackie Jackson will present on the impact of the Cedar City Arts Council’s mini-grants on the establishment of In Jubilo, the group will also perform at the event. Carla Carpenter, a harpist, will perform a piece and prelude at the social. An art display will be presented by Blaine DeMille, a local painter, specializing in desert scenes, still life and portraiture. The Sagebrush Fiber Artists will display some of their fiber art pieces at the event.
In addition to celebrating some of the wonderful artists that have been awarded funds from the Arts Council, we will be celebrating our 10-year anniversary of awarding mini-grants to this community. The Cedar City Arts Council is proud to help support artists in our community and we would like to celebrate 10 years of support with you at our July 10th Public Social.
Everyone is encouraged to attend! Refreshments will be served.
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WHO: The Cedar City Arts Council
WHAT: Summer Public Social
WHEN: July 10th, 2018 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Frontier Homestead Museum in Cedar City, Utah.
FREE and public invited
MINI-GRANT HISTORY
March 2018 mini-grants
Jacob Lee, studio monitors for composing
Jay Jackson, Equipment for Canyon Reverb, band that plays
regularly at Senior Center
Steven Swift, Art and music supplies
Kathleen Wells, Keyboard for “Let’s Play Music” children’s
program
Fiddler’s Elementary PTA Choir music for before school program
CAIFA, July patriotic program interfaith group music and supplies
Stephanie Flores’ AE&D Art Studio,Scholarships for children to
attend art workshops
September 2017 mini-grants:
Blaine DeMille, artist, technology for marketing
Escalante Valley Arts Council, funds for building rental for
Nutcracker
Iron County Acoustic Music Assoc., lighting equipment
Southern Utah Woodcutters, Equipment
March, 2017
North Elementary School (art supplies)
Dawn Aerts
Liahona Axelson (new instrument)
David Bolsover (travel to workshop)
Matthew Erhard instrument repair
Angie Hanks new instrument
Sagebrush Fiber Artisans (travel to conference)
Sugar House Review (expenses for lecturer)
September, 2016
All the World’s a Stage Theater (theater rental)
Iron County Youth Center (art supplies)
Red Rock Film Festival (general expenses)
Debra Stillman (studio time)
Southern Utah Space Foundation (smartphone mount)
Nathan Washburn (new banjo)
March, 2016
The Learning Tree, Inc. (drums for preschool)
Danielle Dubrasky (“broadside” poster)
Wyatt Ihler (tools for metal artwork)
Jay Merryweather (art train supplies)
Valerie Orlemann (easel)
Marlo Ihler/Red Rock Singers (concert expenses)
September, 2015
Southern Utah Woodcutters (supplies)
David Bolsover/ Cedar Jazz Dektette (folders, printer)
Aidan Funai (contrabass instrument case)
Birgit McMullen (workshop attendance)
Southwest Behavioral Health Center (ukuleles)
Marty Warburton & Home Girls (recording)
March, 2015
Arthur Blessing (upgrade equipment)
Patricia Hill (funding jewelry-creating workshops)
Brian Hoover (creating show catalog)
Francessca Merdes for Fiddlers Elementary Choir (purchase
of music programs)
Gina O’Neal (fabric for quilt show to raise awareness of
sexual abuse)
Leesa Ricci for Southern Utah Space Foundation (upgrade
photographic equipment)
Katharine Villard ( purchase of art supplies)
Mona Woolsey (workshop attendance)
September, 2014
Iron County Commonwealth/
Shakespeare Conquest (production expenses)
Ann Middleton (poetry book publication expenses)
Steven Swift (art, display materials)
Wilhelm (promotion expenses)
March, 2014
Tyson Cazier (guitar convention)
Lawrence Laskowski (art supplies)
Carin Miller (replacement of lost camera)
Megan Nelson (workshop attendance)
Erin Shakespear/Society of Children’s Book Writers (hiring
workshop speakers)
Shifting Velocity Dance (creation of new dance piece)
Southern Utah Watercolor Society (hiring workshop speaker)
August, 2013
Jarod Bray (children’s art projects)
Cedar City Junior Ballet (production expenses)
Danielle Dubrasky ( art show expenses)
Suzuki Strings (workshop expenses)
Lynn Vartan (lesson broadcast expenses)
February, 2013
Arthur Blessing (equipment)
August, 2012
Accidental 5 Brass Quintet (music)
Cedar City Children’s Musical Theatre (production expenses)
Cedar City Junior Ballet (production expenses)
Nathan Cowlishaw (display materials,etc.)
Southern Utah Handbell Choir (music)
Children’s Art Exhibit/Mona Woolsey (exhibit expenses)
February, 2012
Dolce Quartet (recording expenses)
Southern Utah String Festival (judge’s expenses)
Southern Utah Watercolor Society
Southern Utah Woodturners (donate equipment to schools)
Bottled Monkey, music for band
CC Community Players (start-up funds) $250.00
August, 2011
In Jubilo (concert expenses)
Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center (commission art piece)
Family Support Center (children’s art supplies)
Southern Utah String Quintet (music)
Arthur Blessing (photo. equipment)
CC Junior Ballet (production costs)
February, 2011
Southern Utah Watercolor Society (workshop)
Dolce String Quartet (music)
Handbell Choir (tables)
Accidental 5 (music)
Peter Street Fiddle Band (music)
August, 2010
CC Junior Ballet (production costs)
Debbie Drake (equipment for community therapy group)
Fiona Phillips (display equipment)
Oasis House (music therapy equipment)
Southern Utah Woodturners (TV for teaching purposes)
February, 2010
Iron Springs Elementary (chalk supplies)
Off The Cuff (improv performance costs)
Todd Prince (art supplies)
Color Country Winds (music)
Melissa Sullivan/Blue Moon (art materials)
August, 2009
In Jubilo (piano rental)
CC Junior Ballet (production costs)
Katie Beckstead (art supplies for show at museum)
Emily Bradley (kiln)
Children First (supplies for puppet show in schools)
February, 2009
Fiona Phillips (supplies)
Paul Ocampo (dance concert)
August, 2008
Scarlet and Black Bagpipe Band (equipment)
Anne Sullivan (materials for art show)
In Jubilo (hall rental)
Color Country Winds (music)
Arianne Cope, writer (computer)