Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll- Friday, March 3, 2023

Items of interest:

1. Follow them on IG: the_corner_ogden and on FB: TheCorner. They are open for the Art Stroll from 6 - 9 p.m. Get your map or info about local events and restaurants in Ogden.

2. Follow Us - IG: ogden_arts  FB: OgdenCityArts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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 IG - Ogden_Arts / The_Corner_Ogden    FB – OgdenCityArts / TheCorner 

Website: https://www.ogdencity.com/770/First-Friday-Art-Stroll                                                                                                                         

Pop-Up Events: 

1. The Dumke Arts Plaza is open. Be sure to stop by and see the exhibit on display by Chakaia Booker. https://ogdencity.com/1977/Dumke-Arts-Plaza. Weber State Downtown has a pop-up at their location for the art stroll.  

2. The Gato Loco project is an effort to produce and release unique, creative, and fun design work that can add to the overall image of Weber State University and its iconography. This is starting as a series of merchandise items such as shirts, hats, and other clothing items to purchase. Ogden Made will also have a warehouse sale offering newly designed items.                                                                                Instagram - @gatolocolino - Facebook - Gato Loco - Twitter - @gatolocolino                                                                                               
   Gmail - gatolococrazycats@gmail.com Weber State Downtown – 2314 Washington Blvd.

3. Blank Space Gallery is having a pop-up exhibit at 298 24th Street inside the old Post Office Building. They will have a community gallery, live painting, music, and raffle. One event you won't want to miss.
   
    

Gallery Happenings -     

Cara Koolmees Gallery – The March Hare is out despite the snow, letting us know Spring is not far away.  Come up the stairs to the studio of Cara Koolmees 256 Historic 25th Street to get inspired for a springtime makeover. There are original watercolors along with prints and cards to choose from in your search for originality.

Cara Koolmees Gallery – 256 Historic 26^th Street, Ogden

Eccles Community Art Center –  During March 2023, the Eccles Art Center celebrates the creativity of Utah’s women artists.  The Fourth Annual “Women: The Creative Edge” will display the artworks of notable resident Utah Women Artists on March 3, 2023.  A reception for the artists and the public will be presented    Friday, March 3, 2023, from 5 to 8 p.m.   The exhibit will remain on display at the Eccles Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden through March 25, 2023.   Admission to the center’s exhibits is complimentary.

“Women: The Creative Edge” is a competitive exhibit with a severalotable and upcoming Utah women artists registered including Evie Adams, Linda Babcock,  Brenda Brunello, Barbara Busche, Margy Campbell, Aleta Cobabe, Emily Cook, Catherine Darling Hostetter, Sara Davis, Charis Derry, Wendy Dimick, Br eein Donoviel Clark, Judy Elsley, Roberta Glidden, Laurie Harrower, Dara Hartman, Kristy Hawkes, Nona Horsley, Willamarie Huelskamp, Judith B Jones, Cara Koolmees, Harlee Lammert, Sara Mcarthur, Cindy McConkie, Julia Miller, Nancy Ness, Heather Olsen, Noelle Perry, Hazel Phipps, Anna Pottier, Irene Rampton, Ingrid Sanchez, Jeanne Sheehan, Lucille Transtrum, Mary Wells and more.  The Eccles Art Center staff is pleased that this exhibit will feature artists with a variety of art forms from paintings to sculpture, textiles to pottery, handmade books to paper collages, and glass.  Awards will be posted during the artist reception on Friday, March 3, 2023, and may be viewed on the Eccles Art Center’s website: www.ogden4arts.org.

Join us for the reception or visit during regular gallery hours. The Eccles Art Center’s gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is closed Sundays and major holidays. For information: www.ogden4arts.org.

Eccles Community Art Center - 2580 Jefferson Ave, Ogden  

Emmisoure Art Gallery - Josh Wood is the featured artist for the month of March at Emmisoure Art Gallery. Come out and meet the artist to see his oil paintings on display. To see more of his work go to www.joshwoodart.com or follow him on social media @joshwoodartist.

Emmisoure Art Gallery - 2246 B Washington Blvd., Ogden

Gallery 25 – For the March Art Stroll Gallery 25 will feature work by Michelle Montierth. Stop in to see her work on display. Plus, check out the art on all three floors of the gallery.

Gallery 25 – 268 Historic 25^th Street, Ogden

Grounds for Coffee on 25th Street -  The featured artist for the March art stroll is Erica Lyon.                                                                                                                                               This show is a culmination of work from over the last thirteen years that I have lived in Ogden. Prints, originals, and something new - painting on copper. I work mostly with mineral-based pigments that are leftover tailing from mines in Utah, so copper felt like the next thing to explore. I love to create a flow throughout my work as I try to find balance in the control of ink lines and letting go of watercolor. During FFAS I will be presenting in Moab at the Utah Art Educators Conference about Art and Empathy a unit we recently completed at the school I teach at in town, Ben Lomond High School. Live music will be happening from 6-8 pm thanks to Josh and his daughter, so definitely stop by the stroll listen to the music and enjoy!

More about the artist: https://www.ericalyonart.com/bio.html

Grounds for Coffee - 111 25th Street, Ogden

Ogden Contemporary Arts – The featured artist for Ogden Contemporary Arts is Tamara Kostianovsky.

Bio: Tamara was born in 1974 in Jerusalem, Israel, and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the National School of Fine Arts “Prilidiano Pueyrredón” in Buenos Aires (1998), and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2003). 

 "Mesmerizing Flesh" by Tamara Kostianovsky. Argentine American Artist brings textile sculptures to life in a kinetic, custom installation that will be on display from February 3rd to April 16th this spring. 

The exhibit will be centered around a kinetic installation featuring the artist’s life-size animal carcass sculptures. Made from floral fabric and discarded textiles, Kostianovsky’s sculpture transforms symbols of carnage into visions of regeneration and rebirth, as exotic birds and vegetation emerge from forms akin to hanging meat. Kostianovsky’s work for the exhibition touches on strong central themes including violence against humans and animals, consumer culture, and environmental devastation. More info here, and press release below: https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/exhibition-mesmerizing-flesh/

Ogden Contemporary Arts - 455 25th Street, Ogden

The Bonneville Space – The Bonneville will feature artwork by McKenna Powell Artist Bio: In her works, McKenna explores nature, symbology, and visionary themes. Her concepts involve recurring invented characters and stylization. She portrays stories and elements of deeper meaning about death, rebirth, and the changing landscape. Her style is inspired by various Japanese manga artists, video game illustration, Art Nouveau, Classical Art, Visionary Art, and much more. McKenna uses traditional mediums combining various mixed media such as acrylic, gouache, watercolor, ink, and charcoal.

Instagram & Tik Tok @artistmckennapowell

https://linktr.ee/artistmckennapowell

The Bonneville - 221  25th Street, Ogden

The Hilton Garden Inn – The Hilton Garden Inn will feature artwork by Kristy Hawkes for the March art stroll. Read her bio to know a bit more about her…" Kristy Hawkes is a nature artist inspired by clear water and what she sees under and through it. Her style is driven by fractured light and reflections. Kristy has lived in the Ogden area for 36 years. She is passionate about paddleboarding with a GoPro in hand for capturing the inspiration she sees on the water. Then it's back to her in-home studio to paint. "Nothing to Hide" is Kristy's first solo show. "                                                                                                                                                                                          

The Hilton Garden Inn – 2271 S Washington Blvd., Ogden

The Local Artisan Collective - March into a phenomenal Art Stroll this month! 

It will be an In-store and Online Art Stroll on Friday, March 3rd, 2023! The store will be open late for the Art Stroll from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm; with the store being open until 10 pm for shopping. 

THAT IS RIGHT, YOU CAN FIND US IN PERSON AT THE STORE & ONLINE! 

Who is ready to have fun together? WE ARE!! 

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Abbie Devers lives in Ogden, UT but is originally from Philadelphia, PA, and went to college in Savannah, GA. She has her BA in art and loves to paint, draw and teach art. She is from a long line of artists and has been creating art since she could pick up a pencil!

Hand-drawn DIY Paint Kits painted hats, journals, painted jean jackets, and original paintings. She also teaches acrylic painting classes.

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Classes and Events happening during the Art Stroll: 

-6:00 to 9:00: You won't want to miss seeing our Featured Artists Abbie Devers painting her hats during the Art Stroll.   This is an incredible process to watch!   She will be set up by the south doors next to her incredible paint kits. 

-6:00 to 9:00:  Stop by to meet Steve Stones. He will be creating a painting on canvas with acrylic and maybe in collage too! Find him at the front desk in Classroom A. 

-6:00 to 9:00: Stephanie and Lance from Our Children's Earth will be teaching you how to marble.  Come and create a bandanna, wooden mushroom, ornaments, jewelry, and more!   Drop by anytime between 6 and 9 to marble.  Prices start at $4.99, Find them in the Textile Studio and get more information here: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F6268683119838025&data=05%7C01%7Creginaesparza%40ogdencity.com%7C202b03ad2c414a9ba1e108db0acdfe45%7Cab97e7f2808f4f7fb25f51952b2569d6%7C0%7C0%7C638115652082144624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3kh9W4Da0dOwA37VxKgrzJZFF%2FLnHUkqNXY%2BPQWUsRQ%3D&reserved=0 

-6:00 to 9:00:  Come join Summer from FalkenCraft as they work on various sewn projects in the classrooms! They've got new ideas and fun patterns to talk to you about sewing and projects! Find them in Classroom A.

-6:00 to 9:00: 5th and 6th-graders in Ms. Sather's "Artists Study" class at DaVinci Elementary studied surrealism and created surrealist sculptures. The students built an armature, covered it with polymer clay, and added details with clay-building techniques and paint. Their work is inspired by the dreamlike state surrealist art conjures. Find them in Classroom B.

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JOIN US ONLINE for INSTAGRAM LIVE and FACEBOOK LIVE throughout the day on our group page: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F161121481876897%2F&data=05%7C01%7Creginaesparza%40ogdencity.com%7C202b03ad2c414a9ba1e108db0acdfe45%7Cab97e7f2808f4f7fb25f51952b2569d6%7C0%7C0%7C638115652082144624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cBh1GLfVHSlCJjK8WmZJo3MruL7tEVqxxnVhXuNsGhw%3D&reserved=0

-Artists will be going live, talking with each other in this group, sharing art tips, showing you all their new items, and more.    Tune in to catch them.

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Find our items in our store located at 2371 Kiesel Ave, Ogden, Utah 84401 in the Heart of Downtown Ogden on the South End of the Junction in the Creative Nine Rails District and online at localartisancollective.com/shop 

We are also open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 to 7:00.  We will also be open late until 10:00 pm on the first Friday of the month with Art Stroll.

The Local Artisan Collective - 2371 Kiesel Ave, Ogden. 

The Monarch – Join us for our Open Studio Night in March! Featuring a Beer Garden, Open Studio Night at The Monarch offers a chance to walk through over 40 creative studios to meet the artists. Meet all of our new artists and their beautiful works. Mingle with other fans and check out Van Sessions! Don't forget to stop by WB's for a bite to eat and a cocktail or mocktail!  

Art Box - Art Box is excited to be featuring the charming work of artist Tiffney Hassing for March's First Friday Art Stroll!

Tiffney has always enjoyed working with her hands. For many years, sewing was the means by which she expressed her creativity, selecting fabrics of many textures and patterns, then piecing them together into one coherent piece. She then moved on to work with stained glass. With the many steps involved, Tiffney found this medium very challenging. In addition, there was the risk of cutting or burning herself!

Now, Tiffney paints, and she loves it! With no sewing or soldering, she enjoys applying paint directly onto the intended surface and working with the paint until she gets it just right. Tiffney enjoys painting in a Folk Art style, with lots of dreamy colors, and interesting lines and shapes.

We hope you can join us at The Monarch to see Tiffney’s beautiful work in person

Ogden Contemporary Arts – see their listing

The Monarch - 455 25th Street, Ogden

Union Station -  WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE ART STROLL DUE TO HOSTLER'S EVENT BUT STOP BY DURING REGULAR HOURS TO SEE BOTH EXHIBITS.

Ben Lomond AP Art Show-Gallery at the Station 

How does Ogden’s new generation of artists, creatives, and thinkers impact Ogden’s art scene? Come find out as students present their original works created over the last semester.  Featuring local Ogden City student artists from Ben Lomond High School, enrolled in AP Art. 

 Utah Women Making History-Myra Powell Gallery

“Utah Women Making History,” which includes Utah artist Brooke Smart’s illustrations of Utah women (and a few men) who worked throughout the 20th century to advocate for women and advance their communities, will open on February 3^rd, 2023 at Union Station’s Myra Powell Gallery. 

These illustrations were commissioned by Better Days 2020, a nonprofit dedicated to popularizing Utah women’s history and spearheading Utah’s statewide celebrations of these significant anniversaries.  Utah Women Making History will be on display until March 9^th. 

The year 2020 will mark three significant women’s rights anniversaries. Utahns will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Utah women’s first votes, when 25 women cast ballots in the Salt Lake City election on February 14, 1870, and became the first American women to vote under an equal suffrage law. The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which extended voting rights to women in the United States when it was ratified on August 26, 1920, and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which provided needed protections for minority voting rights on August 6, 1965, will also happen in 2020. 

Utah women were at the forefront of the national suffrage movement in many ways, but the fight for women’s voting rights was just one step in a long list of rights that had to be gained. Even before the passage of the 19th Amendment, and especially since, Utah women have worked to better their communities in the arts, business, education, law, medicine, the military, music, writing, politics, religious and community organizations, science, sports, and more. 

About Utah Arts & Museums and the Traveling Exhibit Program

Utah Arts & Museums’ Traveling Exhibit Program is a statewide outreach program that provides schools, museums, libraries, and community galleries with the opportunity to bring curated exhibitions to their community. This program is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on participating in the program, please contact Fletcher Booth at fbooth@utah.gov For media inquiries, please contact Josh Loftin at jloftin@utah.gov or 801.245.7205.

Utah Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts (DHA). To enrich the quality of life for the people of Utah, DHA creates, preserves, and promotes Heritage and Arts. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information on the programs and services can be found at artsandmuseums.utah.gov

Ogden Union Station: 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden

Union Gallery  – "Perspectives: International Student Stories of Weber State."
 This photo exhibit is focused on showing Weber State through an international perspective. The photos depict activities, events, and opportunities that are available to all who attend Weber State University.

Union Gallery at Student Union – 3910 W. Campus Dr., Ogden