This weekend workshop is the second of two printmaking workshops instructed by Royden Card being offered this spring.  Class size is limited to 8, so please register early. For details, see below.

Workshop will cover:

• Brief history of intaglio emphasizing drypoint with examples
• Plate preparation
• Paper types and preparation
• Inks, inking and wiping the plate
• Proofing and printing on an etching press
• Editioning, curating of prints

Workshop fee includes:

• 1 copper plate
• 1 polycarbonate or plexiglass plate
• 2 sheets domestic etching paper
• 2 sheets BFK
• access to tools, inks, solvents, protective gloves, and press

Student Supply List:

• Pencils (#2 or softer) – pens
• sketchbook
• apron
• Viva paper towels – 1 roll or cotton rags
• an old phone book
• ideas for images
• willingness to get hands very dirty (there is no other way)

Registration fee before March 13^th for Z-Arts members is $185/$200 for non-members, materials are included in fee.  After March 13^th registration fee for Z-Arts members is $200/$215 for non-members.

Note:  If you register for both Royden Card workshops before March 13th, you will receive a $20.00 discount on workshop registration.

To register please contact zarts@springdaletown.com

phone 435.772.3434.x111

or contact Michelle Bonner at branchingout@earthlink.net

Sponsored by Z-Arts! and held at the Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd Springdale, UT

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping true-life adventure of six blind Tibetan teenagers on a climbing expedition up a summit near Mount Everest. Impaired vision presents challenges under the best of circumstances, but the Tibetan teenagers of Blindsight must also contend with poverty and discrimination.

In their culture, people believe that blindness results from demonic possession or crimes committed in a past life. Fortunately, German-born Sabriye Tenberken, blind since 12, founded Lhasa’s Braille Without Borders to provide them with education and self-reliance. In 2004, she invites American author Erik Weihenmayer to visit. After he lost his sight, his father encouraged him to climb mountains, and Erik would go on to scale the world’s seven highest summits.

Through photographs and home movies, director Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground) captures Sabriye and Erik as children; it’s clear they enjoyed distinct advantages over their Tibetan counterparts. Erik believes Sabriye’s students would also benefit from climbing, so they select six, pair them with guides, and begin preparations for a trek up the giant looming in their backyard: Mt. Everest (specifically Lhakpa-Ri).

Things proceed according to plan until Tashi, a former beggar, starts to lag behind. Then Kyila falls prey to altitude sickness. The Western team finds themselves with a dilemma: Should they send down the sick and continue climbing, or call off the expedition? At this point, Walker’s documentary shifts from a sociological study to an unlikely thriller.

Though she neglects to explore some avenues in sufficient depth, like the death of Erik’s mother, Blindsight is moving, suspenseful, and inspiring–and the sequence in which the kids sing “Happy Together” surely ranks as one of cinema’s most transcendent.

Before living in the desert landscapes he so strikingly captures in his vivid acrylic paintings, Royden taught printmaking for 16 years at Brigham Young University in Northern Utah, authoring a book on the print making process while he was there. He also taught occasional art classes for University of Utah, and Utah Valley University.

Royden’s woodcuts are small glimpses of Utah desert scenes, the texture and quality of the woodcuts echoing the carved landscapes of his subject matter. The prints have an intimate quality, clearly conveying his feeling for the land.

Working with sketches drawn on location and the occasional reference photo, Royden creates a series of drawings with ink and brush to work out a final design. He then reverses the final drawing and transfers it to the block (preferably cherry), and will then spend up to 80 hours carving, making slight changes as he goes along.

His emphasis in his own works has recently shifted to the area of acrylics. He still depicts landscapes of the Utah desert, but has also been painting New Mexican adobe architecture. His architectural portrayals depict portions of a building, a single wall or other element, so the focus is on line, shape, and value contrast. He was recently one of nine finalists for the State of Utah Art Fellowship.

Royden roams the deserts of Utah with a sketchbook, carving art from the rugged redrock landscape. Winds, rocks and sun are his silent partners as he explores the desert, looking for inspiration.”I have a fascination with redrock deserts and also the badlands of Utah, Nevada,Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.

To enjoy more of Royden’s work please visit his website at www.roydencardfineart.com.

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in a creative weekend!

This weekend workshop is the first of two printmaking workshops instructed by Royden Card being offered this spring.  Class size is limited to 8, so please register early. For details, see below.

Workshop will cover:

• Brief historical overview with examples of varied relief prints
• Image development
• Block preparation, Tools, Carving and textural techniques
• Black line – White line and Basic color printing
• Printing techniques – Hand & Press
• Proofing, Editioning and Curating of prints
• Discussion of Papers – paper handling

Workshop fee includes:

• 1 linoleum block
• 2 Woodblocks
• 2 sheets Masa or Speedball print paper
• 2 sheets Kitakata, Rives light weight, or Kozo lightweight
• access to carving tools, brayers, inks, solvents, protective gloves, and press

Student Supply List:

• Pencils (#2 or softer)
• sketchbook or drawing paper
• apron
• Viva paper towels – 1 roll or cotton rags
• file folders 2 or 3
• blank copier paper 10-20 sheets.
• brush bamboo or watercolor brush (# 4 -8 ) round (inexpensive)

There will be additional blocks and papers available for purchase.

Registration fee before March 13^th for Z-Arts members is $185/$200 for non-members, materials are included in fee.  After March 13^th registration fee for Z-Arts members is $200/$215 for non-members.

Note:  If you register for both Royden Card workshops before March 13th, you will receive a $20.00 discount on workshop registration.

To register please contact zarts@springdaletown.com

phone 435.772.3434.x111

or contact Michelle Bonner at branchingout@earthlink.net

Sponsored by Z-Arts! and held at the Canyon Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd Springdale, UT

Robert Edward Thies (pronounced “Theece”) is an artist renowned for his consummate musicianship and poetic temperament. He first captured worldwide attention in 1995 when he won the Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. With this victory, Thies became the only American pianist to win a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn’s triumph in Moscow in 1958.

Thies enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has already performed 40 different concerti with orchestras all over the world, including the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, the Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand), the Mexico City Philharmonic, Mexico’s National Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Pasadena Symphony, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Naples Philharmonic.

A dedicated chamber musician, Thies is highly sought after as a duo (Sonata and art song) partner, and with ensembles of varying sizes.  He frequently shares the stage with members of the LA Philharmonic and the LA Chamber Orchestra. Over the past decade he founded the Thies Piano Quartet, the Pantoum Trio, and most recently, the Thies Consort, a unique ensemble which presents thematic programs of varying instrumentation and color.

www.robertthies.org

On April 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm, Eileen Luhr, Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach, will trace the rise of politicized, evangelical youth culture over the past forty years. Investigating the complex relationships between popular culture, suburban piety, and youth alienation, she shows how Christian youth culture has been commodified and sold to secular audiences.

This event has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes history and heritage, literature and literacy, and public discussion of issues important to our communities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website or the lectures do not necessarily represent those of the Utah Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Canyon Community Center Lecture:

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 7:00 Gary McClellan Bell, History Professor at Texas Tech University, will discuss the history of wildland fire in America, human responses to that natural phenomenon, with a particular focus on the twentieth century, and then an analysis of the hugely powerful and complex forces, including tremendous economic incentives, that almost guarantee a continued increase in wildland fire size and intensity, damage to natural and human property, and an increasing threat to human life.

This event has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes history and heritage, literature and literacy, and public discussion of issues important to our communities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website or the lectures do not necessarily represent those of the Utah Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This book bridges across well-established audiences for travelogues, travel photography, road-trip mystique and western lore and automotive history. This book will also interest aficionados of a particular region, like Greater Yellowstone, anchoring their favorite destinations in a larger transect of the American West.

Salt Lake City writer and photographer Ann Torrence drove over 15,000 miles to research and photograph U.S. Highway 89. Her documentary style explores the interplay of the human element and landscape; transformations of culture–what is kept, lost, and reinvented; and the iconography of the American West. U.S. Highway 89 is her first book.

www.sagebrush-press.com

Support for this event was provided by the Utah Arts and Museums "OnStage In Utah" Program.

Support provided by The National Endowment for the Arts

Hand-made rugs and blankets have always played an important role in the culture and economy of Native Americans. Traditionally, weaving techniques and patterns are passed down from mother to daughter; yet, the encroachment of modern life and technology threatened the continuation of this practice. Today, groups such as the Adopt-an-Elder Program are helping to counter this trend. These organizations provide an environment in which traditional weaving techniques can be passed on within a community. This allow for youth to perpetuate the practice, and tap into the global tourism market inspired by a renewed interest in history and culture, as well as economic development activity.

The rugs included in this exhibition were created by Navajo children, and are on loan from the non-profit organization and “Adopt an Elder Program.” Adopt an Elder fosters rug sales directly from traditional weavers, who in turn get one hundred percent of the profits. Adopt an Elder also organizes donations of wool, food, and other essentials for the less fortunate elders. For further information or to get involved in the program please contact Lynda Myers, Director, 435.649.0535.

Art Gallery Exhibitions for 2012-2013:

Z-Arts! and the Canyon Community Center in Springdale, Utah (surrounded by Zion National Park) are looking for artist, exhibition, and group shows for their dedicated gallery space. These shows will be considered by a review committee.

Selected shows will run for a period of six weeks beginning October 2012. The deadline for submissions has been extended and is now Monday February 6, 2012.

Proposals should include:

1. Cover Letter (with name & contact information such as email, phone number and address). In the case of group exhibitions, there should be one person designated as the contact who will represent the group to the gallery.
2. A brief, clearly articulated description of the proposed exhibition (not to exceed 1 page).
3. 10-20 images of media files (jpgs on CD/DVD or Hard Copy portfolio only)
4. List of titles, dimensions and media.
5. Current Résumé (1-3 pages).
6. Self-addressed and stamped envelope for return. Materials will not be returned otherwise.
7. Please advise us in advance if there are any dates for which the work will not be available.
8. Please note the gallery now has a wire hanging system and there is now a limit to the number of pieces – +/- 30 pieces.

Suggested Media:

2-D Painting, Drawing, Prints, Photography, Fiber, Glass, Multimedia, Ceramics

3-D Sculptures, Ceramics, Book Arts

Size may be limited due to floor space and/or pedestals and cabinet space available. If the work can be displayed safely and aesthetically and you can provide the necessary display supports, we encourage you to submit.

Send proposals to:

Julie Hancock

Canyon Community Center Director

P.O. Box 187

Springdale, UT 84767

435-772-3434

Email: ccc@infowest.com or zarts@springdaletown.com

Gallery Website: http://www.canyoncommunitycenter.com/facility.html

Z-Arts! Website: http://www.zarts.org

The Gallery Committee reserves the right to restrict subject matter.