CUAC

View of the building from across the street. 

Sculpture in the garden. 

C.C.A. Christensen's cabin. You can see the chalkboard
 through the window.

Another view of the cabin.

More from the sculpture garden.

I love the quilt block on the old building!

Our town has a wonderful art center, CUAC.  Unfortunately, our town leaders have decided to pull funding and evict the art center from a city owned building.  I am appalled!  This art center is nationally know for contemporary art and brings a lot of visitors to town.  A petition has been set up and I would encourage you to read it and hopefully sign it as well.  You can read the city council meeting minutes online at the Ephraim city website.  

I had a wonderful experience participating in an art project by a renowned Icelandic artist, Huginn Arason.  I have previously blogged about it here.  I hope that this art center can be saved!

New drawings on the chalkboard.

Hawaiian quilts this week.

She wrote a description of the quilt style.

The graffiti side hasn't been redrawn since last week.

View of both sides.

I love the feel of the tropical flowers.

This week the quilt artist drew various Hawaiian quilt designs.  I love that they are all different sizes and that she drew quilting lines.  My drawings are still ghosting in the background.   It will be interesting to see if they show up next week after these quilts are erased.

The Next Round of the Chalkboard Project.

 Brenda 's quilt drawings.

 She drew a variety of blocks that use half square triangles.

 Full view of her drawings.

 The graffiti artist's side.

 A view showing boths sides.

 Reform

 If you look closely, my drawings are still visible.  They didn't erase very well. But I think that will add interest to the project.  Layers of chalk drawings.

Huginn happened to be there when I stopped by this afternoon.  He is leaving Utah tomorrow.

I stopped by the CUAC this afternoon.  My friend, Brenda, had drawn her quilt patterns the day before and I was very curious to see how it turned out.  She used the ruler to line up her pattern drawings.  My quilts were all drawn freehand.  I really like how she used such a variety of blocks for her piece.  I will try to make sure that I get down there to see all the drawings as the project evolves.

CUAC exhibit opening night!

 It was hard work trying to get the chalkboard into the cabin.

 At this point, I really didn't think they could do it.

 They ended up taking off one of the legs and then reattaching it.

 My side before I started.

 A long afternoon of drawing on the board.

 With Huginn Arason the artist who arranged this project.

 The graffiti artist's side unfinished.

 And then finished.

A view where you can see both sides at once.

An artist from Iceland, Huginn Arason, was invited to exhibit at the Central Utah Art Center

His idea was to combine graffiti artists with quiltmakers.  An elaborate chalkboard was constructed. The graffiti artist was to draw a word that begins with re on one side and also have a quilter draw block designs on the other side.  It will be an ongoing display, drawings erased and then redraw by other artists.  I volunteered to do the first quilt design for opening night.  What an experience!  I had never really drawn much on a chalkboard before.  I choose not to use a ruler, rather draw the quilt patterns freehand.  I really haven't had a drawing type class since probably Jr. High.  The project was well received at the opening reception last night!  I was pleased to be a part of the project.