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Show ft By Jamie Cadette you recall a semester when you could travel back and forth between University of Utah parking lots without having to deal with orange and white striped cones, threatening "Do not enter" signs and somewhat perilous concrete walls barring any opportunity to temporarily store your vehicle? Yes, TRAX construction is truly a bane to the U student's existence. However, there is light at the end of the slowly erected tunneL Once thoroughfares are cleared, a spectacuart lar array of student-generatewill adorn Salt Lake City's newest mass transit project. Since many have felt relatively helpless in accelerating the progress of an apparently molasses-paceconstruction, opportunity looms for those who wish to have their voices heard through a visual medium. The art department, in conjunction with the Utah Transit Authority, will be holding a competition for students yearning to contribute personal flair to the o j d d new TRAX Medical Center Line, scheduled for completion in late 2004. Selected pieces will be installed in each of the three stations along the completed light-rai- l system's path. Brandon Bott, public relations specialist for the medical center light rail line, spearheaded the creative call to arms. Bott, a recent U alumnus, wanted to tap into the rich pool of resources that are often relatively overlooked or simply bypassed in favor of works by more prominent artists. Art in Transit will expose talents desperately in need of attention, he says. In December 1999, Utahns began reaping the benefits of the newly erected beacon of mass transit, a system novel to a state that previously played favorites with the automobile. TRAX, with all its inherent flaws, finally addressed the need for alternative modes of transportation. The long overdue response to public demand influenced a request for community-oriente- d art. As a result, a number of local artists have had the ONLINE W f! In I continued from $2? t:S I! U M fh Ml i Though it may seem light years away, Bott, who assures that construction is more than 50 percent completed, is confident in the project's predicted success: "It will definitely be worth the wait." jamiered-mag.co- ff W ij 2003. Llf featured artist is Ken Brewer, Utah's 2003 Poet Laureate. Over the span of his career, Brewer has produced eight books cf pcetry in addition to works ' appearing in more than 300 journals, The rstirei . Utah Stats University pro- fessor wilt appear at the Saturday reading at Ken Sanders. Nancy Taiacs, Gerald Crimmstt and Margeret Aho will jcin him. Friday's Orbit show, hosted by Gino Sky, will feature Sandy Andersen, Kay Obermayr ar.i WilUaia READ Medical Drive. The committee will look for proposals that effectively reflect historical significance in accordance with the site of their designated placement. For example, pieces selected for the station near the Huntsman Center should stir echoes of athletic ethos while those near the Moran Eye Center should focus on the sciences. Students are invited to incorporate several media in their projects including, but not limited to, flatwork, windscreen artwork, mosaics and statuary work. Artists selected for the project will each receive $2,250 in funding to help transform their ideas into reality. Proposals must be turned in for review no later than 2:00 p.m. on March 12. Final fruits of featured artists' labor will be installed sometime after Sept. 22, chance to gain attention for their aesthetically pleasing products. If you are unfamiliar with the art currently gracing downtown stations, take some time to get familiar with the urban landscape. Travel down 400 South, slow the car and gaze out your window at the multidimensional wonders of the trolley station installation. Park and take a ride, pausing to touch the gleaming bicycles jutting out of concrete. The odd configuration of twisted metal captures attention otherwise devoted to waiting for the next train to roll in. Imagine what it would be like for your own inspirations to materialize and become immortalized. It is a dream for many to have their work made available for widespread public consumption. Now student artists dwelling in obscurity have another venue on which to set their work in stone. The sites for the three stations include one near the business loop of South Campus Drive, one southwest of the George S. Eccles Bridge and another adjacent to the future Moran II Eye Center on lis P m w n ry) i iv7 1 1 r I I KM I lent t, 4 ' .M..ni m "' " ' Mmp ' Studebaker.Mu::il appearances vriU accompa- 1 I j ll Ml ammmmmA, II 11 lHi n I n 111! I ny both rea'irj,. Greg Keflex on Saturday . and local folk guar group The Black Dots cn Friday. The Limbsrlost Weekend in Utah mzes evident Oibit Cafe's continued interest in sut riyLnj the state with solid alternative sources to relatively mirtl-les- s mainstream cr.tzrUuv mer.t. Orbit's Jasrn Stewart, who htlpd coordinate previous rights of art, music, peltry ar.i ficVvh:-.tion, is excifrd tu t transpire at tha litest event. Since most of the will artists are tharrJLical! in tune with the itzl Western landscape Stewart believes thdr readings will produce a different atrr.osyhers fr?ro that generated by itv!r.v.s events. "Compared to Alex Caldiero and !he si;, poetry corr.pttitisn, Friday's shew vrill most likely present a mere mellow, outdoorsy says Stewart. "But I'm net T re-'- dy ; sure what to expect" The we tk 2nd w VA surely exhibit the confirmed appeal cftaAtfWt 1 -- - 1 mr "m Web Tangled Chronicling 10 years of extraordinary choreography by new Associate Artistic Director Charlotte Tangled Web showcases her finest works, bringing you into a labyrinth of diverse dance and dream images. Boye-Christense- n, Thursday, March 13, 2003, 7:30 PM Friday, March 14, 2003, 7:30 PM Saturday, March 15, 2003, 2:00 PM Saturday, March 15, 2003, 7:30 PM Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Leona Wagner Black Box Theater Tickets $20 StudentsSeniors $15 a e," 1 Call ArtTix: 355-ART- ! ttr)lilMl or visit www.ririewoodbury.com S A N C ' E 1 II ill! COMPANY fB to lWED? (Ski. ' ' J ' I ,;'. RiRiE (fWoODBURY D ; i 4 lilt ijnlMiiiilWiHliai iUHliuW(DKU!rriJl!Gfe r "4 V t i miiWfrjfii&ffflf-- TMwflmMin.m BED tlmgazln march 13, 2003 ijj |