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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 1-4, 2017 Continued From C-5 Artist workshops continue In addition to Pruden, the Kimball Art center will present other visiting-artist workshops by Kath Macaulay, who will lead a Pocket Sketching Workshop July 14-16, and a Pocket Sketcher Refresher course on Monday, July 17. Another visiting artist, Katherine England, will host a Mosaics 101 and 201 workshop from 5-8 p.m. on July 17-19 and a Visual Journaling Workshop for Kids from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July Continued From C-5 Smith ready to work While Smith enjoyed the work, she knew there was something else out there for her. “Zions and Fidelity are wonderful organizations and they do a lot for the community, but I wanted to be closer in serving the community,” she said. “I found that my love of arts and the community took me out of that and moved me over to the nonprofits sector.” In 2006, she became director of communications for Junior Achievement of Utah and later moved on to Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum. She joined Clark Planetarium in 2012 as associate director. She oversaw the Planetarium’s operations, education, marketing and development departments. “When I was offered this position at Clark, I thought, ‘Well, I’m not a science person,” she said with a laugh. “But I quickly X Ambassadors.pdf 2 6/26/2017 assimilated and saw that arts, science and humanities all go hand The Park Record 21. England will also host an adult Right Brain Creative Drawing & Journaling Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23. The final visiting artist workshop of the summer, Introduction Silk Painting Workshop for adults, will be taught by Debra Dolsberry from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27. “All of our teachers are incredibly special to us, and in the summer we get really excited, because we host the Summer Visiting Artist Series to offer something unique to the community,” Scudder said. “We are so lucky to be able to provide the community with these workshop opportunities, and we hope people will find them enjoyable and use them to expand their creativity.” For information and cost regarding the Kimball Art Center’s Summer Visiting Artist Series workshops and summer classes, visit www.kimballartcenter.org. in hand. “There are reasons why most scientists I know engage in artistic pursuits. It’s really about curiosity about the world and making sense of it. At Clark we introduce adults and kids to informal learning experiences that lead to deeper learning, and I love how the Kimball does that through art.” Smith earned her Leadership and Management Certificate from the University of Utah. “I got that through the U.’s nonprofit Academy of Excellence,” she said. “I [also] finished my coursework for a Master's in Professional Communication at Westminster but have sadly not wrapped up my thesis [and] final project.” Smith lives in Sugar House and shares custody of her son, Blake, with her ex-husband. Blake, who is nearly 8, attends Uintah Elementary, Smith said. “I get asked if I’m going to move to Park City, but I’m not going to right now because I have this little, wonderful guy who is very happy with his school,” she said. In addition to art, Smith enjoys hiking and reading. “Luckily I love to hike and I am just in heaven living in Utah,” she said. “I love Southern Utah and try to spend a lot of time down there during the cooler months 2:03:04 PM exploring. “I joke that now is ‘mountain time’ when I go hiking in the mountains. Since we had a lot of snow, I find it hard to get to some of my favorite places in the Uintas.” As for reading, one of Smith’s favorite authors is the late Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died in 2014. “I was really sad when he passed away,” Smith said. “‘Love in the Time of Cholera’ and ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ are two of my favorite novels.” Lately Smith has been building things with Legos. “With an 8-year-old in my life, I have found that I really enjoy doing that,” she said with a laugh. “Sometimes I have to squelch my inner-president business when we’re building. I’ll see him putting a sticker on upside down, and have to let it go.” Another love for Smith is music, especially singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. “I love the folksy music,” she said. “I saw Brandi last year up at Deer Valley and she was incredible.” Smith knows there is a lot of work ahead of her as Kimball Art Center executive director. “I’m excited to work with Park City and the wider community to bring the Kimball Art Center to the next level,” she said. “I’m so thrilled and heart-warmed at how the community is welcoming me with open arms.” COURTESY OF THE KIMBALL ART CENTER Katherine England creates metal journals, above, and will lead an Right Brain Creative Drawing & Journaling Workshop for adults on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23. X AMBASSADORS July 3 at 7 pm Deer Valley® Resort Tickets from $41 Box Office 435-655-3114 parkcityinstitute.org Gates open at 5:30 PM C-11 |