| Show WESTERN On display art invitational QUILT SHOW this year are many contemporary and traditional works of art representing the Old West a selection of Indian The collection include a large number of Reed Roland by photographs bronze by some of the top western IdahA California Texas Utah New York as well as and Mexico New Wyoming other states Coordinated by William Shaw anil chaired by Dr Twain Tippetts USU's art curator tht Western Art Invitational is one of the most important exhibits in the paintings and aitiits frotn RONALD JONES PRODUCER West the works of Featured are “Western Festival's the The 1981 Quilt Show features some of the finest representations of this handiwork made by Utahns The quilts were selected from shows sponsored statewide by the USU College of Family Life and Extension Home Economics with Mrs Linda Tipton as chairman Quilts were integrated into the heritage of the West by pioneer women who sought to add a touch of beauty to an otherwise drab utilitarian environment Each quilt in the 1981 show was made by the entrant Located in the HPER Building Gymnasium 2 Open daily from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm - of the Year " California painter Neil Boyle and Utah sculptor Grant Speed Iaxated in the HPER Building Artists Gvmnasium y from 2 I Open PIONEER AND COWBOY CRAFTS GRASSROOTS AMERICA dail- M p m to 9 00 Burch Mann’s American Folk Ballet a miinvtav of the Festival of the American West will be featured in this afternoon p m FRONTIER STREET different stores and shops the festival's Frontier Street simulates life as it was lived in a pioneer settlement Among the various dnplavs are a bank general store dentist's olfiir jail Chinese laundry ladies emporium bartx-shop and bath house doctor's See saloon and orir room telegraph office rhuolhouse among others — many in live Coordinated fy Ann Jean Skidmore ( An exhibit of several confri-tionrr- r ! n n dady from 2 I) p tn to 9 00 p rti production The program foe uses on the various cultures which have influenced dance in America Clog dancing from the hill country of the South Jazz dances from New Orleans and Scottish reels are among the dance forms that will be demon strated The dance company’s founder choreographer Burch Mann will narrate production will program The hour-lonpresented each afternoon at 4:00 in the conditioned Spectrum More than 28 craftsmen from as far away as Williamsburg Virginia demonstrate authentic pioneer crafts The crafts include coopering boot making blacksmithing soap making candle making saddle making broom making and china hand painting Craftsmen will be at work at the various tasks that were necessary for survival in the early West In each of the crafts booths visitors can see the traditional crafts of the past and participate in making objects Visitors will also tap their feet to the music of the Old West as I they are entertained by such groups as the “Wasatch Rascals” and “Hawgwash" Located in Pioneer Pavilion Open from 2:00 to 9:00 pm WESTERN VIEWS AND EASTERN VISIONS PROCESSION OF THE STATES Each evening the States a the Festival features the Procession of tribute to the contributions of those who settled the West With music and taped narra- tl0n by KSL's Doug Wright the colorful panorama honors individuals bv state selected generally historical societies from 18 Western states Along tth a brief history of each state and representative die Procession includes costumed characters antique-drawvehicles and flag raising cerrmonies Th script was written by Jeff Champhn Some of historical characters who will lie represented in “ parade are Mark Twain Crazy Horse Jim ridger Jedcdiah Smith Chief Joseph John C femont and Carry Nation Presented at 6 00 p m n Western Views and Eastern Visions draws on significant works of photographers and artists of the middle and late nineteenth century during the westward movement The work is important not only for its intrinsic interest and artistic merit but in particular for its relationship to the scientific surveys for which much of it was done and to the rapid technological of the period that improvements in photography Included paralleled the nation's own coming of age Bierstadt Morgan are by exhibition the in paintings Trumball Avers and Hill and photographs by This Jackson O’Sullivan Watkins Bell and others exhibit is presented through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and is on dis- SPANISH PAVILION Visitors to the Great West Fair have an opportunity to participate in village life as it was lived by the Spanish in the New World 200 years ago- - The Del Oro Conservatory from Santa Fe New Mexico coordinated the recreation of the village Visitors can help make adobe bricks grind corn and prepare tortillas Other Spanish craftsmen demonstrate The weaving dyeing and furniture making hispanic crafts are adaptations from European trades and skills to the new materials of the American con- tinent Performing will be members of the Ballet Folklorico a children Vargas daily daily NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS WIDOWS WEST The Festival’s renowned exhibition of rare Photographs drawings engravings and paintings h'dows West presents a rare look at the American “WHier as it was chronicled by photographers and frsof he day The photographs assembled from collections of the Library of Congress the Nail' Archives the Smithsonian Institution and jJgnny historical societies throughout the West were compiled under the direction of University Archivist AJ Sim-mond- s The 30 portraits H and the Windows W'est mural were painted by ar an tist Glen Edwards art of assistant professor at Utah State University Located in the Spectrum m Open 2:00 to 7:00 p MOUNTAIN MAN CAUP Beadwork sand painting Kachina doll making pottery Navaho rug are making and silversmithing West’s some of the crafts of the oricinal settlers that visitors can ie Native American d craftsmen come from New Mexico and Utah istrate their arts : Indian also ’ill ed three times a day by m Indian Dancers the Native American 2:00 Dpen from pm to group of Maruja Spanish dancer and Francisco Zamora who will demonstrate rope twirling and trick riding The Pavilion is coordinated by Maruja Vargas Open daily from 2:00 to 9:00 pm play from 2:00 to 9:00 pm pm Guadalup-an- o jA Prominent in the rich history of Cache Valley men depicted by the Old Ephraim Mountain Men of Logan In their teepee village they will " demonstrate crafts and games authentically presenting these skills 5 for Fair visitors Each J mountain man cos- tume is handmade and their gear rifles and other equipment are : : faithful representations Y’ of the originals used 7 200 years ago Located in Mountain Man Village Open daily from 2:00 pm to 9:00 v : |
