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Show " SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 2002 Community 6 Newly opened glass exhibit and photography exhibit now at the St. George Art Museum The St. George Art Museum new exhibits: Spirit Vessels a Jolda Shaw, and for People and would like to invite the commu- - hand - blown glass exhibit by Places, a photography exhibit nity to view' the showing of two Rafael Navarro Leiton and Ted by Utah artist Gaell Lindstrom. The displayed works in Spirit Vessels were designed by Rafael Take the Double-Chec- k Navarro Leiton and created with cChallengc. premier gaffer Ted Jolda Shaw. Well check last years Spirit Vessels unite the ancient return for free when art of craving rock with the venwe prepare your 2001 erable art ofblown glass. tax return. If you artist Rafael, who Three-dimension- Parking Lot Party! al ping up the goodies they were By Allison Moseley last St. spent In THE GOOD NEWS weekend, giving away. And Groomingdales George southin rock the art tographing there was dancing in the streets came out on Saturday to help IS WE CAN HELP west, recognized in every scratch Well, on a blacktop parkinglot spruce up some of the dogs that GET IT BACK. of the to be exact, but it was a party needed a quick makeover. I rethe profound simplicity creIn Rafael response, Spirit. nonetheless. At the Red Cliffs ally had fun, but I came because shouldve gotten blown ated Vessels, glass Spirit Mall, more than 2,500 people I wanted to give something back more money back, reninfused vessels with copper turned out to see what the bark to the community, said Cynthia well amend it fora of rock art ditions figprimitive was all about at a pet adoption Grimmett, owner of the pet small fee. which ures are inspired by the day organized by No More Home- grooming business. rock paintings and carvings less Pets in Utah and Best Adoption days Eire especially of the Friends Animal Sanctuary. and petroglyphs) good opportunities for city and H&R BLOCK early Freemont, Anasazi, Virgin Super Adoption days or week- county shelters to show off their Anasazi, and Parowan cultures. ends, where thousands of people homeless pets. Some people 7,1 This exhibit is scheduled to be on come to meet hundreds of dogs think shelters are full of just plain smart dirty duty in the Mezzanine gallery of and cats from dozens of differ- mutts, said Sgt. Bertis Benson the St. George Art Museum from ent shelters and animal rescue of St. George Animal Control. March 4, 2002. groups, are regular Best Friends But we pick up lots of really Showing concurrently, People events in big cities like Salt Lake g dogs, and pure and Places, a photography of ex- and Los Angeles, but this was breeds, too. Sometimes sm ani435-644-20- 71 hibit by Gaell Lindstrom will be our first in Utahs Dixie, and it mal shelter isnt the most pleason display through March 23, was a smash hit. ant place to look for a new pet, so H&R Block Ti Service, Inc. 2002. This exhibition highlights We even had one lady travelSuper Adoptions get us out in photographs ofsome ofthe people ing from Salt Lake City and the community so we can show and places seen during many en- she adopted a dog while she was all of our animals to people who joyable travels by the artist in in St. George! said a shelter dont normally come to the shelseveral interesting countries. Of volunteer. ter. his exhibit, Lindstrom says, A It was fun all around, not only Every animal was spayed or few years ago when sorting for the animals that went home neutered before being adopted. through some older prints and with new families, but for all the Lots of people came, not to slides I noticed a number of them local teenage volunteers who en- adopt a new pet, but simply to were informal portraits of people joyed walking the dogs (or, in some show their support for the No or had people within the composicases, getting walkedby the dogs), More Homeless Pets in Utah tion by accident or bydesign. Most keeping the cats company, and campaign, which is now well seemed to be doing something. It playing with free toys and treats. into its second year. I spoke then occurred to me that perhaps Craig Wirth, of Channel 4 TV to lots of people that were simI should make an effort to explore fame, donated his time as the em- ply interested in what we were photographically compositions cee for the two-da- y event. lull doing, said Carissa Miller, with people doing whatever they in conversation around Any the party Community Outreach Direchappened to be doing as I passed Weis sure to be filled with Craigs tor for Humane Society of by. I did not do this with the idea cheerful voice showcasing a new Utah, which brought dogs and of but making great photographs animal that just has to find a good cats all the way from Salt Lake RE-OPENI-NG mostly as source material for my home before I leave today! City. paintings. However, I did put Lots of other local businesses Thanks to a collective effort together this little exhibit of pho- supported the event. Washing- on the part of the community, tographs thinking it might be of ton Mutual weis chief sponsor, local businesses and Utah anisome interest to others. They are and had a dedicated tent in the mal programs, the Super Adopsimply people and places I saw parking lot, filled from start to tion was a successful d and during some travels the past few finish with kids who were snap family affair! Gaell Lindstrom lives with years. M-- F -- 11 :30 am 9 pm 13 his wife Marilyn in St. George, Utah. He was bom in Salt Lake Sat -- 1 pm to 9 pm City and studied at the UniverSunday - 5 pm 9 pm sity of Utah and the California College of Arts and Crafts. His i t t teaching experiences have been i W LSI at the College of Southern Utah i in Cedar City and later at Utah m m 0 m w ... iff State University in Logan, Utah, i j as well as workshops at the Unii I Good Through versity of Minnesota in Duluth. Ummmm m mm iJ The St. George Art Museum is located at 47 E. 200 N., St. George, a UT. Museum hours are: Monday, 8 p.m.; Tuesday-Thurs-da11 a.m.-- 6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-- 8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-- 6 86 South 200 West Kanab p.m.; and Closed Sunday. For further information call: (435) Craig Wirth with the microphone, promoting pooches at the Super Adoption. K-TAdmission is free. Photo by Jana dePeyer lT"" 12 years studying and pho- - (pic-tograp- hs H&R Block 178 South 100 East, Kanab O 2001 ay good-lookin- - MONDAY, MARCH 25! fun-fille- to to 15 mm mis V'i sw-- mt y - V.v f cSi:: 6-- 3G3) 4 ' t t mm 9 634-594- y, 2. murw .h |