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Show LIFE VOLUME LII ISSUE 18 JANUARY 16, 2012 WWW.UVUREVIEW.COM I ' L 1:jj 151 Or- - :••••"7 r OPENING RECEPTION AT THE WOODBURY ART MUSEUM JEFFJACOBSEN/IWURRIEW The fear and pain by the artwork could have weighed down the guests, but the spirit was surprisingly uplifting as museum visitors talked and even laughed while enjoying refreshments provided by Cupcake Chic. Community members and artists celebrated the opening of the Woodbury Art Museum's latest show, Hidden Voices: Women in Printmaking By JEFF JACOBSEN Online Content Manager Some wandered through the museum, chatting and even laughing with friends, both old and new. Others simply stood in silence, eyebrows furrowed as they shook their heads, as if they were trying to process the amount of pain being communicated through the artwork. The Woodbury Art Museum held a reception for the opening of their latest show, Hidden Voices: Women in Printmaking , Tuesday evening at their gallery in University Mall. Among those in attendance were the artists themselves, six women who worked for weeks learning how to make the prints that will be featured at the museum until March 3. As much of a pleasure as it was for the guests to mingle with the artists and discuss the art pieces with them, the highlight of the evening had to be the remarks of the people behind the show, along with the presentation of a few unex- pected gifts. how Mendoza had helped Following the remarks of them face things in a way that Interim Curator and Direc- they couldn't on their own. tor Melissa Hempel, Nick The permanence of the carvMendoza, who mentored the ing process in printmaking, untrained artists, talked about Johnson explained, was enmonitoring graving more their progress than just art. and mak"There's ing sure they no eraser," completed said Johnson. every step of "As women, we're fixers the process correctly. — and we just "I wanted couldn't do to make sure that." The they could artgraphically ists then preexpress the sented Menthings they doza with a print they had wanted to," Mendoza -J.C. GRAHAM made together without his said, not- STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM ing that he COORDINATOR FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION knowledge. After their was pretty hard on them surprise, they throughout the process. got a surprise themselves, as Apparently he wasn't as six small bags were brought hard as he thought. Katie to the podium. Johnson, one of the six artists Will Feller, the owner of the who spoke for the group of museum's community partner them, said that nobody was as Goldsmith Jewelers, heard hard on them as they were on about the artists from Katherthemselves. She talked about ine Hall, the museum admin- They have created a narrative through art of experiences and emotion that tells a powerful story.,, istrator. Feller was so moved by the strength these women showed in sharing such intimate and painful parts of their lives that he wanted to give something as a token of appreciation. Pearl necklaces were given to each artist, after Hall explained that Feller chose pearls because, like the clam that uses irritants to create something so beautiful, these women had used the pain from their lives to create such inspiring art. "It's so great to be a part of it," Hall said. "They created art from so much pain." Amidst everything that was going on in the reception, a sense of reverence persisted in the museum. The feeling was hard to pinpoint, but at times felt almost palpable. J.C. Graham, who works with Student Health Services at UVU as the program coordinator for suicide prevention, recognized this feeling in the gallery. Graham described it as a manifestation of the respect that the patrons had for the artists and the process they had gone through. "They have created a narrative through art of experiences and emotion that tells a powerful story," Graham said. "The process of sharing is a healing process." Seeing the beaming smiles on the faces of the six artists as they talked with guests, it was clear that some sort of healing had occurred, indeed. VISIT THE WOODBURY ART MUSEUM, located in the University Mall, is open from 11-8 Tuesday and 11-5 Wednesday to Saturday. OR UVU.EDU/MUSEUM for more information , • i V JEFF JACOBSEN/UVUREVIEW The artists attended weekly workshops over a five-week period to learn how to meticulously carve the sintra boards. Al„ JEFF JACOBSEN/UVUREVIEW From left to right: Melissa Hempel, Nick Mendoza, Alison Cook, Linda Arrowsmith, Shanine Cornish, Carrie Espinoza, Alysandra Holden, Katie Johnson. CONTACT: LIFE EDITOR ASST. LIFE EDITOR LIFE DESIGNER lifesectionuvu@gmail.com devenleighe@gmail.com drewmilton@gmail.com KELLY CANNON DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS JEFF JACOBSEN/UVUREVIEW Viewers enjoyed refreshments provided by Cupcake Chic. DREW MILTON TWITTER UVU LIFE SECTION @UVULife |