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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 20-22, 2019 C-7 The Park Record Speakers will discuss ABCs of rural art and its resources COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY SUMMIT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY SUMMIT COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL PHOTO BY TRISTAN WHEELOCK From left: Jennifer Ortiz, museum services manager for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Jason Bowcutt, Community Arts Manager at Utah Division of Arts and Museums, and Maria Sykes, executive director, Epicenter, Green River, will give presentations at the next Project ABC community convening on Friday at the Summit County Library Kamas Valley Branch. Convening will be held Friday at the Kamas Library SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record Project ABC, the Park City Summit County Arts Council’s cultural planning initiative, is taking another big step. From 9 a.m. to noon on Friday Feb. 22, at the Summit County Library Kamas Valley Branch, 110 N. Main St., Project ABC (Arts, Beauty, Culture) will invite discussion on fostering art in rural areas in its second convening since it began holding forums in November. Although the convening is free and open to the public, registration at the council’s Facebook page is suggested. The event will feature presentations by guests from outside the Summit County community who will share their insights on the subject, according to Jake McIntire, program director of Project ABC. Jason Bowcutt, Community Arts Manager at Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Jennifer Ortiz, museum services manager for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and Maria Sykes, executive director of Epicenter in Green River are set to speak at the event. The Utah Division of Arts and Museums is the state agency in charge of arts programs and museums, and Epicenter is a nonprofit aimed at encouraging economic and arts development in the small town north of Moab. “Our guests will speak for the first hour and half of the event,” he said. “There will Continued from C-5 Colvin performs written. You become fascinated about what works, and then have the added bonus of asking the people who wrote songs how they come up with them, or what inspired them.” In 2016, Colvin and Earle produced a self-titled album, “Colvin and Earle.” “That was a whole different experience,” she said. “Being a great admirer of Steve’s songwriting, I was somewhat intimidated at the idea of sitting down in a room to write a song with him.” That unease disappeared during the first few minutes of their first session. “Steve has a motto, ‘fear not the obvious,’ and writes songs very fast,” Colvin said. “His instincts are spot on and he was also very open and honest to what I was contributing.” be questions and answers between each presenter, and then we’ll have a bigger chunk of Q and As after the final presentation.” After a break, attendees will regather and talk about the presentations. “We’ll discuss how the things that were presented can relate to Summit County, and how we can implement those findings into Project ABC,” McIntire said. “At the tail of end that three hours, we’ll have time to mingle and share ideas in a less formal way.” Jocelyn Scudder, managing director of Park City Summit County Arts Council, said the convenings are opportunities to further dialogue on how arts and culture can support com- I think many people worry that art is about doing something new, but that’s not the case...” Jake McIntire, Project ABC program director munities countywide. “Rural arts development is a part of that,” she said. “Arts and culture are top priorities in Park City, and we know they are important countywide.” McIntire looks forward to hearing the speakers’ viewpoint of rural arts development, and how they can apply to Project ABC’s data gathered through surveys and open houses in the past two-and-ahalf years. “We found people are interested in this idea of letting arts and culture be a way to celebrate the existing creative aspects of a community, rather than bringing in something new,” he said of the speakers. “I think many people worry Another of Colvin’s collaborators is producer John Leventhal, with whom she wrote her 1998 Grammy-winning song, “Sunny Came Home.” “I have co-written with John Leventhal many times, and usually I write the melodies to the music he writes,” she said. “When I do that, I have free rein to choose what melody I want to sing.” Colvin crafts the melody partly from what she’s able to sing, and partly from what feels right. “Often a word will come into a lyric that is fun to sing,” she laughed. “And the way that word couples with the melody can make for a good moment.” One writing task that music didn’t prepare Colvin for was penning her 2012 memoir, “Diamond in the Rough.” “That was hard, because it’s a very different way of writing,” she said. “But I knew they key of doing it was to find my own voice in that autobiographical sense. You read memoirs that have character, a personality, and that’s the kind of memoir I wanted to write.” For starters, Colvin took inspiration from actor and writer Spal- Project ABC community convening: rural arts development and arts resources When: 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb. 22 Where: Summit County Library Kamas Valley Branch, 110 N. Main St. Cost: Free, but registration is suggested Web: facebook.com/ ParkCitySummitCountyArtsCouncil/ that art is about doing something new, but that’s not the case. I think all of our speakers can agree on that.” Some of the examples of how arts, culture and design currently fuel existing community priorities in Summit County include housing and economic development and education to increase town vibrancy, according to Scudder. “The challenge, however, is balancing and celebrating the differences between Park City and the other towns in the county,” she said. “Park City will have different priorities than Francis or Oakley and Coalville. And those towns have different priorities and identities.” McIntire agreed. “We don’t want to copy and paste what other communities are doing,” he said. “Rather, we want to look at what they are doing and build upon those things in Summit County.” Scudder said the event is also intended to raise awareness of the resources available to local artists. “It’s our role to make sure the community is aware of arts opportunities that are available on the state level,” she said. “There are multiple grants for individuals and organizations; museum collections management supports, and vibrant public art program. We are acting as a conduit to make sure our community knows what they have to offer.” ding Gray and wrote a chapter. “I felt I needed to write the absolute truth like he does — in a way that has a sense of humor combined with a brutal honesty and humility,” she said, laughing. “It was important for me to have some humor in the dark stuff, because there was a lot of dark stuff.” Your New Best Friend is Waiting for You See page B-7 for just a few of the dogs and cats available for adoption. Summit County Animal Control Pets of the Week Blue Boar Inn & Restaurant WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHEF’S DINNER $29.95 for Three Courses Enchanting European Inn & Fine Dining Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily Sunday Brunch BEAMER Hi, my name is Beamer. I'm a female, black and tan hound. I'm very sweet and love attention. I would need to be spayed and get my vaccinations. So with a voucher, my adoption fee would be around $89.00. I'm searching for my forever family! 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