Show Bertha Eccles Center In National Pro Program grain The Bertha Eccles Community Community Community Com Com- Art Center 2580 Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jef Jef- ferson Avenue Ogden has been selected to participate in a reported nationally-reported educational educational educational ed ed- ed- ed program THE TIlE ART Center will cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate with the Utah State Historical Society in the development and nd presentation presenta tion of a slide show on ine he heRock Rock Art of Prehistoric Utah The program will be included in the art centers center's regular guided tour Dr Charles S. S Peterson historical society director said the project is being o made possible through a grant from the National Endowment Endowment Endowment En- En for the Humanities THIS AGENCY OF the federal government is interested interested interested inter inter- ested in supporting projects which can help residents of ofa a state better understand and appreciate their cultural heritage heritage heritage her her- he said Supervising development of the program for the historical historical historical cal society will be Dr Glen M. M Leonard Humanities Project director Mrs David C. C Holmstrom a participant in the Junior League docent program Ogden will represent represent represent sent the art center THE BERTHA Eccles Community Community Community Com Com- Art Center is very happy to participate in this joint venture with the Utah Historical Society said Mrs Garth Peck director We have a very active docent program here which handles guided tours of our art exhibits for thousands of school children as well as adult organizations church groups boy and girl scout troops etc SHE ADDED The addition to our tours of this program on prehistoric Indian culture and artifacts will give exceptional exceptional exceptional ex ex- impetus to this educational educational educational ed ed- ed- ed and cultural offer offer- ing Examples of Indian rock art from throughout Utah will willbe willbe willbe be shown in the illustrated presentation along with sam sam- pIes ples of such things as pottery pottery pottery pot pot- tery baskets and costumes THE TIlE PRESENTATION will attempt to give Ogden students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents who visit the center a better understanding of the life and cultural expressions ns of Utah's first artists the Indians who lived here long before white explorers and settlers intruded on their way of life The art center project is isone isone isone one of sev several ral educational experiments being organized organized organized organ organ- by Dr Leonard in cooperation with local historical historical historical ical organizations and cultural al organizations Traveling study kits Utah history slide shows and community history history history his his- tory exhibits are among other projects underway GROUPS interested in arranging arranging arranging ar ar- ar- ar ranging tours of the Bertha Eccles Community Art Center should make arrangements with Mrs Peck The tour season will begin Nov 1 l |