Stages of Life: Acquisition, Maintenance and Dispersal

 Summer Art Projects


by Sara Penny, CCAC Vice President

Summer is a great time to deal with the reality of the stages of life: Acquisition, Maintenance and Dispersal.  On the Acquisitionfront, we hope you are creating art. Whatever your medium, we like to encourage your art. Research consistently shows that making music, dancing, painting, and going to museums can enhance your brain and contribute to your longevity. Museums are neutral places for observation and contemplation which can help relieve anxiety and offer fresh insights. There are new exhibits at the Southern Utah Museum of Art, the city offices, and the library. Local galleries have continual changes in their displays as well.

Encourage the students in your life to create their entries for our Art and Photography Contest in conjunction with the Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival. This year,  twelve selected pieces will be exhibited at the Cedar City Library, and cash prizes will also be awarded.

We will have free art supplies at the Final Friday Art Walks for students, beginning June 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the corner of 100 West University Blvd.  If you have children's books you would like to recycle we would be happy to regift them. Art Walks are the last Friday of the month through September.

CCAC Board Member Jason Moodie distributed art kits to students through Iron Kids this spring. Donations are welcome so we can give even more art kits. More information is available at cedarcityartscouncil.blogspot.com. An adult told me that getting their own set of colored pencils in high school made a difference in their pursuit of visual art. 

In the Maintenance category I always have stacks of music to file and other files to clear out. The summer gardening tasks and house maintenance take a chunk of summer time. I do love the June flowers as we move into the rose and lily phase of the blooms. The gardens at SUU are particularly lovely and the roses are ready to greet patrons for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. I was getting some tickets last week and the Greenshow cast was rehearsing. It was delightful and I'm looking forward to the season.
Cliffrose
Blanket flower
The deer ate my lilies this year, but at least I had brought in a few to enjoy before they disappeared. 

Roses from former students


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