Newsletter for Fall 2007 - City of St. George

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Pioneer Center
For the Arts
2007 Celebrating Ten
Years @
47 East 200 North
St. George, Utah 84770
Ph. 435.627.4525
museum@sgcity.org
www.sgartmuseum.org
Don’t Miss These Exhibits:
October 6 to December 22
Autumn 2007
Main Gallery: Southern Utah Watercolor Society
Care for Art: Wood
Mezzanine Gallery: Dixie Quilt Guild
Legacy Gallery: Legacy II for the Next Ten Years
“For the Love of Art” Home Tour October 19
and 20 (Friday and Saturday)
Lost in Play by Paula Wadsworth
The St. George
Art Museum’s
Canvas
The Museum Connects
With Our Community
Coral Cliffs by Janey Argyle
Art exists so that we
may say the
unsayable...One
cannot get from a canvas
what he has not felt
or known in life.
— LeConte LeConte Stewart, Stewart, Utah Utah
Utah
Landscape Landscape Artist
Artist

Table of Contents
Exhibit Information 1
Table of Contents, Deborah Reeder’s Incunabula 2
Upcoming Exhibits 3
Parking Notice, Love of Art Home Tour 4
Gift of Grand Piano, Gift Shop News 5
Volunteer & Docent News, Art Conversations 6
Membership News, Discovery Center, Arts & Museum Staff 7
Legacy 1996 of Utah’s Dixie 8
Legacy II for the Next Ten Years 9
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WELCOME TO DEBORAH’S INCUNABULA for Autumn 2007
This is the time of year when we welcome back the docents after
the long and hot summer. Education is critical to what the Museum
is and does. Soon after the school children return to school, the
docents return to lead them in tours of the art. Because some
docents do not return until later, those that do return are very
busy. We are grateful for all that they do and have done. Many wonderful,
wonderful people have been and are involved with the docent
efforts. Much hard work has gone into creating a good art experience
for the children. Docents are our link with the school
children so that their experience is one they won’t forget.
A sticker came to the museum saying, “art saves lives”. I know
there are times that young people have stayed in school because of art
classes (another reason to always teach art in the schools) and that
people in prison and similar horrible circumstances have stayed human
because they could create, so perhaps it is true.
Our aim is for people to be able to come and experience art first
hand at the st. george art Museum. We created the Adult study center
so that visitors can learn more about what is on view, in addition to
art in general. We created the family discovery center, so that families
could learn about art together. We created the care for YOUR art
so that people could learn about caring for their own collections.
We are always working on projects to enhance the museum experience.
Indeed this tenth anniversary year, we (staff, advisory board &
all museum supporters) have worked hard to raise funds to acquire
art and to raise awareness of the need for gifts of art. The 2007: legacy
ii for the next ten years (inspired by the centennial legacy project
of 1996) is the result of these efforts which will continue to flourish
to provide a permanent collection that grows with our community.
The collection will then be available to exhibit on a rotating basis
(see the final pages for those involved in both legacy endeavors). The
growing collection will be an invaluable resource to the docents
and everyone in our quest to bring art and culture to our thriving
area.
We hope that you will continue to keep the museum in your
plans, and we Thank you for your support.
Deborah Reeder

October 6 to December 22 The Legacy Gallery will feature 2007: Legacy II for the Next Ten Years,
which is an exhibit of acquisitions, gifts and future gifts to the permanent collection. This is a
collection of new art in honor of the tenth anniversary of the St. George Art Museum in the
beautiful Pioneer Center for the Arts Complex. Be sure to join us at the St. George Art Museum for
all three exhibits.
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Upcoming Exhibits & Events
Mestizo Serioes: Danza de los Artesanos by Amado Maurillo Pena Jr.
The Southern Utah Watercolor Society (SUWS) has an active dues paying
membership of over 80 talented artists from basic beginners to professionals located in
Utah as well as southern Nevada. Two to three times per year they hold professional
workshops. They have contributed over 150 quality art books to the new St. George
branch of the Washington County Library. The SUWS artists can be seen at both the
ongoing Staircase Gallery in Zion’s Bank in downtown St. George and the Rim Rock Gallery
at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. For more information please send inquiries to
SUWS, P.O. Box 1127, St. George, UT 84771.
The Dixie Quilt Guild was formed in 1983 by a group of eleven quilters in St. George
who shared their love of quilting. Their mission is to encourage, promote and preserve the
art of quilt making. They now have a membership of 185 + women and men of all ages.
The guild welcomes new members with meetings at the County Library on the first
Saturday of each month at 10:30. In 2007 the guild hosted its first quilt show, which was
a great success drawing in non-quilters and quilters alike. The Dixie Quilt Guild has
succeeded in putting St. George on the map in the national quilting community.
Through these exhibits, the St. George Art Museum is looking to strengthen the arts in the
St. George area, encourage membership in these art organizations, and to foster
cooperation, awareness, and connections both with the groups and the public.
Don’t miss First Night, December 31, at the Art Museum where you can view the Quilt
exhibit and see related student art, and participate in the theme: A Quilt Explosion:
Sparkle & Stitch Yourself Into the New Year. A button will be required for Museum
admission. Hours: 7-11 pm.
Quilting
Watercolor

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New Parking Lot Comes
to the Pioneer Center for the Arts
Wheelchair access is available in the parking lot off Main
Street next to the Social Hall and Opera House. Thank you for
your patience during the summer construction.
“For the Love of Art” Home Tour
Help us fill a frame by purchasing your tickets now for the first ever FOR THE
LOVE OF ART Home Tour 2007. Payment by check, credit card or cash secures your seat on
either Friday, Oct. 19 or Sat. Oct. 20.
Each morning we will travel together to the homes of three art collectors
who will be there to talk to you about their collections. We will travel by two small buses
and then conclude with a sumptuous lunch.
This is our last fundraising effort in our Tenth Anniversary Year,
2007: Legacy II for the Next Ten Years. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime
opportunity to go on a Tour unlike any other.
How much: Tickets: $65.00 per person When: October 19 and 20
Only 27 tickets available for tour per day
Call now to purchase tickets for you and your
guests!
Where: Buses leave at 9:15 am from the
St. George Art Museum of each day.
What: Experience original art in lovely
Southern Utah homes.
For this event we wish to thank the
following sponsors, a quartet of galleries:
Authentique, Eliseo, Mariposa, and
Mission.

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Care for Art: Wood
Currently on Display in the Art Museum
“Ten Truths for wise furniture care”
Household Tip: Never, ever oil solid wood furniture.
Come to the Art Museum to learn much more….
A Gift of a Piano for the
Art Museum
Remember the Art Museum
Now Open MONDAYS!
Third Tuesdays are Free with
Art Conversations at 7 pm
Museum Gift Shop
Now available, Art Museum Logo
barrel mugs for your very own.
Colors: Lavender, Marine Blue and
Black
Only $14.50 while supplies last.
New books include Rembrandt Draw-
ings, Composition, & Utah
Artists by Vern Swanson plus three
new Watercolor Guides.
A baby grand piano was given to the Art
Museum on May 8, 2007 by Janice Marie
Wotherspoon in Memory of her Mother:
Genevieve Bluth Wotherspoon
Many Thank You’s for Hours of Sweet Music

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Front Reception Desk Volunteers
Irene Shilling
Joyce Cannon
Paula DeAnda
Sandy Jones
Rena Barrett
Exhibit Help:
Don Northern
Jean Larson
Isabel Bailor
James Lanier
Cristy Cochran
Sidney Brown
Lighting:
Greg Robinson
Autumn Working Docents
Carol Ackley
Wanda Bodily*
Barbara Bolanos-Moore*
Ashley Bowler
Marilyn Carter
Diana Christopherson
Kyla Cyr
LaRue Dove
Vella & Wayne Evans
Jim Graff
Marcia Stucki
Janice Howick
Virginia Jensen
Kathy Koldewyn*
Kay Matlock
Lynne McWilliams
Lisa Oliverson
Marilyn Richardson
Gretchen Rowe Cliff & Carol Spendlove
Audrey Shumway Joan Walker
*Education members + Nancy Ross, Trainer
New Docents for Art Museum
Rena Barrett
Sheron Jacobsen
Edie Sampson
The Docents are back this fall giving tours
to the students of the Washington County Schools.
Thank You!
Art Conversations on Tuesday Evenings
Art Conversation —Gloria Miller Allen Sept. 18 7 pm
Watercolor Society Conversation October 16 7 pm
Quilt Guild Conversation November 20 7 pm

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Membership
Tell your friends, your neighbors and
your relatives about Museum
membership.
Benefits:
10% gift store discount
Free Admission for one year
Personalized membership card
St. George Art Museum Newsletter
Invitation to exhibit openings
Stay in touch with the beautiful and
the creative in sunny St. George!
New Members
Joyce Beazer-Individual
Gail Bunker-Individual
Christy Cochran— Family
The Robert Dawson —Family
Christine Bender-Supporting
Museum Members
PIONEER CENTER FOR THE ARTS STAFF
Administrator: Gary Sanders
Event Coordinator: Angie Mason
Opera House Technician: Mike King
MUSEUM STAFF
Manager & Curator: Deborah Reeder
Museum Assistant: April Cummings
Reception and Gift Shop: Kathleen Benson
Reception and Visual Displays: Valerie Sullivan
Exhibition Installer: Ramona Larsen
Graphic Designer: Jodi Adair
Note: Museum Website: www.sgartmuseum.org
Family Discovery Center
&
The Adult Study Center features
books, articles and materials that
promote interest in the current art
Exhibit.
“Filling a space in a beautiful way;
That’s what art is to me.”
— Georgia O’Keeffe
Thank you for those members who have
renewed
their memberships!!!
Martie Collett– Individual
Glenda Griffiths– Individual
Fawn Pickett—Individual
Ann Salviazul/Blue Sage Gallery– Individual
Suzanne Allen– Family
Denny Simkins-Carlisle—Family
Cristy Cochran-Family
Russell and Joyce Taylor– Family
Joan McGregor-Supporting
Mary and Allan Juers –Corporate

Legacy
1996
Art & History of Utah’s Dixie
The St. George Art Museum expresses our continuing
Grateful thanks to the following:
Art & history Centennial project
Anna P. Shaw Project Coordinator
Committee Chairpersons
Douglas D. Alder history
Glen Blakley artists/paintings
Barbara Watson Painting Purchases
John Greene book sales
Winifred scheib publicity
Paintings —purchaser/donor
Barbara Wilson Watson & Leon Milne Watson of
Artist Del parson’s Jedediah S. Smith & the Virgin River Gorge
(Historical essay by Karl brooks)
Mildred hunt ashworth & ferron c. losee of
Artist Farrell collett’s Jacob Hamblin teaching the Shivwits
(Historical essay by Douglas d. alder)
Lail Woodbury Wilkinson & Kay w. Wilkinson of
Artist Annette Everett’s Washington dam under construction over
the Virgin River
(Historical essay by Loren Webb)
Maureen haslam booth & Craig L. booth of
Artist l’deane trueblood’s dancing at the bowery
(Historical essay by Bart Anderson)
Harvey Dalton mcarthur, Kay cottam mcarthur, Richard Dalton
mcarthur, Meg hunter mcarthur, Thomas Dalton mcarthur, Allison Barton
mcarthur of
Artist Jon bowcutt’s Brigham’s tabernacle but Romney’s staircase
(historical essay by Mary m. phoenix)
Cheryl Cox stucki & H. Bruce stucki of
Artist Roland lee’s bus stop on Temple Street
(Historical essay by Janice f. demille)
Cleo Remington atkin & lee Clawson atkin of
Artist Wallace brazzeal’s on the trail to Modena
(Historical essay by Lyman hafen)
A. Gail cooper smith & Hyrum w. smith of
Artist Jodi McGregor’s Dixie’s cotton industry
(Historical essay by Robert slack)
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Legacy i cont.
Ione Seitz picket & Charles Morris Pickett of
Artist Max Bunnell’s barbee-walker mine & mill
(Historical essay by Wilma c. Beal)
Ila stucki lundberg & Jim lundberg of
Artist Gregory l. Abbott’s Dixie flyers
(historical essay by Sidney J. atkin)
Donna e. kastler & b. z. kastler of
Artist Floyd breinhold’s fall in Zion
(Historical essay by j. l. Crawford)
Joan Clayton McGregor & Milton konrad mcgregor of
Artist Gaell lindstrom’s a November day at grafton
(Historical essay by luwayne wood)
Special recognition to SkyWest airlines & zions bank
Focusing on art as a significant part of the 1996 Utah statehood
centennial celebration, legacy combines a visual presentation by
respected local artists, with significant historical information.
The art & history centennial project was initiated by the st. George
visual arts committee, a sub-committee under the st. George arts
commission. The goal was to promote the visual arts in Dixie & to
provide a permanent collection of 12 historical paintings for the
st. George art museum. Inspiration for the project is attributed to
artist Farrell collett, who, over many years, stressed the need for a
collection of regional historical paintings. His knowledge of the
weber state university’s bicentennial art collection, his shared
experience & enthusiasm, encouraged the committee to forge ahead
in this direction.
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Legacy II
2007
For the next ten years
Was inspired by the original legacy project that increased the permanent
collection of the st. George art museum by 12 paintings. Ten
years later, Legacy ii seeks to significantly enlarge our holdings,
especially of early area art, western & national park art, noted Utah
artists, more art by artists of note in the collection, artists who
should be but are not in the collection & art that goes beyond.
The St. George Art Museum expresses our
Grateful thanks to all who supported the museum in this tenth
anniversary year in the beautiful pioneer center for the arts. We more
than “filled the ten frames” (1 for each of the ten years) with
acquisitions & gifts.

Legacy II cont.
City of st. George Purchase funds
With the City of st. George purchase fund, made possible by Dan McArthur,
the Mayor; Suzanne Allen, Gail bunker, Larry Gardner, rod Orton & Robert
whatcotT, the city council; & Gary Esplin, the city manager, we acquired:
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John lefkow’s wood relief 1
With The art festival purchase fund from the city of st. George leisure services
division celebrating 25 years of service, led by kent perkins, we acquired:
Amado peÑa’s mestizo series: danza de los artesano (joint purchase
from the art festival fund & the city of st. George fund)
Darrell Thomas’ Bryce canyon (fairyland canyon)
Daren wilding’s lake powell
Museum contributor fund (categories below)
Members - everyone who joined or renewed
Allan & Mary Juers — for their corporate member/sponsorship
Museum store - all who made purchases
Admission - all who paid admission
Annual appeal - everyone who gave an extra contribution
Legacy II fundraising gala - chairperson: Carol Lakin & all who purchased
the $100 per person tickets
Soup n’ bowl fundraiser - chairperson: Nadene barish & all who purchased
the $20 per person tickets, as well as those who donated bowls. Cash Event
sponsored by Village Bank & Centennial Bank. Major in-kind contributions
from josh bevans & design to print, for printing & the food crew, for
soup.
For the love of art home tour - chairperson: James R. Goodman, as well as
those who purchased the $65 per person tickets, & those who generously
opened their homes.
Thanks to all of the above, we acquired:
Farrell collett’s zion red rock
Farrell collett’s Glacierland Canadian rockies
Sue cotter’s ingres meets thel in san Miguel
Denis defibaugh’s zion portfolio of 18 prints
Frederick dellenbaugh’s day light on the Kaibab
Melissa herrington’s each still wonder her classic paradox, II

Legacy ii cont.
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Linda lowe’s book of commons: plumb
Mick reber’s museum junkies series, the van gogh letters
Lewis ramsey’s entrance to zion
2007 Gifts & future gifts of art are graciously acknowledged from
Martie collett (in memory of Farrell r. collett)
Thomas leek’s field of poppies
Michael harris (future gifts)
Frederick remington’s Cheyenne
Max Turner’s Eagle (After Jules Moigniez)
Robert & carol lakin (future gifts)
Michael fatali’s angel arch
Michael fatali’s Forbidden dream
Michael fatali’s Heaven’s gate
M. david & kate Merrill (future gift)
David m. merrill’s grand canyon
Janice wotherspoon (Future Gift)
Jerry anderson’s fawn
We thank the following for contributing to our art library
Dr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hardy
Robert & carol lakin
Marilyn richardson
Janice wotherspoon
Special recognition & thanks to the 2007 st. George art museum advisory
board
Betty barnum*
Paula bell
James r. goodman
Katherine hurd*
Allen S. jacobi, jr.
Carol lakin
Marilyn taylor*
Barbara Watson
Mary Williams
Wendy wittwer
*past board members of 2007