Artist of the Month: Utah Watercolor Society

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Utah Watercolor Society

📅March 20- April 24
⏰Monday-Thursday 7AM-5PM
📍 Cottonwood Heights City Hall, 2277 E. Bengal Blvd.

 Free & Open to the Public

About the Exhibit

Cottonwood Heights Arts Council presents “Utah Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition,” a Utah Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition Program, from March 20th through April 24th at City Hall. The pieces in this exhibition illustrate the best of Utah watercolor art, as recognized by annual exhibitions held by the Utah Watercolor Society. The show highlights the variety of ways that watercolors can be employed in painting

The Utah Watercolor Society (UWS), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1974 and a member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of art through water media. UWS seeks “to promote the advancement of the art of painting watercolors, and to hold annual exhibitions of watercolors.” They define “watercolors as paintings in transparent and/or opaque water media, or unvarnished water soluble media on paper.”

About Utah Division of Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition Program

Utah Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition Program is a statewide outreach program that provides schools, museums, libraries, and community galleries with the opportunity to bring curated exhibitions to their communities. This program is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on participating in the program, please contact Fletcher Booth at fbooth@utah.gov or 801.824.9177. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Weist at eweist@utah.gov or 503.490.4806.

About Utah Division of Arts & Museums

The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement. Utah Arts & Museums seeks to advance Utahns’ quality of life through arts and museum experiences and cultural opportunities. We are a service organization offering a variety of professional development opportunities and funding to schools, local arts agencies, organizations, municipalities, community centers, performing groups, museums, and individuals across Utah. Additional information can be found at artsandmuseums.utah.gov.