Cultural Arts

It has been an eventful year for West Valley City Arts. The recently retooled Cultural Arts Board has their sights set high for programs and events throughout this year. Recently I received this summary of the cultural art events and exhibitions that the City has helped facilitate in one form or another. Even though I attended quite a few of these events, I was still amazed at the many quality events that I missed. Many of the events below are becoming yearly traditions, so if you missed something of interest last year look for an improved version this coming year.

15 Art Exhibits

International

Spark of Hope: Rwanda

Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon (a travelling Smithsonian Exhibition)

National

Day of the Dead

American Association of University Women: Celebrating the Diversity of Women

Retablo Exhibition by Jeronimo Lozano

Regional

Celebrating Fiber Arts: From the Past to the Present

Nine Muses

Adoption Exchange

Peace Flags Project

Local

Face of Utah Sculpture

Trees of Diversity

Brian Baity’s Easter Eggstravaganza (Artisan Eggshell Carvings)

Utah’s African History: Storytelling Through Art and Artifact

Arnold Friberg’s Entering The Valley Exhibition

30 Educational Programs

ArtRageous Tuesdays

ArtRageous Seniors

Urban Youth Tile Project

Vietnamese Language Classes (48 classes)

Shakespeare-in-the-Schools Presents: Twelfth Night

(Utah Shakespearean Festival)

14 Festivals, Concerts and International Exchanges

WorldStage! Summer and Winter Concerts

Fiesta!

International Summer Festival

Chilean Independence Day Celebration

Vietnamese New Year

Polynesian Reggae Festival

Winter Market

Humanitarian Services

International Film Screening

Taiwan Film Screening

(Sponsored by Utah Coalition of Sister Cities,

West Valley City Sister City Committee and

Salt Lake County Sister County Committee)

Gloria Film Festival