The new Ogden Contemporary Arts (OCA) Center officially opened in February, but the nonprofit organization has been making an impact in the Ogden arts scene for years.Formerly known as Ogden First, OCA was one of the first to set the stage for the planned arts district in 2016 with the ...
The The Nine Rails Creative District is the area between Grant and Madison avenues from 24th to 26th streets that supports and encourages creatives and artists to live and work in Ogden.Exactly when the idea for an arts district in Ogden first started, and by whom, is hard to pin down, but it ...
An artist’s state of mind is accessible to all, according to Ogden-based artist Jane Font. “You just have to be willing to put aside your attachment to an outcome and enjoy the process of learning and doing,” she said. “I really believe that’s all it takes.”Font always felt a strong ...
<strong>“</strong><strong>A</strong>rtists respond to the world in which they live, and our world is conflicted, complex and ever-changing,” said artist Matthew Choberka.Choberka, an Ogden-based painter and professor of art/chair of ...
This February, Carper Contemporary presented its first pop-up exhibition of the year at The Argo House with “I Know Some Nice People,” featuring the work of Ogden-based artist Matthew Choberka. The public can still view the exhibit until it closes on April 30.Choberka, painter and art ...
<h3 dir="ltr"><span>Gourmet Market</span></h3><p dir="ltr">Wondering what to make for dinner this week? Skip the crowds, long lines and overwhelm ... a NEW shopping experience is here! Every Saturday, The Monarch is filled ...
<strong>“I</strong> love that I can make a piece of jewelry people can pass down through generations,” says Amie Preston, owner and artisan at OIGI Design.Preston had a forehead-slapping moment during her first silversmith class and thought, ‘Oh, I get it!’ ...
When you walk by Studio 10 at The Monarch, it’s almost impossible not to step closer to examine what’s happening on the beautiful slabs of wood surrounding Sara Austin’s art table.Austin describes the way people often react to her artwork with awe and wonder aloud — "What medium is ...
Classes are springing up everywhere in the Nine Rails Creative District. From jewelry to candles, watercolor to yoga, April is packed with classes and workshops for everyone to learn something new this spring.<h3>ART BOX</h3><strong>Spring Candle ...
Painters Elizabeth Robbins and Shanna Kunz are award-winning artists, business partners, neighbors and best friends. They met years ago through the Western art world online before they ever met in person at a solo show for Kunz at a gallery in Park City.“At the show, I told her I was going to ...
