Meow. It is I, Cosmo the Library Cat, here to report that the Grand County Public Library is suddenly bursting with new works of art! Is this a library or a meowseum?! I did some investigating and found out that every year, the Springville Museum of Art sponsors an art contest for Utah high school students. The winners are collected for a traveling exhibition, curated by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. This exhibit is at the library right now!
It turns out that there are a lot of talented young artists in Utah. This exhibit has collages, paintings, and photographs. All 28 of them are phenomenal! My personal favorite is a magnificent oil painting called “Curiosity,” which depicts a lithesome leopard with a splendid spotted coat. The talented young artist perfectly captures the intelligence and curiosity of this majestic feline. Looking at the work, I must confess that I feel a strong sense of kinship between myself and the subject.
As French dada artist Marcel Duchamp theorized, no work of art is complete without a viewer. So it’s time to play your role in the creative process: come and view these masterpieces! The show will be on display in the Grand County Public Library until Wednesday, September 14t. And if any of you young artists need a muse, you can find me at the library in Moab!
Hope to see you soon!
