September 2021
Frontier Fellowship: Blanca Villalobos
Blanca S. Villalobos, Cultural Worker + Artist (Beaumont, CA) A proud, queer daughter of immigrants, Blanca S. Villalobos (they/she) holds ancestral connections in Jalisco, MX, home to the Wixarika people, and was raised on the ancestral lands of the Cahuilla & Yuhaviatam/Maarenga'yam people in the San Gorgonio Pass of Southern California. A lover of deserts and mountains, they spent the majority of their twenties in the Pacific Northwest organizing cultural happenings with and for communities of color while simultaneously developing…
Find out more »October 2021
“Why This Place?” Publication Discussion
Zoom link to be added soon. Designer and Epicenter executive director, Maria Sykes, designer Frances Erlandson, designer Jason Dilworth, illustrator Summer Orr, and rural advocate Jamie Horter, will host a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique process of the forthcoming publication: a collection of reflections, criticisms, and examinations of the last decade of interdisciplinary creative work in rural Utah. The team will share a behind-the-scenes look at their experience collaborating during a pandemic, using platforms such as Zoom and collaborative…
Find out more »April 2022
2022 Spring Summit
https://vimeo.com/71830724 Video by Nick Zdon of the 2013 Summit We are in the very early stages of planning a Summit for April 1-3, 2022 (in tandem with the Green River Rock & Mineral Festival). Theme and specific activities to be determined in the coming weeks by you, the attendees! Activities typically include artist talks, group meals, film screenings, camping, and a community service project.
Find out more »The Green River Rock & Mineral Festival
https://vimeo.com/218842984 Hosted annually in early April at the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, this three day long festival features guests speakers, field trips led by regional experts, and a pop-up market for rounding out your collection unique and rare finds. Vendors and artists from near and far will be selling mineral specimens, jewelry, polished stones, and much more at the Rock and Mineral Pop-up Market in front of the John Wesley Powell Museum.
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