History of the Palette Club
The Palette Club was founded on October 7, 1943, by a group of twenty-one Ogden Artists. The first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Mary Warnock. The artists selected Mrs. William Burford Cook As President, a prominent civil worker and club woman. Lee Parkinson, the director of Ogden Arsenal, was elected secretary-treasurer. The charter members named the organization "Palette Club." The members agreed that the purpose of the club is the advancement of community interest in art and the encouragement of artists. The club's first exhibit opened on November 7th at the Utah Power and Light Auditorium. The exhibit featured the work of Miss Florence Ware of Salt Lake City.
The Palette Club Now
To this day, the club still has this purpose: "For the advancement of community interest in art and the encouragement of local artists." Today, the club has approximately 100 members residing from Logan to Taylorsville.
Monthly Meetings
There are refreshments with socializing, announcements which will interest local artists, and a demonstration or speaker of interest to the local artists and art lovers. These meetings are open to the public and free of charge. They are held:
2nd Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Ogden Arts, 2484 Washington Blvd., Ogden
Weekly Meetings
We meet to do art work together, or chat with our art friends, or get advice on our pieces, once a week. These open work times are open to the public and free of charge. They are held:
Fridays, 1:30 to 4 p.m., Eccles Community Art Center, Carriage House Studio, 2580 Jefferson (parking off of Orchard by Ballet Studio), Ogden
Palette Club Exhibits
The Club has juried shows open to members of the club seasonally, usually 2 entries at $5 per entry, held at a different location each time. Eccles Community Art Center, Union Station, Ogden Arts, Artists & Heirlooms, and Ogden Blue have been kind enough to provide venue opportunities for the club recently.
Palette Club Events & Opportunities
We have a Workshops Committee Chair who finds out about local classes and workshops. We have an Exhibit Venues Committee Chair who finds out about Exhibiting opportunities and lets us know when and where we may exhibit our work. We also havc a Committee Chair who organizes Plein Air outings. We have an Artist's Rummage Sale every year in October to which members bring art supplies they do not require, and the club sells the items in order to increase club funds. We usually have a "holidays" event during our December meeting, to which we all bring food, and we enjoy socializing during the entire "meeting."
What you can gain from the Palette Club
From the Palette Club, you can gain many lasting friendships with other local artists and art lovers. You can learn about many different media and how different artists work, learning to understand other artists and respect them for the work they put in to their pieces. You will also learn how other artists come up with ideas, decide what subjects to portray, market their art, print or frame their art, and much more. If you need artist friends, motivation or don't know where to go next with your art, coming to talk to the members of the Palette Club is your solution!
Get Motivated to Improve!
The Club has categories Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Master. Each has requirements for moving to the next level, which can serve to motivate in many ways. Whether you are a seasoned artist professional, a beginner, or somewhere in the middle, you still can learn much and will benefit from the club.
Non-Artist Art Lovers Welcome to Join!
The Artists of the Palette Club will welcome you with open arms whether you consider yourself to be an artist or not. This is a good place to come if you love art, even if you don't create it. You will learn about the artists of the local community and be able to ask them questions and learn about their art. You will learn where local art events are taking place. You will be able to enjoy free artist demonstrations by wonderful, well-reputed and greatly respected local artists. If you are an art collector, you will be able to make a better decision by learning more about the art and artists of your local area. You will surely also find a way to pay less than gallery prices for original art, as the artists would not need to pay commission to the gallery if you purchased direct, without seeing the piece in a gallery
