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The Movement Coalition

The Movement Coalition is a semi-professional dance company composed of Weber State University students and alumni that performs at various art festivals and shows.

Published in Organizations and Groups

Jill Sjoblom is an Arts Advocate. She has enjoyed the arts all of her adult life and has worked to pass on that love to not only her own children, but to the children of Ogden as well. In 1999, Jill joined the volunteer docent program at the Eccles Community Art Center, where she worked to take original art packets out to local Elementary School with the Center’s “Art To Go” program. In the summer of 2008, Jill became the coordinator of the Center’s Docent Programs. She now trains new docents for the “Art To Go” program, and has revived tours of the Center’s historic home. Jill is presently working on concepts for new art packets and working on incorporating the wonderful reproduction of art works from “Pictures Across America,” a program of the National Humanities Council.

Published in 2009 Mayors Awards Honorees

Dr. Don Keipp - Music

Dr. Don Keipp inspires young musicians at Weber State University, where he is in his 25^th as a Professor of Music, directing the percussion and jazz ensembles, the Basketball Pep Band, and also teaching jazz history and world music. A native of Colfax, Iowa, he received his B.M. from the University of Northern Iowa and M.A. and D.M.A. from the University of Iowa. Dr. Keipp is the former timpanist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Rapides Symphony, and also former percussionist with the Quad Cities Symphony and the Tulsa Philharmonic. His music studies have taken him to Austria, India, Cuba, Brazil, Ireland and Ghana. Dr. Keipp is a past-president of the Utah chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and past-president of the Utah chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators. Don enjoys spending time with his family and for the past 15 years has enjoyed biking, skiing, hiking, snowshoeing and backpacking with his wife Kathy.

Published in 2009 Mayors Awards Honorees

Treehouse Children’s Museum

Treehouse Children’s Museum provides interactive learning experiences for children through exhibits and programs that focus on family literacy, the arts and the humanities.

Published in Ogden Arts Venues

Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery

The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery presents contemporary art exhibitions and educational programs that provide visitors access to the art of our times. The Shaw gallery aspires to engage a diverse audience, create a sense of community, provide insight into the creative process, and challenge visitors to contemplate, discuss and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of contemporary art.

Published in Galleries in Ogden

Mayor's Awards Program

Ogden’s Mayor’s Awards in the Arts program began with the inauguration of Mayor Matthew Godfrey in 2001. Mayor Matthew Godfrey and Lifetime Arts Contributor Lorna Kennedy

Former Ogden City Arts Committee Chair Richard Scott, Board Member Sherry Ferrin, Ogden City Arts Coordinator Ginny Stout

It has been said, “Celebrate that which you wish to see more of in the world.” Held each year in October to coincide with National Arts Month, Ogden’s Mayor’s Awards in the Arts program provides the opportunity to shine the light of recognition on artists, arts advocates and organizations that have contributed in a significant way to the arts in our community.

Nominations for the 2009 Mayor’s Awards in the Arts will be accepted beginning in July. Check back at that time for a link to the nomination form.

Mayor's Awards Nomination

Ogden City and Ogden City Arts, on behalf of Mayor Matthew Godfrey, invite you to submit nominations for the 2009 Mayor’s Awards in the Arts.

The awards recognize the outstanding contributions of individual artists or groups of artists in eight arts disciplines: Dance, Design, Folk, Literary, Media, Music, Theater, Visual Arts and Art Advocacy.

Nomination Form