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Arts in the Parks is a free program that offers opportunities for children to explore visual and performing arts through hands-on activities.

The program travels to six different Ogden City parks for one week at a time during the summer months. It is a collaborative effort between the Weber State University Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities, the Jerri and Vicki Moyes College of Education, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Center for Community Engaged Learning, and the Ogden City School District Child Nutrition Summer Lunch Program.

The program began in 2010 and is made possible through generous funding from the Weber County RAMP program, the Alan and Jeanne Hall Endowment for Community Outreach, and private donations.

For more information, visit our Arts in the Parks website.

ArtReach programs are on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, please check back for updates.

ArtReach programs get kids of all ages directly in a gallery and studio for hands-on artwork.

These programs are made possible by generous grants and support from Weber County RAMP tax initiative, The Alan E. and Jeanne N. Hall Endowment for Community Outreach, Marriner S. Eccles Foundation and Thomas and Mary McCarthey.

For more information, contact outreach coordinator Todd Oberndorfer at toddoberndorfer@weber.edu or 801-626-7689.

ArtReach programs are on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, please check back for updates.

To increase opportunities for children to make and see contemporary art, the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery and the Department of Visual Art & Design host an annual ArtReach program called Fabulous Fridays.

The program provides 10-20 elementary school classes free bus transportation, a 30-minute guided tour of the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery and a 90-minute hands-on studio art workshop taught by a professional artist/educator.

Schools located within Weber/Ogden County are invited to participate and are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority is given to public, Title 1 schools who have not experienced the Fabulous Fridays program within the last three years.

ArtReach programs are on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, please check back for updates.

My(Art)Space is a jr. high/high school field trip experience program modeled after the structure of Fabulous Friday. It provides teens with an opportunity to see and make contemporary art in a professional setting. A My(Art)Space field trip includes a 30-minute gallery tour and a 3-hour hands-on studio art workshop with a professional artist/educator.

My(Art)Space serves approximately 5-10 jr. high/high school classes annually.

Schools located within Weber/Ogden County are invited to participate and are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority is given to public, Title 1 schools who have not experienced the My(Art)Space program within the last three years.

ArtReach programs are on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, please check back for updates.

Snow Days at the Shaw Gallery is a free, public, bilingual art program that offers children and families the opportunity to see and make art together in a contemporary gallery setting.

The program takes place annually during the first Saturday of November, December, February and March.

Gallery tours and art activities are geared towards families with children ages 3-12. Snow Days provides an accessible, rich, multicultural art experience for families to share in together.