Past Programs
Banner image: Participants at the When Waves Return event at Dumke Arts Plaza on July 19, 2025. Photo by Andrea Ferber.
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Relax & Recharge: A Holistic Movement Experience for Every Body
Join our gentle, all-levels class designed for every body type! Experience the calming benefits of a gong bath, chair yoga for flexibility, and Qigong to boost your energy. Perfect for beginners or those who don't regularly exercise—come as you are and feel renewed!
Monday, Oct. 20, noon-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
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Tai Chi Tuesdays
Find your flow at the gallery! Starting Tuesday, Sept. 30, join us for Tai Chi Tuesdays with instructor James Shook.
✨ Free weekly classes
🕛 Every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m.
📍 Shaw Gallery
💥 No registration – just drop in and move with us!
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Visiting Artist Lecture by Suzanne Sbarge
Join us for a lecture with Suzanne Sbarge — visionary artist, curator, and founder of Albuquerque’s celebrated 516 ARTS!
With a career spanning decades, Suzanne’s dreamlike works and arts leadership have shaped the creative landscape of New Mexico and beyond.
Don’t miss the chance to hear her share insights from her global studies and evocative mixed-media practice on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in KA room 143.
Free and open to the public. Held in collaboration with Ogden Contemporary Arts.
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This was water: REMIXED
Get ready to see This was water like you’ve never seen (or heard) it before.
Join us for This was water: REMIXED — a night of live sound, projections, and movement under the stars at Dumke Arts Plaza.
🎧 Featuring a live remix performance by Carey Campbell + visual projections by Jessica Greenberg
🗓️ Friday, Nov. 7 | 6:30 p.m.
📍 Dumke Arts Plaza, 445 25th St, Ogden
Free & open to the public.
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Visiting Artist Lecture by Larry McNeil
Tlingit/Nisga'a artist Larry McNeil uses photography and printmaking to critique romanticized histories with humor and wit.
Join us Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. for an engaging talk with this renowned artist!
Free and open to the public.
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(Im)Posibilidades: Performance Art for Video Symposium
Weber State University will host a one-day symposium in partnership with Ogden Contemporary Arts.
Speakers will discuss work in OCA's current exhibition, (Im)possibilidades: Performance Art for Video.
Admission is free. Registration for video workshop and lunch required.
Learn more HERE.

Panel Discussion on the Intersection of Science & Art
Join us on Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. for a panel discussion with Dr. Bonnie Baxter and the artists of This was water Kellie Bornhoft and Carey Campbell.
Dr. Baxter shared data and expertise that helped conceptualize the work around the exhibition This was water at the Dumke Arts Plaza.
Located at the Dumke Arts Plaza in downtown Ogden. Free and open to the public.

This was water - Remnants In Motion
Please join us on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Dumke Arts Plaza from 7:30-8:30 p.m. for a special live performance by Weber State's Dance Program.
The performance will center around the current exhibition at the plaza, This was water by Kellie Bornhoft and Carey Campbell.
Choreography created by WSU Dance Program students and alumni, mentored by Roxanne Gray, Dmitri Peskov, and Rebekah JoAnn Guerra.
Free and open to the public.

Visiting Artist Lecture by Jill Downen
Join us on Sept. 11, 2025 at 6 p.m. in KA 143 for a lecture by visiting artist Jill Downen, past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and juror for the 2025 student exhibition. Downen is Associate Professor and Chair of Sculpture at Kansas City Art Institute.
