POSITIONING STATEMENT

Women Out West Professional Artists of Utah and the region meet at the Maynard Dixon Gallery, in Mt. Carmel, Utah, each fall to create, paint, network, relax, and support one another. WOW is used as an acronym.

MISSION STATEMENT

WOW: Women Out West Professional Artists of Utah is an organization to gather professional fine art women artists in an informal atmosphere to network, gain friendships, and to make art together. We are collecting information from each artist for a future book.

HISTORY

Dixie State University, in St. George Utah, Professional Arts Division: Sears Art Museum, sponsors this group. Kathy Cieslewicz, DSU Curator, originated the group and facilitates the event; Paul and Susan Bingham, owners of the Maynard Dixon Gallery and Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts host the event.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER & CONTRIBUTE TO A FUTURE BOOK

• Be invited by current member.

• Be a highly professional fine artist.

• Submit artist bio and resume, including a list of collectors and museums, and artist statement in a Microsoft Word document.

• Submit 1 headshot and 6-8 images of your art. Images must be high resolution (at least 5 to 10MB).

• Submit required contact info: Phone number, address, business email, website, and professional social media.

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One of the goals of WOW is to collect artist information for a future book. Whatever you submit may be used in that book. Please remember these images will be used for long-term projects, and will represent you as a professional artist for many years. 

CONTACT

• Email culturalarts01@gmail.com and putting WOW in the subject line

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• ​Mail a USB stick (thumbdrive) with your information on it to DSU Sears Art Museum | 225 South University Ave. | St. George, UT | 84770

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• Contact Kathy Cieslewicz for more information 

        cieslewicz@dixie.edu | 435.652.7909