Zion Art Society Inc

IN 2021, THE ZION ART EXHIBITION WAS HELD AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THERE WAS NO ADMISSION PRICE AND THERE WERE SEVERAL EVENING EVENTS TO ALLOW PATRONS TO MEET ARTISTS FACE-TO-FACE AND TO EXTEND VIEWING HOURS TO ANY WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT OTHERWISE. THE EXHIBITION WAS MANNED SOLELY BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. EXHIBITION SPACE WAS DONATED BY ANTHONYS FINE ART AND ANTIQUES AT 401 EAST 200 SOUTH IN SALT LAKE CITY. GALLERY SPACE WAS CLEARED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING TO DISPLAY THE ZION ART EXHIBITION WITH NO OTHER COMMERCIAL ART FOR DISPLAY IN THE VICINITY. WE RECEIVED SUBMISSIONS, MANY OF WHICH WERE FROM AMATEUR ARTISTS WHO HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED TO A SHOW, SOLD A WORK OF ART, OR BEEN EXHIBITED IN A GALLERY. SOME OF THE ARTISTS CHOSE TO OFFER THEIR WORKS FOR SALE. THE PRICE OF EACH WORK WAS DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE ARTISTS. ALL ARTISTS WERE ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF SUBMITTING TO THE COMPETITION THAT THE ZION ART SOCIETY WOULD RETAIN 15% OF THE SALES PRICE OF AN ACCEPTED WORK THAT IS SOLD DURING THE EXHIBITION. THIS 15% WOULD HELP COVER SOME OF THE COSTS OF EXHIBITING THE ARTWORK FOR THREE WEEKS. OTHER COSTS WERE COVERED THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY SOLICITED DONATIONS.DURING THE ZION ART COMPETITION ART WAS SOLD TO PATRONS TOTALING OVER $105,000. THE EFFORTS OF THE SALONS, COMPETITION, AND EXHIBITION WERE PERFECTLY IN LINE WITH THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION. WE SAW TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN EXPANDED CLIENTELE, ENTHUSIASM, AND SALES. MORE PEOPLE LEFT WITH GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND SEVERAL LEFT WITH INSPIRATIONAL NEW WORKS TO GO IN THEIR HOMES.