{"id":2512,"date":"2011-06-03T01:52:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T01:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:18:43","slug":"bark-n-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/bark-n-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Bark ‘n’ Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Walking your dog is not a very common way to memorialize someone who has died, but that is what the Park City Gallery Association is inviting the public to do in honor of the late Connie Katz.<\/p>\n

Katz passed away in January of this year after a short struggle with pancreatic cancer. With her husband David, Katz founded Coda Gallery, with locations in Palm Springs, New York and Park City. In her last years she was the elder member of the Park City Gallery Association, and, as many of her colleagues attest, its driving force.<\/p>\n

Jude Grenney, owner of the former Phoenix Gallery and the current JGO Gallery in Park City, says Katz “was the de facto chairperson. Not because she wanted the role, but because she was willing to get things done, and as she said, she was the loudest. As a squeaky wheel, she motivated us to apply for and get supporting grants and she worked with the city to get them on board to help promote our strolls.”<\/p>\n

“Connie didn\u2019t waste time,” says Maren Bargreen, owner of Gallery MAR. “She and David were smart cookies\u2014and Connie was generous to a fault. When I had a problem or a difficult question, Connie always gave me a straight answer and a big hug.<\/p>\n

To recognize her contributions to the organization the members of the Park City Gallery Association have dedicated this year’s annual\u00a0Bark \u2018n’ Art Stroll<\/em>\u00a0to her memory. The event takes place Friday, June 24th, 6 to 8 in the evening. “Four legged friends and their devoted owners are invited to stroll Park City art galleries on historic Park City Main Street.” Silver Queen Fine Arts has set up a photo booth where, for a $5 donation, pets and people can be photographed alone or together. Proceeds will benefit the Park City Friends of the Animals, a no-kill organization set up to care for homeless pets. Additionally, Dancing Hands Gallery is offering a chance to stay two nights at a 2 bedroom apartment located right on Main Street. The apartment has two balconies overlooking the street and is within a quick walking distance to many fine restaurants, shops, and the Park City Museum. Other special events taking place in Park City that same weekend include Savor the Summit, Park City street long outdoor dining table, and the Park City Silly Market on Sunday morning. Opportunity tickets are $20 each and all proceeds will benefit the Park City Gallery Association.<\/p>\n

To read about such an invitation on the obits page might seem out of place, but to those who knew Katz, participating in the\u00a0Bark ‘n’ Art<\/em>\u00a0makes sense —
\nnot only because of her love for her own dog, Lulu, but because the sight of a pet running around a fine art venue strikes the same whimsical note that was so welcome at her gallery.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you’re looking for another way to remember Connie Katz you are invited to make a donation to the scholarship she established at the Betty Ford Clinic. David Katz died shortly before Connie. Linda Katz, who has long worked at the galleries is currently running both the Palm Desert Gallery and the Park City Gallery (the New York location closed a few years ago).<\/p>\n

<\/span>For additional information on the\u00a0Park City Gallery Association’s\u00a0<\/a>Bark ‘n’ Art<\/em>\u00a0event and to purchase a chance to enjoy the apartment on Main Street, call Chris Meyer at the\u00a0Dancing Hands Gallery\u00a0<\/a>at 435-649-1414. Photos and information about the apartment can be viewed at\u00a0www.591mainstreet.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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