{"id":35014,"date":"2016-09-05T09:17:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=35014"},"modified":"2020-03-19T09:43:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T15:43:07","slug":"ogden-firsts-platforms-hopes-to-launch-art-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/ogden-firsts-platforms-hopes-to-launch-art-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogden First&#8217;s PLATFORMS hopes to launch art intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35014 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/ogden-firsts-platforms-hopes-to-launch-art-intervention\/20160902_134337-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160902_134337-2-290x290.jpg\" 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https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/chalk_girl-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/ogden-firsts-platforms-hopes-to-launch-art-intervention\/platforms_-_1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Platforms_-_1-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Platforms_-_1-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Platforms_-_1-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Platforms_-_1-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/ogden-firsts-platforms-hopes-to-launch-art-intervention\/platforms_original\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/platforms_original-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/platforms_original-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/platforms_original-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/platforms_original-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It took bold vision to turn Ogden\u2019s notorious \u201cTwo Bit Street\u201d from a dark, dangerous place to the vibrant center of arts, retail, dining and entertainment it is today. That same kind of vision now has its sights set on the area between there and the Eccles Art Center.<\/p>\n<p>Ogden planners, including Ogden City Arts and private organizers want to stretch the arts district up 25th street to Jefferson. They have received NEA grant funding to invest in the expanded arts corridor. The first step in this new vision was just taken by arts-focused nonprofit Ogden First with the September 2 opening of PLATFORMS, on the NW corner of 25th and Adams.<\/p>\n<p>PLATFORMS consists of eight concrete slabs that will be used as an outdoor venue to showcase a wide variety of arts installations and performances: poetry, music, dance, sculpture, paintings and more. While PLATFORMS has programming in place through November, the hope is for organizations, individual artists, and the community in general to participate and contribute to future installments during the next 16-24 months.<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of \u201cblank canvas\u201d potential in the area. Except for the Ben Lomond Hotel and the office building across the street, most of the sloped block between Washington and Adams is taken up by either vacant lots or long-shuttered businesses. Scott Patria, of Ogden First, hopes PLATFORMS will become \u201ca significant node in the expansion efforts.\u201d He predicts that it will play an important part in \u201ccatalyzing more arts interventions\u201d in Ogden.<\/p>\n<p>While the pads are in place now, future additions will include power, lighting, and \u201cjust about anything\u201d to support the installations. Patria envisions features like tents, walls, and bleachers as a part of the ever-changing monthly installations.<\/p>\n<p>For September, PLATFORMS is hosting an installation critiquing the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. \u201cWe The People\u201d are encouraged to participate by recording our views on the current U.S. political climate. Each platform solicits viewers\u2019 input via chalk responses to questions posed.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming installations will be in conjunction with Ogden\u2019s First Friday Art Stroll and will include a sculpture exhibit and an opportunity for community members to try their hands at throwing pots (in conjunction with the O-Town Throwdown).<\/p>\n<p>Patria is excited about the early response to PLATFORMS. He cites a visitor to the opening, a dance troupe director, who immediately began envisioning how she could choreograph a performance to take advantage of the unique features of the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers are actively seeking volunteers and exhibition and performance proposals for spring 2017. Interested parties should contact Scott Patria at <a href=\"mailto:scott@ogdenfirst.org\">scott@ogdenfirst.org<\/a>. You could also learn more about what will unfold with PLATFORMS on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ogdenfirst.org\/?rc=p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ogden First page on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took bold vision to turn Ogden\u2019s notorious \u201cTwo Bit Street\u201d from a dark, dangerous place to the vibrant center of arts, retail, dining and entertainment it is today. 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