{"id":37532,"date":"2017-12-08T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=37532"},"modified":"2023-12-22T23:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T05:04:15","slug":"cedar-city-art-decorates-national-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/cedar-city-art-decorates-national-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedar City Art Decorates National Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postmetadata\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry\">\n<div id=\"attachment_44452\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Hayden-Gunter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44452 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Hayden-Gunter-1200x800.jpg\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hayden Gunter holds a handmade decoration destined for the Utah tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103406\">For almost a century the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in President\u2019s Park in Washington, D.C., has been a part of the American holiday tradition, and this year, as part of the 95th Tree Lighting display, works from Cedar City students are joining the celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103406\">The first lighting took place in 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge lit a Christmas tree in front of 3,000 spectators on Christmas Eve. Each successive president has continued the tradition and this year 56 trees were lit to represent each state and territory, including the District of Columbia.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103465\" class=\"yiv2967391094gmail-MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103406\"><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103488\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103487\">Alisa Petersen,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103464\">Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Chair of Elementary Art Education at Southern Utah University,<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103482\">\u00a0was chosen to create an\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103481\">initial<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103466\">\u00a0design for the Utah project, which was executed by middle-school and high-school students in the Cedar City area.\u00a0 Working together under the direction of Peterson, the students used colors and textures found in nature to paint sheets of Tyvek \u2014 the insulation panels you\u2019ll often see wrapping a house under construction \u2014 before cutting them up into individual decorations.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103469\" class=\"yiv2967391094gmail-MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512936228238_103468\">\u201cI enjoyed having the opportunity to work with these amazing students,\u201d said Petersen. \u201cThey enthusiastically created artwork that beautifully captures the essence of the Utah landscape we love so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2967391094gmail-MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Student-Ornament-Project.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44453\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Student-Ornament-Project-1200x800.jpg\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trees will be on display through Jan. 1 as part of the America Celebrates display. For more event information and updates, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationaltree.org\/\">www.thenationaltree.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayden Gunter holds a handmade decoration destined for the Utah tree. 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