{"id":44415,"date":"2002-12-06T12:20:55","date_gmt":"2002-12-06T18:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=44415"},"modified":"2019-04-30T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T18:22:35","slug":"feed-the-hungry-foster-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/feed-the-hungry-foster-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed the Hungry, Foster the Arts\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ArtsFestivalSculpture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44416\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ArtsFestivalSculpture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a>Catholic Community Services of Utah has a unique way of raising money to help feed the homeless and also benefit some of Utah\u2019s best artists &#8212;\u00a0Feed the Hungry Foster the Arts Festival. Salt Lake businessman John Henkels started the festival 14 years ago and the festival caught the public\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n<p>This year for the first time in its history the festival was held away from St. Vincent DePaul \/ Weigand Resource Center for the Homeless.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDue to the increased use of the Center, it\u2019s difficult to close it for a fundraising event.\u201d said Sharon Downing, Director of Emergency Services for Catholic Community Services.\u00a0\u00a0 The festival was held at the historic Union Pacific Depot at the Gateway Center on December 6, 7 and 8.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Malone of Huddleston Malone Sligting created an original sculpture,\u00a0Movement Within, for the festival.\u00a0 \u201cMy sculpture is what you see and feel. Human beings &#8212; like art &#8212; require interaction and interaction stimulates life, passion and a longing for self-reliance.\u201d said Malone.\u00a0 The sculpture was on display at the Gateway Center from November 27th until December 5th before being raffled off at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from Feed the Hungry Foster the Arts go to support St. Vincent dePaul \/ Weigand Resource Center for the Homeless. The Center provides hot meals, showers, temporary job referrals, medical and mental health referrals and legal referrals. Services and outreach activities at the Center are offered free of charge to participants.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the center or to inquire about next year&#8217;s festival visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ccsutah.org\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic Community Services of Utah has a unique way of raising money to help feed the homeless and also benefit some of Utah\u2019s best artists &#8212;\u00a0Feed the Hungry Foster the Arts Festival. 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