{"id":95525,"date":"2025-08-14T04:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=95525"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:52:12","slug":"enduring-beauty-john-hafen-and-the-power-of-art-at-springville-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/enduring-beauty-john-hafen-and-the-power-of-art-at-springville-museum-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art at Springville Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignleft size-medium wp-image-95526\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-5.46.45-AM-350x286.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"286\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-5.46.45-AM-350x286.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-5.46.45-AM-768x628.png 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-5.46.45-AM.png 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Springville<br \/>\nAugust 20, 2025 \u2013 July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Springville Museum of Art presents Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, the first major retrospective of John Hafen, a pivotal figure in Utah\u2019s artistic heritage and co-founder of the Springville Art Movement. This landmark exhibition celebrates Hafen\u2019s extraordinary contributions to American representational art and his belief in art\u2019s transformative power to uplift individuals and communities. Hafen, who trained in Paris during the 1890s, introduced academic techniques that shaped Utah\u2019s commitment to realism, influencing generations of artists. The exhibition features more than 60 of Hafen\u2019s finest paintings drawn from major private and public collections in Utah. Curated in celebration of Dr. Vern G. Swanson and Angela Swanson Jones\u2019 forthcoming book John Hafen: Utah\u2019s Poet Painter, the exhibition aligns with the Museum\u2019s mission to foster joy, wonder, and awe through beauty. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smofa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springville Museum of Art<\/a><br \/>\n126 E 400 S, Springville, Utah<br \/>\nHours: Tuesday\u2013Saturday, 10 am\u20135 pm | Closed Sunday\u2013Monday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springville August 20, 2025 \u2013 July 25, 2026 The Springville Museum of Art presents Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, the first major retrospective of John Hafen, a pivotal figure in Utah\u2019s artistic heritage and co-founder of the Springville Art Movement. 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