January 4 2024
Moab ArTTrails' 6th Annual Exhibition of outdoor sculptures displays eleven new works along the art trail in central Moab. Have you seen the new art? You can enjoy intriguing works by talented artists as you walk around town and now, there's a new way to appreciate the show!
We've teamed up with Otocast to bring you the backstory behind the artists and their works with an audio guide featuring the artists themselves. Whether you are touring the exhibition on foot or from the comfort of your couch, click here for further insight to the show!
https://app.otocast.com/guide/
In September 2023, artists selected from a national call installed their work in the heart of Moab for a year. All works are up for consideration for the public's permanent collection.
This years' volunteer selection committee, composed of local community members, merchants, artists and civic representatives chose an exciting new group of sculptures from a competitive field of submissions. Some of the artists are new to the show and some are back by popular demand, but All the sculptors have delivered their works in hopes that they'll be chosen by the public for the area's permanent collection. Moab ArTTrails purchases at least one sculpture per year to be donated to the public collection.
Since its inception in 2015, Moab ArTTrails has added over $100,000 of art to the public sphere with eleven sculptures acquired for the public permanent collection. The sixth year of this program is produced with the kind support of the Moab Arts Council, the Moab Arts & Recreation Center, Grand County, the City of Moab, RAP tax funds, and the grace of a whole host of totally wonderful artists, foundations, private contributors, arts lovers, civil servants, builders and friends. If you are interested in more info, or participating in the program, Moab ArTTrails is excited to hear from you! Enjoy the exhibition, and don't forget to vote for the "keeper" here:
https://moabarttrails.org/the-keeper/
Voting is open til September 4, 2024.
2022-2023 Purchase Award
The 2023-24Selection Committee along with a public vote selected "Water Spirit" by Upper Lake, CA artist Diego Harris to become the newest addition to our permanent collection.
See "Water Spirit" at it's permanent placement on the SE corner of 400N & 500W. Congratulations Diego!
2023-24 Best in Show
"Winter Hibiscus Leaf" by Nathan Johansen"
Place in front of Moonflower Market
2023-24 Honorable Mention
"Was I Just Another One" by Hector Ortega
Placed in front of the Moab Information Center
Moab ArTTrails is...
Moab ArTTrails is a non-profit organization that celebrates the vibrant culture and resilient beauty of place through the exhibition and procurement of artworks for the public’s permanent collection.
Moab ArTTrails launched its program in 2015 with a permanent gift of art to Grand County. Forces At Play. 4 large scale stone and steel sculptures by sculptor and ArTTrails Co-Founder Michael Ford Dunton stand as elegant invitation to Place, installed and enthusiastically received by the community at one of the oldest shared pathways in the Far West, the Moab Crossing at the Colorado Riverway Bike and Pedestrian Bridge.
The mission of Moab ArTTrails is...
Moab ArTTrails conserves the cultural and economic health of the community through the exhibition and acquisition of enduring public artworks which connect beauty, people and place on shared trails through time.
Sponsors
Moab ArTTrails is made possible through the generous support of foundational and individual donors and sponsors who recognize the value of art as a vital factor of a vibrant community. You can help sustain and grow this program by donating or sponsoring and artist.