Featuring displays of Early Settlers, Fremont and Ute Indian artifacts, blacksmith display, barbershop, country store, 1890's/1900's ladies fashions, one room schoolroom, Gilsonite exhibit, old rifles, saddles, tack and leather, and much more. Picture galleries of "Uintah County Sheriffs" - 1880's to present and "Women of Courage" during the early 1880's/1900's.
Outdoor museum of Horse-Drawn equipment.
Free admission – donations accepted
Located at:
328 East 200 South
Vernal, UT 84078
Hours:
(Summer) Memorial Day thru Labor Day
Mon-Fri 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Sat 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
(Winter) Labor Day thru Memorial Day
Mon - Fri 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Sat 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Closed for the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Human Rights Day
- Presidents' Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Pioneer Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans' Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Phone Numbers:
(435) 789-7399
(Fax) (435) 789-9798
Staff:
Evan Baker ebaker@co.uintah.ut.us
Christine Y. Smith cysmith@co.uintah.ut.us
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January 5th - 30th --Willow Stories
Contemporary Navajo Baskets
For generations Navajo women have woven baskets for carrying and storing food or other household items and for use in various sacred ceremonies. Over time the gradual replacement of functional baskets with modern containers and the strict taboos dictating how and when to weave ceremonial baskets led to a decline in Navajo basket weaving.
In the 1970's a revival of basket making began to take place, centered around the Utah Navajos living in the Monument Valley area. Inspired by the art of the prehistoric Mibres and Anasazi, the work of neighboring tribes and their own sand painting and rug weaving, these weavers developed a new style filled with animal images, human figures and illusionary geometric designs. Perhaps most exciting is the recent evolution of story baskets that depict traditional beliefs, stories or legends, capturing some of the most important traditions and values of Navajo culture in their skillful compositions.
This exhibit, curated by the Utah Arts Council's Folk Art Program, features the work of ten of Utah's contemporary Navajo basket weavers and includes their photo
February 3rd - 27th --Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibits Program – “Fine Art Printmaking
Fine art prints are original works of art that result from pressing ink into paper under pressure. The four basic art-printing techniques are: relief (woodcut, linocut), intaglio (etching, engraving), planographic (lithograph from stone or metal plate, monotypes), and stencil (screenprint, serigraph).
This show consists of prints created by the members of Saltgrass Printmakers as of Spring 2008. Founded in 2003, the mission of Saltgrass is to advance, promote, and support printmaking as a fine-art medium in Utah
April 6th - 25th– Uintah High School Quilt Show
Rene Steele’s quilting/sewing class students will have a variety of quilts and sewing projects on display.
A reception for the students, their families and friends will be held on Tuesday April 7th – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend.
May 6th - 20th – 17th Annual Uintah School District Art Departments Spring Art Show
Students from Uintah High School, Vernal Jr. High and Vernal Middle School will display a variety of arts. Oils, watercolors, sketching, pottery, ceramics, sculptures and more.
A reception for the student artists, their families and friends will be held on Wednesday May 6th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend.
June 8th - July 2nd – 20th Annual Uintah Arts Council – Juried Art Show -- “A Century of Celebration"
In conjunction with Dinosaur National Monuments’s “100 Years of Discovery” and Vernal City’s “Once in 100 Years” Juried show sponsored by Uintah Arts Council’s Outlaw Trail Festival of the Arts.
Open to all artists West of the Mississippi. Oil, water colors, pen/pencil/charcoal drawings/sketches, wood carving, stone carving or metal casting. Entry fee $10 per entry (limit 3 entries) Cash prizes.
Submit entries: Thursday June 4th & Friday June 5th
Reception to be held for artists, families and friends on Thursday June 11th 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend.
July 8th - July 31st -- " ‘Gents’ and Their Art"
A fine art and photography exhibit created by Basin area "gentlemen" artisans. Mediums include oil/acrylics, digital photography and sculptures. Participating artists are Merle Bartlett, Randy Fullbright, Garth Harrison, John Hunt, Dennis Jensen, Christopher Manwaring, Valda Massey, Lynn Mecham, Stacy Sanberg, A.D. Shaw, Preston Stewart and Brock Thorne.
August 3rd - 22nd – 17th Annual Quilt Show “Quilters On The Edge”
This exhibit features quilts created by the members of “Quilters On The Edge”. Show is held in conjunction with Uintah County Fair. One of our most popular exhibits! There are approximately 74 quilts on display.
Come vote for your favorite!
Plein Aire Competition Exhibit– "Once in a 100 Year Celebration" sponsored by Vernal City, Uintah Arts Council and Uintah County Western Heritage Museum.Features art created at the Plein Aire competition held on July 31st/August 1st.These artists had approximately 24 hours from start to finish - authenticate canvases,
choose an ideal location, hope it didn’t rain, then paint and paint -- then return their work to Western Heritage Museum to be juried.
Participating in the competition and exhibiting the plein air pieces are Barbara Benson, Virgil Imler, Hazel Jensen, Diana Mixz, H. Shane Ross, Maira Ross, James K. Shaw Jr., Jean Taylor-Starr, Linda Stover, and Brock Thorne. Also, A.D. Shaw has graced our exhibit with one of his plein air paintings.
During the Uintah County Fair, the winners (1st & 2nd places) will be on display in the Arts & Crafts area.
September 1st - 30th – 8th Annual Uintah Basin Art League Exhibit Basin area artists will exhibit fine art in various media – oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.
Featured artists are: Barbara Benson Nelda Bolton Carol Dye Carol Grimaud Hazel Jensen Dorothy Slaugh Linda Curtis Stover Jean Taylor-Starr Cheryl Young
No reception will be held
October 5th - 31st – 14th Annual Uintah Arts Council – Juried Photo Shootout “A Century of Celebration” – In conjunction with Dinosaur National Monuments’s “100 Years of Discovery” and Vernal City’s “Once in 100 Years” Juried show sponsored by Uintah Arts Council. Open to all photographers West of the Mississippi. Cash prizes.Submit entries: Thursday October 1st and Friday October 2nd
Reception to be held for photographers, families and friends on Thursday October 8th 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend.
November 3rd - 25th – Ratieta and Hamblin Families Art Show
Display of arts from the Ratieta and Hamblin families. Will have varied mediums on display – watercolor, photography, blacksmithing art, sculpture and drawings.
December 7th - 18th – Nutcrackers!! Nutcrackers!!
Our Holiday exhibit -- A varied assortment of holiday Nutcrackers graciously loaned by patrons of the Museum for display.
If you would like to display yours, please call the Museum for details. 789-7399
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