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Published: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:56 p.m. MST

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• Landscape artist Kathryn Stats is highlighted in the April 2006 issue of American Art Collector. The four-page article discusses Stats' philosophy of painting and her technique, as well as offering readers five full-color illustrations of her work.

• Dixie Arts Foundation has selected Doug and Elaine Alder as recipients of the first "Partner in the Arts" award. The award honors an individual or couple who has supported the arts and enriched the St. George artistic community.

• The Utah Arts Council board of directors has awarded 13 grants totaling $16,000 to outstanding Utah artists. Winners in the visual arts were: Chris Dunker, to generate photographic prints of Geneva Steel exhibit; Frank McEntire, for supplies for exhibit at Library Square; Amanda Jane Moor, to expand current body of work; and Kristin Glaus Taylor, from framing costs for exhibit at Finch Lane Gallery. For more information about the Project Grant for Artists, call 236-7553.

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• The Kimball Art Center announces a call for entries for its "Wasatch Back" Student Art Show. The exhibit will run from April 29-May 29. Interested students should e-mail graphic@kimball-art.org or call 435-649-8882 for more information and entry form.

• The Utah Watercolor Society will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at 7 at Wheeler Historic Farm, 6390 S. 900 East. There will be a panel of artists discussing "Marketing for Emerging Artists." For further information visit www.utwatercolor.com.

• Ken Sanders Rare Books, 268 S. 200 East, will host " 'Zine and not heard," Saturday evening at 7. The exhibit is of local and national 'zines showcasing the art and the people who make it. For more information e-mail books@dreamgarden.com or call 521-3819.

• Fellowships are now available. Artists may download an application from the UAC's Web site at arts.utah.gov or call 533-3581. Postmark deadline for applications is June 16.

• The University of Utah's Department of Art & History will present the fourth in its 2005-06 Visiting Artist & Art Historian series by hosting a lecture by artist and scholar Anika Smulovitz. The lecture will be Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Room 158 of the Art and Architecture Building. For more information e-mail info@art.utah.edu or call 581-8677.