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• Nathan Mason, curator of special of projects for the Chicago Public Art Program, will discuss Chicago's Public Art Program, collection and process for commissioning artists' work on Friday, 10:30 a.m., in the West Conference Room of the Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. 455 West. Mason, who grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from Judge Memorial High School in 1979, has degrees in ceramics and art history and has worked for many art programs in Chicago. The presentation is free and open to the public.

• Visage Salon Studios, 2006 S. 900 East, announces a call for entries for local artists. For all entry information and more, call Kent Rigby at 466-8818.

• John Hughes will teach fundamentals of landscape painting at the Salt Lake Community College's Redwood Campus during spring semester. For more information, visit www.JohnHughesStudio.com.

• The Utah Arts Council announces the next deadline for UAC's Project Grant for Individual Artists is Jan. 6, 2006. For more information, call 236-7553 or e-mail artistgrant@utah.gov.