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• The Utah Arts Council has awarded $10,000 Visual Arts Fellowships to Mark England of Salt Lake and Jacqui Larsen of Springville. The council will recognize this year's recipients, as well as the 2007 Fellowship recipient, in an exhibition opening at the Rio Gallery in March 2007. For more information contact Lila Abersold at 533-3581 or labersold@utah.gov.

• Kindred Spirits, a unique fine arts organization, will have a summer workshop, "Rubber & Wind: The Design and Construction of Tire Swings," on Aug. 14-18, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Kindred Spirits art studio, 974 E. 2100 South. Participants must preregister by Monday due to the nature of supplies necessary for the workshop. The cost is $80, which includes material. For more information call 232-1430.

• The Utah Arts Council will host a seminar on writing press releases and getting publicity on Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 6-8 p.m. at the Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande. David Block of KSL and Brandon Griggs of the Salt Lake Tribune will conduct the seminar. For more information call Laura Durham at 533-3582 or visit www.arts.utah.gov.

• Utah sculptor Kelly Donovan, Corinne, will be featured in the 15th Annual Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale on Aug. 11-13, in Loveland, Colo. For information visit www.lovelandsculpturegroup.org.

• The Utah Arts Council announces that applications for grants are now available. For application and more information contact Sherry Waddingham at 236-7550 or swaddingham@utah.gov.