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• The International Quilt Association has selected "A Midwinter Night's Dream," a quilt by local artist Jinny Lee Snow, as a finalist entry to be exhibited at the 2007 International Quilt Festival, "Celebrate Spring." Snow's quilt is one of 46 finalists.

• The Magpie's Nest, corner of I Street and First Avenue, will accept entries for the Utah Watercolor Society's annual "Mini-Show" on Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. A reception and awards presentation will be Friday evening from 6-8:30. For more information, visit www.utwatercolor.com/newsletter.

• Utah State University's Visiting Artist Program will feature ceramic artist Richard Notkin on campus Tuesday-Thursday. Notkin will give a lecture Tuesday evening at 7 in the Eccles Conference Center, Room 216. On Wednesday and Thursday, Nokin will present workshops in FAV 121, covering diverse technical and aesthetic approaches to ceramics. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 435-797-7373.

• The Intermountain Society of Artists will meet Tuesday evening at 6:30 at the Wheeler Historic Farm, 5361 S. 900 East. This month guest lecturer will be Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty, a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. For more information, visit www.isartists.org.

• The Salt Lake City Arts Council announces that applications are now available for Utah visual artists who would like to be considered for exhibition in the Art Barn's Finch Lane Gallery from November 2007 through October 2008. Completed applications, accompanied by images of the artists' works, are due at the City Arts Council office by Monday, March 12. For more information, call 596-5000 or visit www.slcgov.com/arts.