2014 Kayenta Street Painting Festival to Feature New Documentary Film and International Artists

Kayenta Arts Foundation announces that new this year to the Kayenta Street Painting Festival will be an opening night screening of the much-anticipated documentary film, “GESSO:  The Art of Street Painting.”

With support from the St. George Convention and Tourism Office and DOCUTAH, the Festival will present the film screening Friday, April 25 at 8 p.m., at the Kayenta Outdoor Theater. The following two days, artists will take to the asphalt creating masterpiece murals from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Considered a global art movement, street painting surfaced in 1973 and is known for taking the urban world by storm in the last 10 years. “GESSO” introduces some of the world’s most renowned, dedicated and talented street painters including two artists who will be present and featured at the 2014 Kayenta Street Painting Festival:  Adry Del Rocio of Mexico, and Valentina Sforzini of Italy.

“We are very honored to be one of the first locations to screen this film,” said Aimee Bonham, founder of Kayenta Street Painting Festival. “With two of the artists featured in the film attending our festival this year, we are thrilled to be offering a screening – what a treat for our community.”

Bonham says she has been waiting with excitement and anticipation to view the documentary. “It is very exciting to have two of the artists featured in the film coming to southern Utah,” she said. “The worldwide street painting community has been anxiously awaiting the release of ‘GESSO’ and how it will help viewers understand what draws artists to street painting and what compels them to dedicate their lives to this unique art form.”

In addition, opening night will also include a reception honoring Bonham, the southern Utah artist who brought the Kayenta Street Painting Festival to life four years ago. “It was really at the encouragement of my family that made me want to do this,” she said. “It felt like street painting would be a perfect fit in our arts and culture-oriented community.”

Each spring, KSPF brings students and professional artists together for a full weekend of creating colorful, chalk-art expositions. Using asphalt for a canvas and chalk as a medium, large painted murals unfold at the hands of artists over the course of two days and right at the feet of thousands of spectators. Last year, KSPF attendance reached approximately 4,000 visitors representing 18 Utah counties, 31 states, and eight foreign countries.

“This is a great opportunity for artists and spectators in our community,” Bonham said. “Each year, the event brings business, community, artists and students together for an amazing collaborative event. It has been neat to see the festival take off as it has and it is such a great event to be a part of.”

This year’s featured artist will be Delphine Anaya, an artist and street painter from Santa Barbara, Calif. Anaya works as a digital and visual arts teacher at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara. Anaya is an accomplished artist whose street painting work is often figurative and religious.

Kayenta Street Painting Festival is a program of Kayenta Arts Foundation, a Utah non-profit corporation. This year, the festival will provide asphalt squares to youth interested in participating with a personal set of pastels for $5. There will also be a sprawling doodle that is free for anyone interested in participating.

Kayenta Street Painting Festival is a program of Kayenta Arts Foundation, a Utah non-profit corporation. 

Kayenta Art Village is located at 875 Coyote Gulch Court in Ivins, Utah. For more information about the festival, go to kayentastreetpainting.org. Admission to the festival is free. Admission to the April 25 screening of “GESSO” is $5.

“GESSO:  The Art of Street Painting” Synopsis

Since it’s Renaissance in 1973, GESSO is the first feature film ever made about the phenomenon of Street Painting: A still very young and already diverse art form that has taken the urban world by storm over the last decade. It’s not anything like Graffiti or other forms of Street Art. The works that street painters present to the public are engaging, mind blowing and fascinating, visual treats for the eye, and above all not meant to last.

Despite all this popularity and attention, and despite the omnipresence of Internet and social media, there’s still very little known about the ephemeral art form itself or the artists and festivals that are responsible for all this excitement. Most people, in fact, have actually never witnessed a street painting created live, right in front of their very own eyes. All the more reason to learn that there is really a lot more to Street Painting than the eye can see.

Aimee Bonham Bio

Aimee Bonham is considered southern Utah’s first lady of street painting. Since she began street painting eight years ago, she has been the featured artist in numerous festivals around the United States, and was selected to be an American team members of the We Talk Chalk 3D street painting team in Thailand. In addition to street painting, Aimee has an extensive career as an abstract artist and is currently working toward a solo show May 2 at the Difiore Center in St. George, Utah.  Aimee is actively involved in the southern Utah arts community, volunteering with several organizations. As a professional street painter, Bonham has traveled to festivals in locations throughout the world including Owensboro, Ky., Seattle, Wash., Denver, Col., Gilbert, Ariz., Pomona, Calif., Provo, Utah, and Thailand. Aimee resides with her husband, Jason, and three children in southern Utah.

A Proven Link Between Diabetes and Hearing Loss

Dr. Natalie Johnson has been in the St. George area for the past 3 years. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology from Brigham Young University in 2004 and was conferred her Doctor of Audiology degree from A.T. Still University in August 2008. She loves the outdoors and recently enjoyed a humanitarian trip to Kenya. Dr. Johnson specializes in:

• Digital Hearing Aid Sales, Service and Counseling Specialist
• Earmold and Hearing Protection Specialist
• Diagnostic Medical Hearing Assessments for Adults and Children
• Cochlear implant mapping
• BAHA Fitting and Programming Specialist
• Balance & Dizziness Testing and Treatment
• Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist
• Intraoperative Neurologic Monitoring Specialist

Dr. Natalie Johnson

People with diabetes commonly experience a variety of serious medical complications. They are at an increased risk for high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, retinopathy, and kidney failure. Because diabetes impacts so many systems in the body, it is natural to inquire if diabetes can also impact a person’s hearing. 

There is a proven link between diabetes and hearing loss in people over the age of 60. A new study released by the National Institutes of Health indicates that 21% percent of the diabetics surveyed had hearing loss, compared to only 9% of those without it. For patients over the age of 60 with diabetes, hearing loss increased from 54% compared to 32% of non-diabetics. Studies in both 2008 and 2013 also found that diabetics had a higher prevalence of hearing impairment compared to non-diabetic patients, regardless of other factors including age, significant noise exposure history, ototoxic medication use, and smoking.

Your inner ear is a sensitive, tiny microvascular system and over time high blood glucose can damage the nerves and blood vessels in the inner ear. Those same changes that occur in your body, and lead to other medical complications, can create a sensorineural (permanent) hearing loss at the same time

Both Type I and Type II diabetes have been increasing in the last decade. While Type I diabetes cannot be prevented, Type II diabetes has been shown to be reduced by exercising and maintaining a healthy diet. By reducing a person’s risk for diabetes, their risk of hearing loss may also be reduced. Once a patient is diagnosed with diabetes, they should have their hearing tested by an audiologist and monitored annually. Diabetes may accelerate hearing loss more than aging alone. It is possible that those with diabetes can have normal or near-normal hearing at the time of the initial identification of diabetes, only to suffer from the progressive form of sensorineural hearing loss. The earlier a hearing loss is identified and treated, the better prognosis and outcome.

For more information go to http://www.hearingaiddoctor.com/

JensenBayles - Corporate Trustee Considerations – Revocable Trust

When creating a trust, there are two basic choices for a trustee: (1) an individual; or (2) a corporate entity.  In our last article, we addressed the individual trustee and factors to consider when choosing an individual trustee.  In this article, we review factors to consider when choosing a corporate trustee.   

There are three basic types of corporate trustees: 

(1)  Bank Trust Departments.  The bank trust department is the traditional full service corporate trustee with fee schedules for their services as trustee.

(2)  Brokerage Firm Trust Departments. Most major national brokerage firms have in-house trust departments that combine the continued relationship with the family's selected broker with the professional fiduciary personnel of the brokerage firm's trust department.

(3)  Private Regulated Trust Companies.  Private regulated trust companies are incorporated to help people manage their money. These private trust companies are fully regulated by either federal or state bank regulatory agencies.

Corporate trustees are appealing to many because they provide the following:

(1)  Experience. A corporate trustee knows how to manage a trust and how to deal with difficult and unusual situations.

(2)  Investment expertise. A corporate trustee is in the business of providing investment expertise.

(3)  Tight government regulation. All bank trust departments are regulated by both internal and governmental auditors.

(4)  Unbiased approach.  A corporate trustee is not a beneficiary and does not have that inherent conflict of interest; this may help maintain family harmony and bring a consensus into a family unit with otherwise differing views, since it is not a party to the family problems.

(5)  Permanent existence. A corporate trustee does not die. It may therefore be a good choice when a trust is planned to continue for many years.

A corporate trustee brings professionalism and a staff that knows the responsibilities (and liabilities) of being a trustee. This professionalism comes at a price. It can be expected that most corporate trustees charge a fee of approximately 1% to 1.5% per year on the value of the assets under management, and additional fees may apply depending on the services rendered.  However, the fess associated with utilizing a corporate trustee can be comparatively inexpensive if utilization of the corporate trustee prevents family discord and avoids litigation.

JensenBayles, LLP provides a broad spectrum of legal services.  Thomas J. Bayles has been actively providing advice in the areas of trusts, wills, probate and tax planning in the St. George market for over 15 years. Please visit our web site www.jensenbayles.com or call 435-674-9718 and ask for Thomas J. Bayles or Phillip G. Gubler. The information in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be construed as legal advice. Please contact an attorney for legal advice specific to your situation.

Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School to Speak at BYU Management Society Luncheon

St. George, UT – The St. George Chapter of the BYU Management Society is excited to welcome Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School as their speaker on March 27, 2014 at noon at Courtyard by Marriott located at 185 South 1470 East, St George, UT. This luncheon is sponsored by Soltis Investment Advisors. Cost of the luncheon is $15.00 payable at the door. RSVPs must be made by March 21, 2014 to drewgubler@gmail.com or by calling (435) 669-4519.

The BYU Management Society is a worldwide network of business professionals with a shared vision of moral and ethical leadership and a common code of business conduct and integrity. Chapters worldwide focus on Developing careers – updating and enhancing skills, Networking – making connections between professionals, Serving the community – strengthening those around us and providing graduating High School Seniors college scholarships, and Supporting BYU's  Marriott School.

Lee Tom Perry, Dean of BYU's Marriott School

About Lee Perry

Lee Tom Perry is the Dean of BYU’s Marriott School. He previously served as an associate dean twice, between 1998-2005 and 2012-2013. Between June 2005 and July 2008, Lee was on leave from BYU serving as the President of the California Roseville Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Lee has written extensively about innovation and technology, corporate restructuring, and competitive business strategies.  He is the author of Offensive Strategy (HarperBusiness), Righteous Influence (Deseret Book), and L. Tom Perry, An Uncommon Life: Years of Preparation (Deseret Book), and co-author of Real-Time Strategy (John Wiley & Sons).  He is also the author or co-author of over forty articles appearing in various management journals and edited books.

Lee holds a Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences from Yale University and has been a member of the faculty of the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University and the Smeal School of Business Administration, the Pennsylvania State University.  He is the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for 2005 from the Marriott School.  In 2002 he co-authored the paper that received the McKinsey Best Conference Paper Prize at the 22nd Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society in Paris, France.  In 1991 he was honored with the Exxon Outstanding Teaching Award.  He received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Smeal School of Business Administration, the Pennsylvania State University for 1984-85.

Lee has also served on several boards of directors of both privately- and publicly-held companies.  Between March 1996 and July 1997, he worked for Merck, the pharmaceutical giant, helping develop the strategy and organizational design for the company’s thirteen affiliates in Central and Eastern Europe.  In addition to Merck, he has consulted with several major corporations, including American Express, Taco Bell, and Exxon USA.

Lee and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of six children. 

February 2014 Students of the Month Honored by St. George Exchange Club

Back Row: Breanna Gurney (Millcreek High School); Krenshaw Yazzie (Pine View High School);  St George Exchange Club President Brett Labrum.

Front Row: Payton Hall (Desert Hills High School); Chantel Gwilliam (Tuacahn High School); Kaylee Christensen (Pine View High School)

Congratulations to the St George Exchange Club February 2014 Students of the Month. 

St. George, UT, March 5, 2014 — The February Student of the Month recipients were recently honored by the St. George Exchange Club.  The St. George Exchange Club sponsors the Student of the Month Program, which honors one student from the area high schools each month. This program recognizes the students’ accomplishments in academics, service and leadership in their respective schools. Dixie State University recently partnered with the St. George Exchange Club and will provide each of the Student of the Month recipients a one-year, full-tuition scholarship. 

The 48 students recognized each school year by the St. George Exchange Club equates to a commitment of over $175,000 from Dixie State University. The Exchange Club is honored to work with Dixie State University in recognizing and supporting the outstanding high school students of our community.

In addition, one student from the eight students honored as Student of the Month from each high school will have the opportunity to become Student of the Year for their school and receive a college scholarship to the college of their choice from the St. George Exchange Club.

The St. George Exchange Club meets Thursday mornings at 7:30AM at George's in Ancestor Square. For more information about the St. George Exchange Club, contact Brett Labrum at (435) 674-2221.