Organizations

: The Art Center of Western Colorado (Grand Junction, Colorado); A prominent local arts organization that has long been a cornerstone of the arts in Mesa County. The Art Center displays local artwork, hosts exhibitions, and teaches artistic skills. According to Josephine Kate (Ramsay) Biggs, a local artist in the early Twentieth century, the Art Center may have had the Brush and Palette Club as its forerunner. The Brush and Palette club consisted of local artists who would meet in downtown Grand Junction in the 1930’s. The group included artist Harold Bryant. According to former director Dave Davis (1986-1995), the Art Center experienced economic difficulty starting in 1982, when the oil shale economy collapsed. During this time, under the direction of Alan Dodsworth (1982-1986), the Art Center had to spend most of its endowment to stay afloat. When Dodsworth resigned, Louise Moore served as interim director. The organization hired Davis as their director in 1986 and was financially stable as of 1987 (expected to be able to build up the endowment again). It had 750 members as of 1986. Events that the Art Center put on at this time included the All Member Show, the Altrusa Art Show, the Art USA show, the Brush and Palette show, the Boar’s Head dinner, the Founder Show, the Kite Festival, the Mardi Gras dinner, the Wildlife Show, and the craft show.

: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church); A Christian organization with a headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah whose members are known as "Latter-Day Saints" or "Mormons" that send missionaries all over the world.

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