Reading Time: 3 minutes “Wandering through the Springville Museum of Art is a magical experience, a spiritual experience,” said Dr. Vern G. Swanson, director and curator of the museum since 1980. “The museum immediately attracted me because the work it holds is life-affirming and nourishing.” In the summer of 1964, Swanson was a young, bewildered BYU student from Medford, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Springville Museum of Art (SMOFA), Utah’s most historic museum dedicated to the visual arts, is now featuring five new exhibitions as of Jan. 5. The “Natural Revelations” exhibit, featuring 23 engaging works of art created by the gifted Susan Swartz, emphasizes the inherent beauty of natural Utah landscapes. While Swartz initially pursued more traditionalist […]