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What is Kayenta Arts Foundation/ Center for the Arts at Kayenta?
The Kayenta Arts Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop and create an environment that fosters diverse artistic endeavors for educational and enrichment purposes. The Foundation was established in 2011 when the need for a professional, open, creative, inclusive, educational performing and visual arts center was recognized. The Kayenta Arts Foundation board and founding members raised the necessary funds to build the Center for the Arts at Kayenta in 2017.
Center for the Arts at Kayenta (CFAK) is an 11,000 square-foot facility that houses a 1,000-square-foot studio, a 3,000-square-foot black box theater, a box office, lobby, concession area, foundation office, and Actors’ Equitycompliant dressing rooms. CFAK holds over forty annual outdoor festivals, concerts, art exhibits, lectures, workshops and theatrical productions both inside the theater and outside in the Kayenta Art Village. The theatrical productions consist of dramas, musicals, comedies, and dances. Each season begins on July 1st and runs through June 30th of the next year.
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CFAK is located in Ivins, Utah, and was built with the grass roots support of community members who envisioned a vibrant, intimate, professional theater venue nestled in the majestic red rock mountains of the Kayenta community. With the support from the local businesses, community, government entities, and the Kayenta Arts Foundation, the Center for the Arts has grown into southern Utah’s premier venue for awareness, appreciation, education, and enjoyment of diverse artistic endeavors.
2022 Annual Festivals
About Kayenta Arts Foundation and The Center for the Arts at Kayenta Kayenta Arts Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop and create an environment where diverse artistic endeavors can flourish. The Center for the Arts at Kayenta (CFAK) is the actual place where people in the greater southern Utah area come to learn, express, appreciate, and celebrate art in all forms.
Festival of the Americas: May 13-15, 2022
Festival of the Americas showcases American and Native American art and culture. This well-attended festival attracts visitors from Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. Over forty vendors participate in this festival, and attendees are treated to traditional music, dancing, demonstrations, live music, presentations, and food.
Simon Festival: August 3-20, 2022
Every summer CFAK brings Cedar City’s professional SimonFest Theatre Company productions to Kayenta. SimonFest Theatre Company produces several play’s each year as well as fostering a new, never-before-produced play as part of their regular season. MATT FLINNER TRIO
Art in Kayenta: October 7-9, 2022
The annual Art in Kayenta Festival attracts over 4,000 people during its three-day weekend, bringing in artists and visitors from all over the country. The annual festival coincides with the Huntsman Senior Games, which attracts hundreds of visitors from across the world. The Art in Kayenta Festival provides outstanding visual arts and outdoor entertainment surrounded by the natural beauty and wonder of the region.
For more information about Kayenta Arts Foundation or the Center for the Arts at Kayenta, please visit their website at www.KayentaArts.com.
Come be a part of the art at Kayenta.
About Kayenta Arts Foundation and The Center for the Arts at Kayenta
Kayenta Arts Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop and create an environment where diverse artistic endeavors can flourish. The Center for the Arts at Kayenta (CFAK) is the actual place where people in the greater southern Utah area come to learn, express, appreciate, and celebrate art in all forms.
