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Shelley Osterloh ReportingSome artists have expressed their love for dogs in a new way with a new show, called Best in Show. Dogs become very human-like sometimes, that's what we love about them. That's also what drives the artists who created the "Best In Show."
We all want a dog that can do TRIX -- that's what inspired a look at dog culture. Or this one called ‘My dog's favorite bowling shirt.' Artist David Gilhooly combines pop culture and a devilish sense of humor to create an amusing look at the dog.
He is one of three artists featured in the exhibit, which comes from the Museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington. Both Gilhooly and Karen Wilenbrink-Johnsen studied art with the famous glass artist Dale Chilooly. Johnsen's hot sculpted glass works show dogs in very human settings, like partying in a hot tub or playing a lively melody for a paw tapping hoedown.
The Kimball Art Center Director says when she saw the show in Washington she knew people here would like this humorous look at canines.
Pam Crowe-Wiesberg, Exec. Dir Kimball Art Center: "Sometimes people think of art as paintings and sculpture, but this is really a show that shows you the imagination can run wild and be a lot of fun."
The third artist in the show is well known photographer William Wegman --- you might recognize some lithographs from his Cinderella collection.
It's free to see the show at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, but on December 2nd, dog lovers and art lovers will come together for a fundraising gala to save the lives of abandoned animals that end up in the shelter.
Rhoda Stauffer, Exec. Dir. Summit County Friends of Animals: "Our goal is to keep them. They've been what is called No Kill for more than two years, which is quite unusual, which means any adoptable animal is not killed in Summit and Wasatch counties."
Best in Show opened this weekend and runs until January 11th.
