Returning April 23rd

UBTech’s Outdoors & The Arts Auction returns to our Vernal campus on April 23rd 2026. RSVP below, or click the donate button if you cannot attend but would still like to make a contribution.

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Art Available for Auction

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Local artist being interviewed by local journalist near her vendor booth
Two women standing at a black table look on at the ongoing art auction. One, in a blue dress, raises her auction paddle, while the other in a black dress smiles.
Decorative orange and blue baloons arranged with faux ivy in the foreground with the UBTech Vernal campus blurred in the background
A man and a woman looking at a set of three paintings in the art gallery housed at UBTech's vernal campus. The first, on the left, is a painting of two sego lillies in white, orange, and gold. The middle painting is of two black and white owls perched on golden rock. The painting on the right is of a creek during winter time.
The art auction crowd seated and ready for the auction to begin as stragglers make their way to their seats. The vendor booths can be seen in the background.
Art auction attendees standing in the middle of vendor booth space

Auction Order:

Art Available For Live Auction

Between Two Shores

by Miriam Peña

The Trail Boss

by Jennifer Bell

Baskets on black backrgound

Baskets

by Necia Collotzi

An osprey in a tree eating a fish

Flaming Gorge Osprey

by Vanessa Barboza

Desert Run

by Vanessa Barboza

Sage

by Trista Merrell

A painting of an elk on a sage green background

Elk

By Chris Manwaring

Fish Pond

by Lisa Labrum

A black and white painting of an indigenous woman and baby in traditional dress

Mom & Baby

by Brian Daniels

A painting of a heron in a wetland at night

Heron

by Marlee Merrell

Lunch Counter for Three

Lori Burchinal

River of Resolve

by Alene Gilbert

Vintage Silverware Bracelet

by Laci Mitchell

Painting of two bison grazing

Prairie Monarch

by Jeanne Newman

A landscape painting of mountains, trees, and a river

Roy C. Freestone Painting

by Roy Freestone

Close up of squirrel eaing nut on log

Better Than Cornflakes

by Stephen Sandau

A painting of an elk on a sage green background

Elk

by Chris Manwaring

Painting of a deer in the gap between trees in a forest. Sunlight illuminates the wood behind the deer.

The Quiet Sentinel of the Forest

by Jim Atherton

A canyon wall and vegetation

Art Acution pics 2-8702

A dirt trail leading into a forest of trees with golden leaves

Untitled

by Deena Millecam

A house and hay bails with two trees between them

Untitled

by Lynn E. Mecham

A reddish brown and white cow in the foreground, several others of the same breed in the background, all on golden grass in scrub land.

Untitled

by AD Shaw

A cowboy on horseback and an adjacent pack horse filled up with cargo riding by a canyon wall

Untitled

by Lynn E. Mecham

A cowboy on horseback standing on a cliffside overlooking the land below

Untitled

by AD Shaw

Three wooden bowls on a black background

Three Bowls

by Dennis Poulson

A boy fly fishing in a river by a canyon wall.

Untitled

Lynn E. Mecham

A red and white lighthouse flanked by trees in a red frame

Keeper of the Sea

by Lori Burchinal

Cowboy laying bricks in a dirt courtyard of a building

Untitled

by Lynn E. Mecham

A photo of a bull moose in a river. Water dribbling from its mouth.

Serene

by Chris Cassanova

Experiences Available For Live Auction

A black and orange fishing pole with UBTech branding

Art Acution pics–3

Two canadian geese with two goslings swimming through a pond.

Family of Geese

by Jeanne Newman

A desert ridge with a river running through it. Remnant snow still lingers at the water's edge.

Frosty White River Island

by Stephen Sandau

A group of men on a golf course. 4 man golf team AM flight premium registration. UBTech.

Golf Team Package

Photo of cabin and steam locomotive. Daniels Summit stay and Heber Valley train ride. Daniels Summit Lodge. Heber Valley Railroad. Scenic line. Through the Wasatch back.

Heber Valley Stay Package

Photo of cabins by mountains. 1 night log cabin stay and 2 full days kayak rental.

Manila Stay Package

Photo of mountain with lake at the bottom and a group of people riding on horseback. Flying J Outfitters. Out of this world but still in Utah. Moon Lake Resort. 2 person horseback ride and 2 night stay Moon Lake Lodge

Mt Home Stay Package

Photo of house and a canyon with a lake at the bottom. Vernal dinosaurland. 1 night cottage stay at Red Fleet State Park.

Red Fleet Stay Package

Two people in a river raft in a canyon on a river by a small herd of bighorn sheep. Dinosaur River Expeditions. 2 person 1 day river trip.

RIver Trip Package

Photo of person crossing narrow pole to the other side of a canyon. Vernal Dinosaurland. Guided Via Ferrata Day Trip for 5 adults.

Via Ferrata Package

Photo of a deer skull with antlers. European deer mount. Courtesy of Tyler's European Mounts Dermestid Beetles.

Euro Mount Package

A picture of a trout with a fly lure in its mouth. 1 full day guided fishing trip. Spinner Fall Guide Service.

Fly Fishing Package

Art Available For Silent Auction

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Art Available for Auction

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