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The St. George Art Museum will open a new exhibition on September 5 with an artist talk from 5 to 6 p.m. followed by an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring work by Aziza Abdieva and Ben Steele. The museum’s announcement identifies the evening as a public opening and says the show will present Abdieva’s 'Fear Alchemy' alongside Steele’s '45th State of Mind'.
The museum’s September 5 listing is the clearest source for the exhibition’s public launch, while a related museum newsletter adds that the artist talk will be a Q&A session with Abdieva and Steele about the new exhibit. The newsletter also notes that the museum will be closed from August 24 through September 4 for installation, with August 22 listed as the final day to see the current exhibitions.
Abdieva’s website describes 'Fear Alchemy' as an ongoing, season-based body of work that explores fear as a base material and its transmutation through art. The project unfolds through what the artist calls the classical stages of alchemy, with ritual, research and site-responsive materials shaping the work over time. One page on the site identifies a work titled 'The Fertile Dark' as part of the project and notes that it will remain with the artist through its exhibition period in fall 2026 before entering a private collection.
The museum has not yet published a detailed exhibition statement in the source material beyond naming the participating artists and their projects. But the pairing suggests a two-artist presentation centered on distinct bodies of work, one anchored in Abdieva’s alchemical framework and the other in Steele’s '45th State of Mind'. The museum’s upcoming-exhibits page directs visitors to learn more about the artists through their websites.
The St. George Art Museum is part of the City of St. George’s arts and culture programming and is located at 47 E 200 N in St. George, Utah. Its website describes the museum’s events calendar as including exhibitions, open studio sessions, book club meetings and other public programs. The upcoming opening fits that broader schedule of free or low-cost community-facing activity.
According to the museum’s public notice, the exhibition will be introduced first by the artist talk and then by the opening reception on September 5. The listing gives no further installation details, but it confirms that the works by Abdieva and Steele will be the focus of the museum’s fall opening event.
