In 1986, when I flew to Ireland to begin a summer walking the extensive hiking trails of the British Isles, there weren’t too many choices for taking photographs along the way. I ended up at security in each airport I took off from—Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta, Georgia, […]
Utah is well known for its pilgrimage art, artworks whose context give the viewer what Michael Kimmelman has described as “the virtue of the pilgirmage.” These works are either remote or affected by temporal conditions (or both) meaning that only the lucky few, those willing to put in the […]
Reading Shawn Rossiter’s article “ Not Your Grandmother’s Stroll” in the January 2008 issue of 15 Bytes, put me in mind of the formative years of Gallery Stroll. My family and I had moved to Utah from Michigan in 1981 and by 1983 I was a volunteer on […]
After Salt Lake and Park City, it’s time for some Utah County glass with an exhibit of the glasswork of David andJeanne Gomm at the Covey Center in Provo. The husband and wife team are featuring works of stained and sandblasted glass with Lynde Mott, who is […]
In our December 2007 edition of 15 bytes, our Artist Profile spotlighted Suzanne Larson, an assemblage sculpture who began experimenting with glass four years ago. When Larson got into glass, she found a large community of glass artists in the state. In addition to Larson’s glass now on […]
The December edition of 15 Bytes is due out this Wednesday, but as you might have noticed by now, we don’t usually get the thing out until the evening. So if Wednesday arrives and you feel yourself itching for your dose of art, you might visit the UMFA […]
In this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, Ehren Clark reviewed Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art. Among the more than forty large works by Teichert in this exhibit are 5 seldom seen pieces that were recently donated to the museum by the Nelda C. […]
We’re in the thick of it now, getting the June edition ready for publication on Wednesday. You won’t need a novel to take with you to the beach or lake this summer; just print out a copy of the June edition and you’ll have plenty to read. In […]
We’re busy right now putting together the March edition of 15 Bytes (due out Wednesday the 7th, probably in the evening). This month’s edition is taking on the moniker of the V.I.P. edition for its emphasis on video, installation and performance. Here’s a quick peek at some of the […]
Fellow bibliophiles may recall the Marginalia Bookstore, on the 800 block of 100 South in Salt Lake. The front part of the store was filled with stacks of well-selected used books. The bookstore continued into a darker, more intimate space in the back, with cashier and reading […]
The May 2005 edition of 15 Bytes features: Artist Profile of Annie Kennedy Adam Worden at the SL Art Center Mark England’s Studio Space Michael Berry Gallery Karen Horne on the spot Central Utah Art Center Elizabeth Neel Grounds for Art Printmaker’s Perspective Ella Peacock Biography Everett Ruess […]
The February 2005 edition of 15 Bytes features: Artist Profile: Downy Doxey Shawn Rossiter’s Gilgamesh Frank McEntire: Ritual in the Making Blah, blah blog Brandon Cook Shanna Kunz Holly Mae Pendergast Dennis Meacham Trent Thursby Alvey Scott Stone John Kaly Art & Politics Fletcher Booth on the spot […]
If you think Art Access is just a gallery, you’re missing more than just the boat; you’re missing the whole armada! The downtown Salt Lake gallery is just the most visible part of a progressive, civic-minded organization that is much, much larger. In fact, the organization’s best work […]
Salt Lake City artist Joe Venus has worn many hats in his life, but the ones he has most desired are the cowboy hat and the artist’s beret. Throughout his exciting life, Joe Venus has been a stock car racer, rattlesnake tamer, rodeo cowboy, arts organizer, and artist, […]
by Kim Duffy photos by Jamie Clyde A number of Salt Lake City artists call 530 West 700 South their home. Brad Slaugh, who created the space, calls it Poor Yorick Studios. How came the studio to be named Poor Yorick? It’s named for King Hamlet’s jester Yorick, […]
