Anyone who has attended the Utah Symphony over the past two years knows how Thierry Fischer has helped changed the artistic landscape of the state. What most don’t realize, however, is what his wife has done for that same landscape. The Fischers live in Geneva, Switzerland and spend 12 weeks of each season in Salt...
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Whitney Tassie and slat 7
In the artist conversation for the just-opened salt 7 show at the Utah Museum of Fine Art, Whitney Tassie seems relaxed and at home. Tassie is the new Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the UMFA, and the work she’s chosen for her inaugural offering to Utah is a body of work that provides...
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Vern Swanson’s Swan Song
In the July 2012 edition of 15 Bytes Laura Durham talks with Vern Swanson about his three decades at the Springville Museum of Art, and an upcoming book on the collection.
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Nancy Boskoff
Laura Durham sits down with Nancy Boskoff as she retires from the Salt Lake Arts Council.
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Mark Magleby
Earlier this week BYU professor of art Mark Magleby took over at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Last month Hikmet Loe sat down with Magleby to discuss the current state of the museum and his plans for the future. Read the article in the January 2012 edition of 15 Bytes.
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Micol Hebron
You can see it in her eyes. Micol Hebron has a thirsty sense of curiosity and a sharp intellect; as evidence of this a person needs to look no further than her vision for the Salt Lake Art Center.
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Hikmet Sidney Loe
A profile of Art Historian Hikmet Loe, author of an upcoming book about Robert Smithson.
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Sheryl Gillilan
“Art Access is really the ideal place for me to work because it melds my community service passion with my art passion. I mean, really, if you had told me years ago that I wouldn’t have to choose between my two life-long interests and could pursue them both at the same time, I never would...
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Gretchen Dietrich
“She wants her curators to draw from the eclectic and diverse collections and package them in interesting ways. Most importantly there must be no mediocre shows. As she discusses exhibition ideas with her staff her first question is always, “Is the art good? If the art’s not good enough we don’t do the show. ....
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Josh and Catherine Kanter
“In most families certain things are givens. Religious affiliation in some. Political parties in others. Even which sports team to root for can be an unspoken bond in a household. In the Chicago home Josh Kanter grew up in the given was art….” Read the full article HERE. COMMENT BELOW
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Laura Durham on the Daily Documentary
Our long-time readers know Laura Durham well. She has been a volunteer with 15 Bytes since almost the beginning. She has written for us less the past couple of years, but that doesn’t mean she has been taking it easy. She helped to create Salt Lake Gallery Stroll as its own non-profit and beginning this month she...
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Changes at the Kimball
Park City’s Kimball Art Center announced this week that Pam Crowe-Weisberg has stepped down from her position as Executive Director. In announcing this change, the Kimball’s Board of Directors noted that Crowe-Weisberg has served in the position for the past four years, during which time the Kimball “introduced a series of highly attended exhibits, created...
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Conversation with Susan Gallacher
Art-Professional Profile: Salt Lake Conversation with Susan Gallacher by Sue Martin Some artists, especially those who are starting on this path, complain they can’t seem to find time to create. If ever there was a role model for fully living the creative life, it is Susan Gallacher – painter, teacher, and owner of King’s Cottage...
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