It is last call for Salt Lake City’s Groutage Gallery, and possibly the last chance to see artwork by Harrison Groutage himself. After more than a year of successful business, Sugar House’s Groutage Gallery will be closing its doors permanently May 31. For two weeks only, an […]
For an artist to continue growing, to stay interesting — to themselves and to their public — they must be willing to engage their work in new modes, materials and methods. Such changes often require an artist to cross a bridge. The flow, the river of work, is […]
by Kent Rigby Salt Lake City artist, John Bell, has just completed an impressive 12′ x 20′ mural in New York City at the penthouse apartment of Nu Skin founder and senior vice president, Sandie Tillotson, at the Mandarin Oriental at Time Warner Center. Some of you may […]
What if Edvard Munch’s famous painting had been named “The Migraine” instead of “The Scream”? Would it have become the iconographic emblem of existential angst it is today? Would it be hanging on museum walls (or being stolen from them)? Maybe. The work, after all, is the […]
by Kent Rigby In May, graduating senior students from the University of Utah’s Department of Art and Art History will present their work at the annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit, hosted this year by the Utah Arts Alliance, at the Utah Center for the Arts, 2191 South 300 […]
A meeting of minds is taking place in St. George. Earlier this year, artists from Utah, Arizona and Nevada were invited to submit work to The Regional exhibition at the St. George Art Museum. Following a healthy response from artists of varying professional levels and public exposure, […]
The late Weber State University professor of art, Doyle Strong, had a powerful impact on generations of Utah artists who came of age during the four decades when he was active as an instructor. Opening this weekend at Ogden’s Universe City, Strong’s Legacy will exhibit the work of […]
Last year, Park City’s The Kimball Art Center introduced its first Arte Latino, an exhibition and celebration of Latino art and culture. The second installment of this annual event, Arte Latino; A Celebration of Latino Art in Utah is now on display in all galleries of the Center. […]
A local Salt Lake City artist has been giving artwork away for free — up to one hundred pieces last year alone. But you won’t find any of that work around town. It has been going to the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and all over the United States. […]
by Kasey Boone If you haven’t been to the UMFA in a while (and, well, there’s good reason – it’s the only art museum in the state that charges regular admission fees!) then make March your month to go. If you time things right, you will not only […]
by Stefanie Dykes Walter Benjamin laments, in his essay “The Work of Art in the Age of Its Reproducibility”, that modern works of art have lost their “aura.” Modern images, Benjamin states, no longer have the ability to inspire or create awe in their viewers. . . and […]
Lindey Carter, currently showing her work at Phillips Gallery, is one of the gallery director’s happy discoveries. Meri DeCaria came across Carter’s watercolors at the Ogden Farmer’s Market one day and knew she wanted to represent her work. Carter, the triple great-granddaughter of pioneer artist C.C.A. Christensen, grew […]