This fall Artists of Utah and 15 Bytes is partnering with the University of Utah’s Environmental Humanities Education Center for a Celebration of the Arts in remote Centennial Valley, Montana. Featuring a workshop with our Hints & Tips columnist John Hughes, the celebration is open to artists working in any artform. Read the article in...
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The New TRAX Line: Past, Present and Future On North Temple Street
Between 1853 and 1870, under the direction of Napoleon III, Baron von Haussmann modernized a majority of inner-city Paris by transforming neglected neighborhoods into the tree-lined grand boulevards that characterize the city today. Although not on the scale of what would come to be known to history as Haussmanization, UTA’s new TRAX line connecting...
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Artist Awards
You may have heard a little bit about Utah’s 15, our program designed to celebrate Utah artists and their impact on our community. For those of you waiting with bated breath, we’ll be announcing the recipients of the award at our 35×35 Gallery Stroll reception April 19 at 8 pm at Finch Lane Gallery. We’re...
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Utah’s Young Generation of Artists
Sometimes we forget that not all of our readers live in the Salt Lake Area. Or Utah for that matter. So, for those of you not able to make it to our 35 x 35 exhibit we’ve posted a slideshow of works from the exhibit — over sixty pieces by thirty-five Utah artists. See what...
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Mark Your Calendar to Pick Our Brains
How do commercial galleries select their artists? Is Graduate School right for you? What is an Art Fair? What are the Pros and Cons of selling work at seasonal art festivals? How do you effectively market your work online? We’ll answer all your questions about being an artist. As part of the 35×35...
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Dale Thompson: She Could Be Yours
The April edition of 15 Bytes is going to be so big, so brimming with artistic marvels, so chalk full of poise-perfect prose and eye-snapping images, that you’ll be begging us for mercy. You can thank Dale Thompson. Okay, it’s not all Dale. A lot of people put a lot of work into making each...
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The Thirty-Five
It’s coming. March 8th. At Finch Lane Gallery. Artists of Utah’s 35×35 exhibition, a look at thirty-five artists under the age of thirty-five. Video, sculpture, painting, printmaking, ceramics, performance, installation and drawing. In one gallery. Conversing. And here’s the lineup, selected from over 100 entries by Artists of Utah’s Board of Directors: Louise Åkebrand Matthew...
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35X35 is coming!
Get ready, 35X35 is coming! After we closed up our entry form Friday night we realized we had received over 100 entries for our upcoming 35X35 exhibition at Finch Lane Gallery. Our board of directors has their work cut out for them winnowing all the great entries down to just 35 artists. But we think...
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A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney
One of Britain’s most famous artists, David Hockney has survived the various “funerals” held for the art he has practiced for over five decades: painting. His works from the sixties and seventies – paintings of swimming pools and portraits of his friends – have become iconic images of the period, and his self-portraits, particularly those...
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We Welcome Carol Fulton – Check Her Work Out Friday Night
Artists of Utah is pleased to welcome Carol Fulton to its Board of Directors. Carol grew up traveling the world (she has lived in Brazil, Ireland, Portugal, the Dutch West Indies and the USA) in a family full of art lovers and collectors. It was only when she was in her 50′s, however, that it...
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Suzanne Conine, Glass Art Guild and other Friends
You hear from us about the need to raise funds twice a year, in the Spring and Fall. Of course, we’re thinking about it all year long. With our 35X35 exhibit, Utah’s 15, and other programs in 2013 fundraising is particularly on our mind. We need to raise $45,000 this year to accomplish all we’ve...
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Our New Format
You may notice that we are starting 2013 with a slightly new format. Most things look the same, but taking advantage of the increasingly large resolution of most monitors we have broadened our layout space. This gives us more rooms for images — so you can soak up all the great art — and allows...
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To a Great 2012
We had a great 2012! During this year we matched $15,000 in government and private foundation money with an equal amount from individuals and businesses in the community. We were able to make this budget strong and flexible, using it to produce our monthly editions, plus expanded coverage in our Daily Bytes blog. Traffic on...
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35X35 is back!
We’re excited to announce that our 35X35 exhibit is returning to Finch Lane Gallery. 35X35 is our showcase of work by Utah’s young generation of artists. The exhibit features work by 35 artists 35 or younger, providing the artists with a unique exhibition opportunity as well as extended media coverage to help further their career....
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Tech Tuesday: Perfect Gift for Artists on Your List
Okay, Black Friday is over, Cyber Monday has passed. And you might not have found something for everyone yet. If there’s an artist on your list, we have a suggestion. We’ll call this Tech Tuesday. It’s all about helping the Utah artists on your list get an online presence. Maybe the very idea of creating a...
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