UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
What is your new year’s resolution? Here at 15 Bytes we want to have more art conversations. That’s why we’ve created our “do you art?” hoodies. Now when we’re out and about fellow art enthusiasts will know “we art.” Let the conversations begin. Want to join the conversation? […]
With our best Happy Solstice wishes go out to all of the artists and art lovers who make Utah a great place for art, including Nancy Holt, creator of Sun Tunnels. This shot is courtesy of Hikmet Loe, from the Winter Solstice in 2002. Follow the link below […]
The Francis H. Zimbeaux Trust has kindly donated a large collection of work by the late Utah artist to help raise funds for Artists of Utah and 15 Bytes. And this Saturday you have the chance to pick some up for yourself, at a price that means you’ll […]
In the recent issue of City Weekly, Brian Staker reviews Stephanie Leitch’s Untitled Apogee, which opened at UMOCA on Friday. Artworks tend to include the imprint of the personality and social development of the artist, on some level or another. For installation artist Stephanie Leitch’s new work “Untitled […]
If you can’t quite buy in to the truism that these days we are a visual culture, just take a look at Instagram. Every day millions of people post images from their life, unadorned with words. It is, as our artist profile Mark Hedengren mentions in his video […]
Early last fall Shalee Cooper, who was then working as our Image Editor, told us she had found a full-time business opportunity and would have to step down from her responsibilities at 15 Bytes. She had spent two years transforming the look of our magazine, so we were […]
Last week The Tribune published Ellen Fagg Weist’s article on the Doug Snow “Final Light” book, published earlier this year. The article examines the group of friends and admirers that put the book together, the “healthy ego” of the artist that asked for it, and the vibrant art […]
reviewed by Brinley Froelich This weekend saw the second annual “Flight of Fancy: Soar into a Magical World,” presented by the Aerial Arts of Utah. Starting with “Above the Mist”—a piece introducing a taste of what was to come throughout the evening, with the dancers in a cocoon-like […]
It’s the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll tonight, and since we’re heading into the holiday season, you can expect to find a lot of group shows with small work out there. But that’s not the case at all the galleries. At Sugar Space you can catch the closing reception […]
Salt Lake City is the U.S.’s most creative mid-size city according to the Movoto real-estate blog. There are a variety of these “most artistic city” or “most creative city” designations out there. While some are vote-based (meaning the city that cares the most to get their peeps to […]
The apartment building next door has become a destination for street art murals, but this building had its own wall art years before – mosaics embedded into the walls of the building’s entrance. Discover more art with our Art Lake City map 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, […]
Stacy Phillips maintains two separate studios. And she likes it that way. In one, she works on sculputre and jewelry while the other is dedicated to encaustic painting. Things are very well-organized, with ample storage space for jars of multi-patterned beads (that become bracelets or shimmiring skirts for […]
Did you know that 87% of arts alumni are satisfied with their current job? So says the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP). Here are some other stats from the same source: 70% of all arts alumni (and 60% of undergraduate arts alumni) work within the arts 76% […]
The Utah Waterolor Society has announced the winners of their 2013 Members Juried Exhibition, being held at Michael Berry Gallery in Salt Lake City (163 East Broadway) through November 1. Best of Show London Mass Transit Kristi Grussendorf Awards of Excellence Blue Reida Fillmore Morning Chores Brienne Brown […]
The overwhelming response to the professional development workshop we held as part of our 35×35 exhibition in April encouraged Artists of Utah to partner with the Salt Lake City Arts Council to provide a continuing series of workshops for artists. The first, held in September, focused on writing […]
Friday night Utah Arts & Museums opened their 2013 Statewide Annual at the Rio Gallery, featuring mixed media and works on paper. Juried by Simon Zalkind, an independent curator from Denver, Colorado, and Lisa Tamiris Becker, Director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum, the exhibit features […]
Salt Lake City gets to host the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance (RMPA) Symposium this weekend, so don’t be surprised if you run into the work of more than a few printmakers in the next few days and weeks. The RMPA was initiated by Jill Fitterer, Associate Professor at […]
Joel Long reading at the 15th Street Gallery in 2012. This weekend, Dave Hall and Joel Long are continuing their ongoing collaborative venture with an exhibit and reading at 15th Street Gallery in Salt Lake City as part of the Utah Humanities Council’s Book Festival. Hall, a landscape […]
Newcomers to the state frequently complain that Spring and Fall are too short, not realizing that we get our fair share of the temperate seasons — it’s just that we sprinkle the seasons throughout the calendar year, a few days here, a few days there. It can mean […]
