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.
It struck us as odd the first time we saw 15 Bytes used as a reference source (in a Master’s Thesis we came across in the mid naughts); but it really shouldn’t have, since we’ve become the main source for information on Utah art. Now we see references […]
A review of Toni Youngblood’s Calligraffiti exhibition at Charley Hafen Gallery.
by Rebecca Durham For me, talking about chamber music is almost as inspiring as listening to chamber music — especially with those who are passionate about it. I had the opportunity to spend a delightful hour with a group of dedicated individuals who demonstrate not only their love […]
Renaissance artists had the Catholic church and wealthy patrons to fund their art projects. Jerry Hardesty has nearly 5,000 Facebook friends and the Kickstarter community. Who needs a patron with millions when the Internet allows easy access to thousands of people who just might want to invest as […]
On September 25th, 2011 Utah artist and illustrator Pat Denner passed away at the age of 87. Denner was a fixture along Salt Lake’s Broadway district, where he was immediately recognizable in his fedora hat and yellow cadillac. Denner’s is not a household name, but you’ve seen his […]
A documentary on Tina Modotti, femme fatale of Mexico in the 1920s, and a discussion on 20th Century Mexican Women Artists – at Salt Lake’s Main Library, Thursday.
If you went up to Park City’s Fashion Stroll on Friday you might have seen Jim Rennert’s sculptures in Meyer Gallery. Rennert is becoming increasingly well-known for his “Suits,” series, which combines his business background with his enthusiasm for sports to explore the competitive nature of business. In […]
Local author Gerald Elias will be at Kings English Bookstore Tuesday night to read from and sign his third murder mystery, Death and the Maiden. Elias will be more familiar to the arts community as a violinist, associate concertmaster for the Utah Symphony and professor of music at […]
Tonight in Park City the Park City Gallery Association hosts Fashion Stroll, an evening devoted to merging fine art and fashion. Organized by Farasha Boutique, participating galleries will host up-and-coming designers from 6 to 9 pm. The event, featuring drinks and light bites, is free. There’s an after-party […]
The Revolutionaries:Vanguards of the 1960’s, RDT’s symposium on artistic developments in the 60s, is tonight, September 28, at 7:00 pm in the Rose Wagner’s Black Box Theatre. Join scholars in discussing the revolutionary concepts and controversial art movements that expanded the frontiers of awareness, challenged the status quo, […]
Edward Burtynsky’s The Industrial Sublime, now up at Weber State University’s Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery through November 22nd, was reviewed in the September 2011 edition of 15 Bytes. Earlier this month Burtynsky came to Weber State University, and before giving his artistic talk Hikmet Sidney Loe sat […]
Two events this weekend, Poor Yorick Studios & Spectrum Studios Fall Equinox Open Studios and controversy at the Escalante Arts Festival.
Amy Caron brings her Waves of Mu performance/installation back to Salt Lake City.
Utah Chamber Artists Executive Director Becky Durham sends us a post about the premier this Monday and Tuesday of a new work by composer J.A.C. Redford based on the brutal murder of the composer’s sister-in-law last December.
We want to thank everyone who was out Friday night helping us celebrate 15 Bytes’ 10-year anniversary by wearing their tees; and for our in-kind sponsors who allowed us to give out some great gifts to those we spotted in tees. The tee shirts, and new 15 Bytes […]
Stainless steel sculpture at the Anderson-Foothill Branch Library, 2100 East & Foothill Drive. Photo by Gerry Johnson, September 2011. Discover more art with our Art Lake City map 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered […]
There’s a lot happening tonight in Salt Lake’s art world. You’ve already read about some of it in this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, and you can see a full list of exhibitions. There are a couple of exhibits you have to see tonight if you want to […]
Here’s a list of recent Mixed Media posts – articles on Utah’s visual arts that have appeared in other sources. You’ll know about most of these if you’ve already read this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, but these will give you another view. Library showcases artist’s big, bold […]
Two new pieces have been added to the lineup of the Utah Chamber Artists’ Chant & Contemplation Cathedral Collage concert, featured in this month’s edition of 15 Bytes. In a first-ever partnership, Utah Chamber Artists (UCA) and the Salty Cricket Composers Collective put out a call to commission […]
