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.
by Dee Moffett DM: You are having two shows almost back to back. You’re about to take down one called Venice & Tuscany at the Halles Gallery and now you’re having a one-man show at Chroma Gallery. But when I look at the works in the two shows I’m surprised by […]
by Laura Durham On October 17 and 18 Squashworks will exhibit Four Generations of American Painting, featuring the artwork of Dave Hall , his father Vernon Hall, his grandmother Esther Bailey Hall, and his great-great grandfather Thomas H. Snow. And to answer your question, no, Squashworks is not […]
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE SL COUNTY’S JULY “ART TOO! ART NOT!” A MONTHLY PANEL DISCUSSION. DISCUSSING THE “IMPORTANCE OF PAINTING IN SOCIETY” WERE KAREN HORNE, JOHN ERICKSON AND LAYNE MEACHAM. LM: Do we need art? Well, we don’t have any choice. Artists are going to paint […]
WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS? Lately I have been reading The Book of Mormon (again), but I also have been reading a trilogy of books by Phillip Pullman, “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife” and the “Amber Spyglass.” They are listed as juvenile literature. I read them […]
We all live for the moments when we realize that what we work so hard toward is actually paying off and that all the faith and effort we put into a project is resulting in what we initially set out to do. As an art teacher, Lois Stevens […]
“Is this art?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? “But that’s not art!” Does this declaration sound familiar? If so, you may want to pack your lunch this Friday and join the Salt Lake County Art Collection Committee’s new panel discussion, “Art Too! Art Not!” This new […]
Utah’s emerging artists have a new venue to showcase their work. After relocating to their new space last November, W Communications, a Salt Lake advertising agency, began hanging work in February. “We are in the creative business, so it just made sense for us to do this”, says […]
Thanks to the unprecedented contribution of vacant office space from Utah Power and Boyer Company, on February 7th Ogden City Arts opened the doors on a whole new look for community arts development in Weber County. Virtually taking over the ground floor of the granite and smoke glass […]
by Ruby Reece In the many years that I have spent talking with artists all across the country – the most frequent question is “Where do I start?” And the answer to that is ALWAYS – “Start with advertising!” When a business opens for the first time, do […]
The exhibition began with an empty space — one of the best in Salt Lake City. Artspace Forum Gallery offered Artists of Utah the opportunity to create a unique exhibition featuring Utah artists 35 or under. With support from the Salt Lake City Arts Council and other sponsors, […]
After four years in the Sugar House area, the Bingham Gallery has recently moved to downtown Salt Lake City. The gallery has renovated spaces on the second floor of the Kearns Building. The gallery came to Utah when owners Paul and Susan Bingham decided to move here after […]
by Jan Hopkins As the Salt Lake City’s Main Library moves to its new building this weekend, it makes way for a number of new tenants, including the Center For Documentary Arts. The Center began 20 years ago as the Oral History Institute — an effort to document […]
by Mark Dicosola When it comes to the European tradition of the old masters, classical realism is rarely seen and almost lost in the State of Utah. With these techniques and methods of training and artistic expression so rare, I am grateful to have found Kamille Corry. After […]
by Heather Weiler Lately there has been a lot of talk in Salt Lake City about “art” and what role it will play in the revitalization of Salt Lake City’s downtown. While business ventures have often thrived as a result of having the arts in their midst it […]
If you think Art Access is just a gallery, you’re missing more than just the boat; you’re missing the whole armada! The downtown Salt Lake gallery is just the most visible part of a progressive, civic-minded organization that is much, much larger. In fact, the organization’s best work […]
by Rowe Smith Since this is my story (see article in this month’s edition) might I tell you about my first painting sale. Here in this market, any painting sale is important. This copy is the lead paragraph from a story that ran in the Desert News January […]
by Shanna Kunz Just one block off the beaten path of Historic 25th Street in Ogden, Utah, is the first-class, family-owned and operated Bartholomew’s Fine Art and Frame Gallery. Bartholomew’s is a full-service fine art, frame, and art restoration gallery that provides quality framing services to serious art […]
Catholic Community Services of Utah has a unique way of raising money to help feed the homeless and also benefit some of Utah’s best artists — Feed the Hungry Foster the Arts Festival. Salt Lake businessman John Henkels started the festival 14 years ago and the festival caught the […]
by Nance Thunell Artists of Utah’s inaugural exhibition, 35 x 35, opens Friday, December 20, with an artist reception and holiday party at the Artspace Forum Gallery in Salt Lake City. 35 x 35 is a unique exhibition, displaying the works of thirty-five Utah artists thirty-five years or […]
