Kasey Lou Lindley is an arts professional with formal training in fine arts, holding a BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Connecticut. She has written about contemporary arts and culture for Sarasota Visual Art and Art at Bay.
This summer, a vacant lot on Main Street, formerly occupied by the historic Pantages Theatre, became Art Garten—a temporary gathering space featuring local musicians, food vendors, and informal social programming. Rather than centering spectacle, Art Garten prioritized presence, creating a place where people could gather without the expectation […]
How do you cultivate and sustain a thriving arts economy when you aren’t located in a major global art city? It is a question many art institutions and organizations are asking, especially at a time when the art world is wavering and feels uncertain. Material, a local art […]
Thanks to the mighty efforts of artists, history lovers, and people who care deeply about rural life, Helper, Utah has transformed from a near‑abandoned coal mining town into a thriving arts destination that is on a path of rapid growth. It started more than thirty years ago, when […]
At first glance, Heather Stamenov’s paintings depict people interacting with the landscape in playful ways, or responding to natural elements and seasons through athletics. But soon, something uncanny begins to surface. Synchronized swimmers glide through snow in the middle of winter. Aerialists swing from a ski lift chair, […]
Horses have inspired artists for millennia. From the mesmerizing silhouettes in the Panel of the Horses at the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave in southern France, to the dynamic Mycenaean frescoes of ancient Greece, to Deborah Butterfield’s widely recognized sculptural interpretations, the horse has remained a persistent muse across cultures […]
Blending the arts and athletics isn’t something you encounter every day, but when it happens, it’s magic. That magic is unfolding in Salt Lake City thanks to local artists Aimee Odum, Catherine Velasquez, and Dax Hansen—the organizers behind Artist Run Club SLC. Artist Run Club SLC launched in […]
For many contemporary artists, the space between lived reality and digital reality is becoming increasingly blurred and perhaps more ethically complex. For Allison Joy McKinney, these distinct realities merge. To understand the world more deeply, McKinney captures images of objects, people, and moments—sometimes seemingly fleeting—and reimagines them digitally. […]
