The founder of Artists of Utah and editor of its online magazine, 15 Bytes, Shawn Rossiter has undergraduate degrees in English, French and Italian Literature and studied Comparative Literature in graduate school before pursuing a career in art.
A good idea is not enough. And while blood, sweat and tears go a long way, sometimes it takes a case of serendipity — and the willingness to embrace it — to make something happen. Take Spiro Arts as an example. Spiro Arts, a 501 (c) 3 arts […]
In business, we are told, location (and its close-cousin, presentation) is everything. The business of selling or presenting art is no different. Rich, recession-proof patrons will fly a thousand miles and spend unseemly amounts of money to purchase art in meccas like New York or Los Angeles, even […]
This Saturday, April 5, a ten-month wait is over. Eager viewers will watch as bulldozers level the graffiti-covered, installation-filled building on Salt Lake’s 400 East that became famous last year as the 337 Project. The brainchild of Adam and Dessi Price, the 337 Project turned a rundown building into […]
15 Bytes got a nice mention in “The List” section of the March/April issue of Salt Lake Magazine. So, anyone out there collecting everything 15 Bytes (this means you mom) be sure to pick up a copy at your local newstand. Shawn RossiterThe founder of Artists of Utah and editor […]
This month’s Art Professional Profile is about an absence rather than a presence; about a possibility rather than the actuality. In October of 2007, after over ten years as its Director, Ric Collier resigned from the Salt Lake Art Center. The search for his replacement provides the Board and […]
Those of you living or working near downtown Salt Lake may have been wondering what the fireworks were all about last Friday. They were part of the celebration of the reopening of the Utah State Capitol. The fireworks followed a PRIVATE rededication ceremony and preceded a PRIVATE reception, just […]
The Salt Lake Art Center announced Thursday that local artist Annie Kennedy has been appointed the new Curator of Education for the Center. Kennedy, who holds an MFA from the Parsons School of Design in New York, comes to the Center after having served as the Director of Education and […]
Gallery Stroll Turns Two This Month To most of you in Salt Lake it might come as a surprise when I tell you that the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll is two years old this month. “Surely,” you’ll say, “Gallery Stroll has been around longer than that. My grandma […]
Is it better to make a New Years Resolution and not achieve it or to simply not make any and so avoid disappointment? We thought about making a resolution to get 15 Bytes out when we say we will — the first Wednesday of the month — but […]
Recently Read: Vision, Reflection, & Desire in Western Painting reviewed by Shawn Rossiter If the crass commercialism of the holiday season has you down, if the increasingly sophisticated and invasive methods of appealing to your innate narcissism as a means to convince you to purchase more gadgets and […]
In our December 2006 edition of 15 Bytes, Tom Alder’s column focused on LeConte Stewart. We illustrated the article with images of a number of the Christmas cards Stewart created each year and sent to family and friends. We’ve decided to continue the artist Christmas card tradition and this year […]
Suzanne Larson loves to be around animals, whether they be made of flesh and blood and wrapped in shell or fur, or constructed from Styrofoam or papier-mâché and wrapped in thrift-store ties and living room drapes. Either way, animals speak to her. As a veterinary technician, the flesh […]
Wait, before you send our email address into the "block" category . . . The Fundraiser is complete. In the past, we have usually held two fundraisers, one in the spring and one in the fall. The fundraisers generally last a month during which time we send around 5 […]
This Friday, November 30th, from 6 to 9 pm, the Park City Gallery Stroll Event celebrates its 5th year with hors d’oeuvres by Chef Steve Vierk of Washington School Inn, wines by Castle Creek Winery of Moab, Utah and live music by Slickrock Gypsies Sponsored by Splendor. Admission to the […]
In this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, Ehren Clark reviewed Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art. Among the more than forty large works by Teichert in this exhibit are 5 seldom seen pieces that were recently donated to the museum by the Nelda C. […]
Sheryl Thornton’s studio is in a small, square, brick building in East Milcreek surrounded by asphalt. The watercolor and oil painter shares the space with fellow painter Laurel Hart. Organization is a must in such small quarters and the pair make use of every nook, including the bathroom. […]
In this month’s edition of 15 Bytes (which should be out Wednesday evening), Amanda Moore takes a look at Ely, Nevada, a town she says was saved by artists. Or, rather, the murals they painted. So, all this month in Extra! Extra! we will be posting images of murals in […]
The Salt Lake City Arts Council has awarded Artists of Utah a $1500 grant for the period of October 2007 – September 2008. The grant’s purpose is to help with Artists of Utah’s coverage of the visual arts in Salt Lake City, including the SLC Up & Upcoming […]
In ancient Ireland, as I learned from a recent trip to the Emerald Isle, poets were revered, and in some respects regarded as the equals of kings. The greatest honor a man of substance could have would be to host a bard and accompanying entourage in his home. […]
