Art, Science and the Land: Rio Mesa Center encourages artists, including Christine Baczek
The University of Utah’s Rio Mesa Center near Moab Utah fosters artistic exploration.
Serendipity and a Dog Named Rudy: Corinne Humphrey’s formula for success
What do you get when you combine an author, professional photographer, teacher, philanthropist, flight attendant, and artist? Corinne Humphrey, the award-winning author and illustrator of two children’s books, with a third in the works. Humphrey is from a small town in Virginia, where she dreamed of being a […]
Charlotte Boye-Christensen: Touching Fire
photos by Will Thompson and David Newkirk Have you ever wanted to be extraordinary? Whether or not she wants to be, and all evidence would indicate she does, Charlotte IS extraordinary both as a person and as a choreographer. Originally from Copenhagen, she started ballet training at the […]
Utah’s Art City
Walk along the streets of Springville to see why they call it “Art City.”
LeConte Stewart
Ann Poore takes a look at the new definitive work on LeConte Stewart.
Melanie Rae Thon tonight at CITY ART
Everyone’s buzzing about tonight’s 7pm SLC Library reading sponsored by CITY ART, as Melanie Rae Thon is expected to present new work from Vanishings, her book-length fusion of lyrical essay, poetry, and fiction. Thon’s writing has garnered multiple accolades including inclusion in three Pushcart Prize Anthologies, the O. […]
Better Off With the Blues
Its small size can seem like one of our art community’s drawbacks, but it can also be one of its advantages. Small size means a tight community, and here it doesn’t take long to feel like you know everyone. Or if you don’t actually know them, you get […]
‘Tis the Season for Singing
‘Tis the Season for Singing Have you decked your halls? Do you have frosted windowpanes? Is it cold outside, Baby? Well then. In the air, there’s a feeling of Christmas. As tempting as it is to stay inside, roasting chestnuts on an open fire with your cocoa and […]
Global Artists Living Locally
What is exceptional about “Global Artists Living Locally,” an exhibit sponsored by the Utah Refugee Coalition now up in the atrium of Salt Lake’s Main Library, is that it does nothing to stigmatize the nature of the refugees it showcases – rather, it casts each artist in the […]
The Herb & Dorothy Show at Nox
The group exhibition at Nox Contemporary provides perfect holiday fare: small works that make a large impact. The show’s title, The Herb & Dorothy Show, reflects the far-reaching impact of Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a New York City couple who collected art over their lifetime together, amassing […]
Ryan Harrington and Gentry Blackburn at Kayo Gallery
At Kayo in November, two eternal, contrary trends in art occupy opposing walls in what has become Shilo Jackson’s signature exhibition style. On one side, Ryan Harrington’s exquisitely crafted assemblages exemplify the Contemporary mode: each broadside makes a philosophical statement: here they comment on the universal, counterintuitive resort […]
Time Capsule: A Whirlwind Tour of Modern American Dance
Time Capsule: A Century of Dance is an intense, exhilarating, fast-paced tour through American “modern dance” in the 20th Century as performed by Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT). “Modern dance” is in many ways a challenging term because dance, like most other art forms, is constantly evolving, and […]
Jennifer Sinor and Michael Sowder at CITY ART
Two extraordinary, Pushcart nominated, award-winning authors spoke last Wednesday in the latest installment from CITY ART. The reading series, held in the SLC Library fourth floor auditorium, is free and open to the public. Last night it featured Jennifer Sinor, Chair of Literature & Writing at Utah […]
Gravitas at Gallery Stroll
With galleries all over town exhibiting group shows full of small works for tonight’s Gallery Stroll, it will be hard to determine what to go see. There’s just so much work out there. One piece you won’t want to miss, though, is Nathan Florence’s “Gravitas” at Slusser Gallery. The […]
Time Capsule: RDT’s Century of Dance
All dance, or any other form of art, must be able to stand on its own, to be appreciated for what it offers. One need not be a scholar or artist to enthusiastically enjoy dance or any other form of art, and in fact, an approach that […]
A Priori: Sculpture Exhibit at Gittins Gallery
Our lives are fraught with the constant tension of our relationship to technology. Some days, when there are urgent calls to be made, it’s a blessing to have your cell phone nearby. Other times the phone invades moments where silence is critical to getting work done. Today you […]
Thierry Fisher’s Bolero, and a tribute to Elliot Carter
“Oh, yes. It was one of my favorite of the year,” said the woman boarding a shuttle outside Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake’s first major snow storm. She was referring to the performances of Thierry Fisher, the Utah Symphony, and a celebrated Argentinian pianist. With several standing […]
53 South 300 East
When artist Ben Wiemeyer lived in this complex he convinced the landlord to let him and some friends paint the concrete walls in the parking lot behind the building and the walls have been going through periodic transformations ever since.As they appeared in 2018. The walls as […]
Chaos and Control and the Art Spirit
The more I paint the more I enjoy the very nature of the experience. Someone once told me painting doesn’t get easier, but the results get more rewarding. It’s true and I guess the reason is that to be painting from the heart and soul an artist has […]
