Daily posts on happenings in Utah’s visual arts community.
We’ve been following Amy Caron’s developing Waves of Mu project ever since Ed Bateman profiled the artist in our March 2007 edition of 15 Bytes. Caron was still in the developmental stages of her installation/performance informed by the developing science of “mirror neurons” when Bateman wrote: “As Caron describes Waves of Mu, the performance […]
In our article on how the economy is (or isn’t) affecting the local art community (March edition), we forgot to mention Artspace, the local non-profit that has developed numerous properties as affordable living spaces with an emphasis on artists. Their fifth housing project, the Artspace Commons, is now […]
Gavin (at Gavin’s Underground) recently, interviewed Chew, a local business owner, father of two and a Graff artist who actually gets paid to do his work. To read the interview go to: http://community.kutv.com/blogs/games/archive/2009/03/18/3735560.aspx 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 […]
From our article "The State of the Community" . . . No outside organization currently exists to fill the role of the Folk Arts Program, however; and many, including former directors of the Utah Arts Council, don’t believe the program should be contracted out. The general unease felt […]
Everyone wants to know, just how bad is it? And not just on a national level. Locally, they want to know, am I the only one at my wit’s end? Are other galleries or artists hurting as bad as me? Is anyone seeing a silver linings in this […]
USA Today published an article today entitled "Fine arts are in survival mode as funds dry up". Our upcoming edition of 15 Bytes (out Wednesday) will feature an article on how Utah’s own visual arts community is doing in this difficult economy, including the results of our survey […]
Yesterday the Senate passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with a vote of 61 to 37. As the bill heads to Congressional conference, $50 million in recovery funds to be distributed by the National Endowment for the Arts hang in the balance. Unlike the Senate bill, which […]
Recently, Americans have become upset with economic recovery funds going to rather dubious ends, like, say bonuses to the bank execs who helped cause the whole problem. Not to worry, Congress (who also helped cause the problem) is on top of things. Earlier this week Senator Tom Coburn […]
Gavin, over at Gavin’s Underground, stopped in at Trent Call’s Captain Captain studio recently and talked with the artist about zines, solo shows, art vending machines and ping pong. Read the interview at: http://community.kutv.com/blogs/games/archive/2009/02/04/3680381.aspx 15 BytesUTAH’S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a […]
It’s time again to vote for SALT LAKE CITY as a TOP 25 ARTS DESTINATION in the mid-sized city category. Salt Lake City has been included in the TOP 25 list of AmericanStyle Magazine for three years in a row. It’s easy to vote . . . and […]
For January Gallery Stroll Gavin’s Underground headed over to Art Access, where he interviewed the two exhibiting artists: Daren Young, who brought in his mixed media art entitled HOMO/evocative, and self-taught photographer Julia Voye with her collection of up close works. Check it out here: http://community.kutv.com/blogs/games/archive/2009/01/21/3663531.aspx Daren Young […]
Matt Glass, a drummer who has played in a number of local bands and recent graduate of the Photography department at Weber State, makes unsettlilng photographs with a touch of comedy. He describes his Apocrypha series as ” cinematic, baroque, apocalyptic and cool.” He has two upcoming shows, […]
Local artist Alex Bigney, who teaches at Utah Valley University, has just published a book entitled Talking to Tesla. Over the past four years the painter has undergone experiences that have profoundly impacted his art and changed his life. In a series of uncanny dreams the enigmatic and now […]
The Utah Division of Arts and Museums (what you might know better as the Utah Arts Council) has announced its 2009 Visual Arts Fellows. Colby Brewer of Salt Lake City and Josh Winegar of Ogden have each received a $10,000 award and a place in the 2008/2009 Visual […]
Old Story: a Norwegian, a Scotsman, and a German walk into a community center in a tiny rural town. They’re carrying a suitcase that they claim contains treasures from the wider world. In an alternate version they claim the valise contains a time machine that can show the […]
Boise, Idaho native Katie Woslager is the new Grants and Endowment Manager for the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. Woslager, who joins the Division with a background in management, human resources, and sales, will play an integral role in the development and roll-out of the Division’s new […]
Every month in our Mixed Media section of 15 Bytes (page 10) we publish links to articles about Utah’s visual arts scene that appear in other publications. Of course, by the time we publish some of the shows reviewed in the Mixed Media section have already come down, […]
The Salt Lake County Art Committee held its annual Open House Tuesday Evening at the County Building on State Street. At the event, the committee unveiled its 2008 acquisitions and donations and showed a video of interviews with a number of the artists whose works were purchased (these […]
The Southern Utah Watercolor Society is holding their "Fall Show" in at the Mesquite Fine Arts Center in Mesquite, Nevada. Their opening reception was this past Friday night, November 14, at which awards where given for top honors and ribbons were displayed. This juried event featured 26local artists. […]
