Blake and Cat Palmer
Read how artists Blake and Cat Palmer work together to achieve their individual artistic goals.
Raise the Granary
by Nan Ellin. Photos by Shalee Cooper. “We don’t want another Gateway” is the common refrain echoed by those who live, work, and play in the Granary District. Almost everyone interviewed by a group of University of Utah students over the past year concurred that the success of […]
Elmer Presslee’s Studio
Elmer Presslee’s head is an urban legend. The true kind. At an exhibit in Cologne, Presslee sold out an entire show except one large piece he was loath to ship back home to Salt Lake. His elegant and playful solution was to transport the piece, known then by […]
Working with a Retail Gallery
Being an artist means you belong to a profession. Unfortunately, the public does not always perceive artists as professionals, and sometimes artists do not rise to an appropriate level of professionalism in their own practices. Read our Best Practices article in the June 2012 edition of 15 Bytes […]
Mark Crenshaw
Mark Crenshaw talks with Anne Cummings-Anderson about his process, the direction he is taking with his work, and the experience of transference through art.
Alpine Art’s Best in Show
We love our furry friends. Pedigreed pooch or rescued mutt, feisty feline or handsome horse – pets come in all shapes, sizes, and species, and artists participating in this month’s exhibit at Alpine Art capture pets’ personalities in paint and photography. A portion of all proceeds from the […]
Identify the Photo, Win a Free T-shirt
Our June edition of 15 Bytes will include an article on a varied and rapidly growing district of Salt lake City that is receiving a lot of attention these days. We sent our photographer out to take some shots of the neighborhood, including the one above. Can you […]
Granite Furniture Tear-Down
The Granite Furniture building in Sugarhouse, empty for half a decade, is finally being transformed. We’re not sure what to make of the architectural renderings for what the new owners, Boulder Ventures, plan on doing with the space (“uninspired” comes to mind, but the image is small so […]
Salt Lake City’s Emily Johnson
Emily Johnson is a recent graduate from the University of Utah’s History MA program and the new collections registrar at Utah Arts & Museums. During her time at the U, she focused heavily on public history and art, and co-curated an exhibit for the Utah Museum of Fine […]
UTA Bus Shelter Murals & Other Mixed Media
As the Standard Examiner reports, an exhibit currently in Washington Terrace (Weber County) features murals that have already or will soon be installed in UTA bus shelters. The works are by locals, from well-known artists like Earl Jones, whose work is scheduled to be installed in Kaysville, to […]
Take It Down: Using a DMCA Takedown Notice for an Online Copyright Infringement
by Nicholas Wellls Do you own the copyright to any creative works? If you’re an artist, you do, whether you’ve registered the copyright or not. Anything you create is copyrighted. These days, the place where your copyrighted work is most likely to be used without your permission is […]
Reuben Nakian’s “Juno”
In the May edition of 15 Bytes we featured an interview between curator Frank McEntire and sculptor Neil Hadlock, whose work is being featured at Nox Contemporary this month. As discussed in the article, Hadlock’s abstract forms have become familiar parts of Utah’s outdoor artistic landscape. When Hadlock […]
307 N. Virginia Street
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David Habben: Artist Profile
David Habben: newlywed, artist, guitar player, runner, motorcycle rider, Mormon.
Brian Christensen at Finch Lane
A review of Brian Christensen’s exhibit of sculptures and installations at Finch Lane Gallery.
Up and Down The Creek: Stephen Goldsmith on City Creek
City planner Stephen Goldsmith takes a look at the new City Creek project and worries “we are burying our heads about the importance of authenticity.”
Claudia Sisemore and Friends
Though over the past couple of years we’ve been able to capture interviews with a number of Utah artists, we have a ways to go before we’ll catch up with Claudia Sisemore.
Neil Hadlock at Nox Contemporary
A conversation with sculptor Neil Hadlock in anticipation of his 20-year retrospective at Nox Contemporary.
Daniel Everett at the UMFA
Travel should change your vision. So should an art exhibit. When the two combine, well . . . life is good. I recently spent time in Cyprus, a trip that serendipitously served as a fruitful primer for the Daniel Everett exhibit now up at the UMFA. Cyprus is […]
