UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
“Art is not a luxury … it is foundational to the health and well-being of society.” Utah artist Emily Christensen McPhie has been honored with the 2025 Governor’s Mansion Artist Award, joining a distinguished group of creatives recognized for their impact on Utah’s cultural landscape. McPhie’s work — […]
PLEASE, NO MORE ART The Utah Division of Arts & Museums has announced a temporary pause on accepting new artwork donations as of June 1, 2025. This pause is due to the agency’s transition to a new storage facility located at the forthcoming Museum of Utah. During this […]
First there was the billboard. Now the phone booth. Interventions by public and private organizations on behalf of the Great Salt Lake continue at pace. Since February of this year, a new billboard in Salt Lake County has been bringing the Great Salt Lake’s condition into sharp public […]
DUE: MAY 15 We are excited to announce the 10th Annual Art on Main Festival, a vibrant Veterans and Gold Star Family themed celebration held the weekend prior to Memorial Day (May 23-24, 2025). We invite artists to apply to one of our three gallery-style venues or select from […]
“I have always been unable to resist the allure of yet another outdated magazine or satisfying trinket,” says Salt Lake City artist Maya England. This impulse to gather, paired with her dedicated drawing practice, results in works that feel like visual archives—personal yet universal. As an expansion of […]
Linda C. Smith, founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), has been selected to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Utah. The university’s Board of Trustees recently announced that Smith, alongside I. King Jordan, Julie A. Lassonde, and Cecil O. Samuelson Jr., will be […]
Salt Lake City, UT March 24–29, 2025 Reception: Friday, March 28, 7–11 PM Furnishings is an exhibition that highlights the distinctive beauty of Utah’s natural materials through the lens of craft. Organized by Sam Richards and Jack Orgill, the show presents works that draw from Utah’s rich landscape, […]
Spy Hop Productions has named Larissa Trout as its next executive director, the organization announced. A longtime member of the Spy Hop team, Trout will step into the role on March 21, 2025. With more than 15 years at the nonprofit youth media arts organization, Trout has served […]
2/24 How Craft Lake City’s Scholarship Helped One Artist Reclaim Her Craft What if the biggest obstacle to becoming an artist wasn’t talent, but money? For Steph Alpizar, a local painter and crochet artist, financial limitations dictated everything from the materials she used to the way she shared […]
The 38th Annual Sears Invitational Art Show & Sale, hosted at the Sears Art Museum in the Eccles Fine Arts Center at Utah Tech University, has named its top award recipients. This year’s showcase features over 200 artists from Utah and the Western United States, with a variety […]
2/5 SLUGMAG: “Where Art and Community Meet”: The Curatorial Ethos of Michelle Pace Art is a very vulnerable gift,” says Michelle Pace, artist and curator of the Urban Arts Gallery’s 2025 exhibition Shades of Expression. “Art comes with judgement and opinion: positive, negative, whatever.” For Pace, an artist, […]
The Utah Cultural Alliance (UCA) has announced their priorities for Utah’s 2025 General Legislative session: $2 Million in one-time funding for Arts and Museums Grants Programs $500,000 in additional America250 Utah celebration funding to be used through July 2026 $3 Million in one-time funding for the Beverley Taylor […]
Katie Lee-Koven, executive director and chief curator of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), recently marked her tenth anniversary with the museum. Reflecting on her tenure, she noted her mission to transform NEHMA from a “hidden gem” into a leading academic and regional art institution. “On […]
11/25 FOX 13 NEWS: Utah family creates ‘Giving Gallery’ to spread joy of art WATCH THE VIDEO 11/19 DESERET NEWS: Abravanel Hall now on National Register of Historic Places The future of iconic Abravanel Hall appeared uncertain as plans for a massive makeover of downtown Salt Lake City […]
Artes de México en Utah has announced that Luis Eduardo Novoa will take the reins as its new Executive Director, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization. Novoa, a multidisciplinary artist and muralist, is well-known for his ability to combine art, culture, and community engagement. A graduate […]
10/23 DESERET NEWS: New Provo gallery rises ‘from the ashes’ of Writ & Vision to give voice to a variety of LDS, other artists For about a decade, the cramped, lively quarters of Provo’s Writ & Vision operated as a kind of unofficial headquarters for the Mormon intelligentsia — a […]
Full Color: A Bold and Authentic Premiere at The Rose From October 24 to November 10, 2024, the Studio Theatre at The Rose will host the world premiere of Full Color, a powerful and barrier-breaking production featuring eight BIPOC playwrights and their personal stories. Each monologue presents a […]
Artists of Utah is thrilled to announce that Always Crashing in the Same Car by Lance Olsen has been awarded the 2024 15 Bytes Book Award for Fiction. Olsen, an experimental novelist, essayist, and professor, is renowned for his innovative exploration of memory, time, and consciousness. His prismatic, […]
