Demise and Beauty: Hilary Jacobsen Embraces Death Through Art
Hilary Jacobsen likes to paint skulls, but don’t call her fascination morbid.
Aaron Ashcraft at Finch Lane Gallery
Watching art and life come together in a way that seems nothing short of naturally organic is one of the joys of being an art critic. Aaron Ashcraft, whose works are on exhibit at Finch Lane’s West Gallery this month, brings his craft to full life-like fruition with […]
Final Light: The Life and Art of V. Douglas Snow
A new book edited by Frank McEntire explores the life and art of the late V. Douglas Snow.
Shifting Shapes at the Ladies Literary Club
Choreographer Ashley Anderson and visual artist Mary Sinner layer their talents at the Ladies Literary Club.
Justin Wheatley at Finch Lane Gallery
Justin Wheatley explores the hidden meaning of homes in Salt Lake City in this video interview.
Namon Bills’ That Thing You Hate
What should artists do about styles they don’t like? Namon Bills says embrace them.
Kenvin Lyman’s Cookbook
It’s hard to decide what’s better in this new book published by Gibbs Smith: the recipes or the art.
Art in South Salt Lake
Take a detour into South Salt Lake to check out interactive murals, painted electrical boxes and other eclectic artistic expression.
Sketch Sundays at Sqautters
Pizza, beer and art. Try to come up with a better trifecta. The three come together in a new monthly event at Squatters.
Starting Something with Daniel Charon
Daniel Charon brings his minimalist vision to Salt Lake as the new director of Ririe-Woodbury Dance.
John Hughes’s Summer Excursions
From staying in a cozy room in bucolic Spring City, to backpacking in the Tetons, plein air painter John Hughes tells us what he did on his summer vacation.
Pilar Pobil’s Legacy
Pilar Pobil’s art, and her marvelous house are both colorful fixtures in Utah’s art scene. Her friends plan to keep it that way.
Salt Lake City’s Shirley Ririe
What is your favorite building in Utah? It’s a cross between the Salt Lake Library and the New Museum of Natural History. I love the architecture of the library and go there every week or two, and I feel like it’s my library. I’m so proud of it. […]
Taking Care of Your Genetic Material: Motherlunge by Kirstin Scott
The phrase “taking care of your genetic material” first appears in Kirsten Scott’s smart debut novel Motherlunge through a father talking warningly to his son as the son begins to date seriously. But in the gynecological world of this novel where the female body is relentlessly inscribed […]
Jann Haworth and the BBC
Walking past the Rose Establishment coffee shop on the way to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, we ran into artist Jann Haworth, preparing for an interview with the BBC. Haworth is best-known for co-creating the cover of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s album cover with then husband Peter Blake. […]
Rose Exposed: A Cultural Buffet
So you’re feeling a little adventurous. You want to add a little culture to your life. If you’re thinking visual art, it’s not too hard — or at least not too expensive: around here, galleries, and even most museums, are free (that being said, yes, if you’re new […]
Life Under the Horseshoe: Plein Air Painting, Studio Tour and Live Radio in Spring City
For some, Spring City’s annual plein air competition and studio tour marks the end of the summer (it doesn’t hurt that it happens on Labor Day weekend, which despite what the calendar says is the end of summer for most of us). While it’s not the last open […]
Introducing Sketch Sundays
This weekend one of Utah’s newest visual arts activities launches at Squatters Pub Brewery in Salt Lake City. Sketch Sundays, which takes on the top floor of the brew pub starting at 6 pm, is a time where artist and patrons can get together in a social atmosphere […]
Eric Rich Collective Wednesday Night
If you’ve been in Salt Lake City at all this summer you’ve seen them — the hordes of bearded and ironically mustachioed hipster kids riding their bikes around town. But one of their number stands out: Eric Rich, who hauls an upright piano with him on his way […]
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