Artesian Well Park: 500 E. 800 South
“Untitled” by Sam Allen created in 1979. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012.
What to check out at Gallery Stroll
It’s definitely fall because things are in full swing in Utah’s art world and there is plenty you’ll want to check out for tonight’s Salt Lake Gallery Stroll. We won’t be able to mention all the fabulous shows worth seeing (but we’ve already talked about one in yesterday’s […]
Urban Gallery Turns Inside Out
Neighborhood House’s Urban Gallery turns inside out this year. The Urban Gallery, a open air exhibition that uses the non-profit’s suite of garage doors as a canvas for public art, was first installed four years ago when the 337 Project was asked to invite individual artists to […]
Spring to Life: Pop-up Books at SLC’s Main Library
With the Utah Humanities Council 15th annual Book Festival beginning this weekend and continuing through the month of October (see here for a full schedule), you’ll be hearing a lot about books this month. A lot of the talk will be about what’s in the books and who […]
Utah Book Award Finalists
Maximilian Werner’s Crooked Creek
The Utah Center for the Book has announced the finalists for the 2011 Utah Book Award (the date refers to the year of publication rather than then year of the award). Winners will be announced jointly by the Salt Lake City Main Library and the Utah Humanities Council […]
200 S. Main Street
Designed by Clay Furches. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012. Discover more art with our Art Lake City map
Artes de Mexico’s Mexico Then & Now
To the list of City Weekly’s 2012 Artys awards (see here), we thought of adding an additional category: best use of captive audiences. The winner would go to Artes de Mexico, whose Viva Frida exhibit in the atrium of Salt Lake’s Main Library last year caught the eye […]
Utah Chamber Artists’ Shadows & Light at the Cathedral of the Madeleine
Cathedrals are magnificent structures; they are grandiose, full of symbolism and offer a sense of sanctuary. Stepping inside a cathedral is a humbling and reverence-inducing experience — you’re surrounded by stained glass, sculpture, paintings, and, if you visit at the right time, music. On Monday, September 17 at […]
Fairmont Skate Park: 2361 S. 900 East
“SK8180” by Stephen Glassman. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012.
Facets of Greg Stocks & other mixed media
In Gregory Stocks’ current exhibit of works at the Eccles Art Center in Ogden, a small plein air study features a menagerie of barns, sheds and lean-tos facing multiple points of the compass and forming a complex structure of interlocking planes. Its title, “Mixing It Up,” aptly describes […]
Thomas Bernhard’s The Loser
For your Sunday reading pleasure, an entry too late for our What We Read On Our Summer Vacation article . . . In the land of Mozart, three talented music students become life-long friends. One, Glenn Gould, becomes the most famous pianist of his time. Another, on realizing […]
Frank McEntire’s God Particle
You’ve been hearing “hit it out of the ballpark” a lot lately in the political arena so I hesitate to apply the phrase to an art show, but Frank McEntire really has done it with The God Particle at David Ericson Fine Art. It’s a gem of an […]
James Charles: Artist Profile
Watch James Charles at work in his studio, sizing up compositions and carving out panels, as well as discussing his life, the ideas behind his works and the power of symbols.
Tom Aaron: Pathways to the Land
Tom Aaron’s new works at Nox Contemporary explore the land from many angles.
Fulfilling the Norms: Al Denyer and Sandy Brunvand at Kayo
Geoff Wichert takes a look at two unique though complimentary artists showing this month at Salt Lake’s Kayo Gallery.
Justin Wheatley: Through a Glass Brightly
“The painting shows the façade but the work speaks beneath the surface,” says Justin Wheatley about his multi-media paintings, a new batch of which are currently on exhibit at Salt Lake’s 15th Street Gallery. His canvases and sculptures are intricately layered, including subjects such as buildings, homes, and […]
Salt Lake City: Still Flying
Kelly Green takes a look at Salt Lake’s new Flying Objects.
The Consultant’s Perspective
Sue Martin discusses art and presentation with art consultant Janet Hill.
Stone Timber and Steel: The Logic of Structure
by John Griswold Photos by Jared Christensen. Standing on the tee box of a local golf course I saw a peculiar sight. A nearby house sported a second-storey deck, clearly a cantilever as there were no support posts, and rising from its corners to carry the safety rail […]
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