Our Readiness For Contemporary Music
Camille Pack describes her experience at the Utah Symphony’s World Premiere of Michael Jarrell’s Emergences (Nachlese VI).
Full Steam Ahead: Laura Sharp Wilson at House Gallery
If you’re wondering what to see during Gallery Stroll this evening, take a look at Geoff Wichert’s preview of the Laura Sharp Wilson retrospective at House Gallery.
1000 S. 400 West
This mural, shot in March 2012, is no longer extant.
776 S. 400 West
This mural, a collaborative effort created in 2010, appears across the street from The Pickle Factory, a building which has been an art hub at various times in Salt Lake City. Photo by Shalee Cooper. March 2012. Discover more art with our Art Lake City map
You’ve Got Art: FAX at the UMOCA
by Geoff Wichert What is the FAX machine? It’s a teleportation device. It’s the beginning of the Internet! —Aaron Moulton, Senior Curator of Exhibitions, UMOCA, in an interview on KCPW. Aaron Moulton is wrong about the relation of the Fax, or facsimile machine, to the Internet. While the […]
Vital Organ Music Tonight
The organ. It’s the granddaddy of instruments, a big, loud, all-surrounding piece of machinery/architecture designed to fill out airy cathedrals. Tonight our friends at Salty Cricket present an evening of works devoted to it. Organists Neil Thornock and Haruhito Miyagi will perform ten works by Utah composers, half […]
Renewal: New Life in Form and Word
Tonight Renewal opens at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City. In the exhibit “nine artists breathe life into discarded or forgotten objects in this visually striking collection of three dimensional arts.” Curator Jason Lanegan has also asked nine local writers to respond to the works. […]
Anna Campbell Bliss: Arc of Light
A review of a new documentary about Utah artist Anna Campbell Bliss, premiering this month at the UMOCA.
Steven Larson: Artist Profile
Even though Steven Larson is one of the most successful young artists in Salt Lake City, he hesitates to allow this designation to define just who he is.
Brian Usher and Teresa Kalnoskas
Geoff Wichert traces the search for form in exhibits by Brian Usher and Teresa Kalnoskas at Park City’s Julie Nester Gallery.
Paynes Gray: Marci Erspamer
Ehren Clark tells us how Marci Erspamer uses one sinewy line of Paynes Gray to connect herself to the world.
Tracy Aviary Makeover
Architect Nathan Webster discusses the Tracy Aviary’s new look.
Behind the Proscenium: Georges Rouault’s Circus Comes to Town
A review of Georges Rouault’s Cique de l’Etoile Filante suite of prints, now on exhibit at the UMFA.
Un- & Official Public Art
As we’ve talked up the launch of Art Lake City (look for the app in June) people have asked us, “What will it include?” “Will it be about public art projects?” “Or will it be about the street scenes?” Yes is our answer. If it’s in Salt Lake […]
Frances Darger: A Life in Music
A profile of violinist Frances Darger, who has been performing with the Utah Symphony for 68 years.
Peeking Into the Palace of Art
Gallery group shows recall double bills at the movies: if the contrast between artists contributes to a better understanding of each other’s works, or resonances enrich a common sense of purpose, the group show serves artists and audience alike. For the arts writer, though, they present a […]
Andrea Bowers’ Meeting Ground
A profile of art activist Andrea Bowers, the 2012 Warnock Artist in Residence at the University of Utah.
Circle-C or Circle-R? The difference between Copyrights and Trademarks
by Nicholas Wells Trademarks and copyrights are two very different types of intellectual property rights. You may need both, but first you’ll need to understand the difference between them. The short answer is that a trademark is a “brand” and a copyright protects a creative work. But that’s […]
20 S. West Temple : Flying Objects
“Urban Tornado” by Lenka Konopasek. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012. “Wally’s Fifth String” by Bill Dunn. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012. “Fly Snag” by Nathan Johansen. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012. “The Monkey Wrench” by Frank McEntire. Photo by Kelly Green, September 2012. “Salt Lake […]
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