Serious Listening
If you want to hear music by Benjamin Britten that is almost never performed and music that offers sounds you have rarely heard, then you will want to attend Intermezzo’s concert on Monday, July 11th.
Randy Rasmussen
Randy Rasmussen’s new 20 foot painting “Woodside” is smaller than what he’s used to working with. As Technical Director for both Plan B Theatre and Kingsbury Hall his usual canvas is the size of a stage, a scale he’s been working with since his days at Jordan High […]
Jorge Rojas: Waxworks
Geoff Wichert reviews Jorge Rojas’ exhibit of wax encased works now up at Mestizo Gallery.
Heidi Moller Somsen Studio Space
Jared Christensen takes a look inside Heidi Moller Somsen’s studio.
Living Art: Philip Beesley and Simon Heijdens
Two Installation Projects Coming to Salt Lake Blend Art and Technology.
The Rural Landscape According to Ron Russon
Sue Martin talks with Ron Russon about his process on the occasion of his exhibit at Gallery MAR in Park City.
Maximilian Werner’s Crooked Creek
Review of Crooked Creek, the newly published novel by University of Utah professor Maximilian Werner.
Shakespeare Festival Turns 50
On the occasion of the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s golden anniversary we sent 15 Bytes writer Dale Thompson down to Cedar City to review a couple of this year’s productions.
Preparing to Paint in the Field
“Over the years, I have left everything from brushes, palette, white paint and even a canvas back in the studio in my zeal to get out and paint. It’s really bad too — you get all set up, the scene is great and duh, no palette knives! I […]
No Detour: What We’re Working On
With the North Temple viaduct torn up for resurfacing and closed to traffic, it’s tempting for those coming from downtown to skip the challenge of navigating over to the West Side. It’s a temptation worth resisting, for several reasons. For one, a quick detour past the Gateway complex […]
How Come Salt Lake’s Not Like . . .
If you hang around Utah’s art community long enough you’ll hear a version of the discussion, “How come Salt Lake’s not like ___________?” Oftentimes the blank is filled by “New York” or “San Francisco;” sometimes by more modest comparisons: Portland, Seattle or Minneapolis. But you’ve probably never heard […]
Exhibition Announcements Feature
Our new exhibition announcement feature allows you to browse through press releases for current exhibitions in the state of Utah.
Stopping in at Jimmie’s
Geoff Wichert takes a look at the incarnation of Jimmie’s at the Westgate Lofts.
Bad News for the Arts
The Utah Cultural Alliance reports that Kansas has become the first state without an arts agency. Governor Sam Brownback vetoed funding for the Kansas Arts Commission after the legislature voted to fund the commission over his objections. Read the article here. The UCA also reports that the U.S. […]
Bark ‘n’ Art
Walking your dog is not a very common way to memorialize someone who has died, but that is what the Park City Gallery Association is inviting the public to do in honor of the late Connie Katz. Katz passed away in January of this year after a short […]
Master of Wax: The Art of Jeff Juhlin
If you see encaustic work popping up all over the place this month you probably have Jeff Juhlin to thank.
Utah’s Art Festivals
If we were betting people we’d be willing to stake our fundraiser funds that attendance records at Utah’s art festivals will be broken this year. With the longest, coldest, and wettest winter and spring in recent memory finally over, we can only imagine how eager everyone is to […]
Frank McEntire’s reliQUERIES
Geoff Wichert previews Frank McEntire’s reliQUIERIES exhibit, up this month at Nox Contemporary.
Jim Williams: The Beginning of Now
For years Jim Williams has been turning every inch of his house into a work of art. For one week a portion of it comes into public view.
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