Few sculptors have left their mark on the visual landscape of Utah to the same degree as Angelo Caravaglia, a longtime University of Utah professor who passed away early last month. Thousands of us pass by his work everyday; if shown an image of one, many Utahns would immediately […]
As part of his Daily Documentary series, Dallas Graham interviewed Sundance artist Jann Haworth on the occasion of her upcoming exhibit Pop Plastiques at the Salt Lake Main Library. Below are images by Graham as well as a segment of the interview. For the complete interview, visit Montage-Creative.
If you’re already planning on attending the Utah Arts Festival at Library Square later this month, you’re in for a treat. And if you’re still debating, you may want to make up your mind to go – and when you do, consider being there Thursday night. Pop Plastiques at […]
In November of 2005, Kristen Abraham, an artist, and Alfonso Llamas, a musician, set out from their home in Florida with the goal of visiting every state in the Union in a conceptual art adventure called The Nomadic Project. Their hope was to get to know more “about their […]
If you’ve already read 15 Bytes then you know about the opening for Stefanie Dykes Cathedral tonight at Finch Lane Gallery, 6-9pm (see page 7). But Dykes’ work is not the only reason to make Finch Lane part of your Friday evening. Also showing with Dykes is photographer […]
Behaviourables and Futuribles A review of Telematic Embrace: Visionary Theories of Art, Technology, and Consciousness In 1970, Roy Ascott wrote, “If writing about art has any value at all at a time when art works and processes are themselves polemical, it can only be to discuss alternative futures.” […]
Visual artists usually express themselves visually rather than verbally, so when it comes to finding the words to put in an artist statement, a grant proposal, the title of an exhibition, or the name of a painting or sculpture, we’re at a loss. Yet, words help communicate to […]
Crystal Young-Otterstrom is currently the Audience Development Manager for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, a composer and a fan of the visual arts. Crystal started Vivace, a funkified bunch of 20/30/40 somethings (single, partnered, married) that just happen to get their groove on to classical music and opera. […]
This month’s edition of 15 Bytes is shaping up to have a sort of mini-theme: travel. Which seems appropriate with summer just around the corner. In addition to our article on Amanda Moore, we have an interview with Olivia Mae Pendergast about her trip to Africa, and a […]
by Kimberly Rock It’s picturesque: winter in Park City, Utah. Bedazzled holiday trees softly shine through swirling snow. Through thick crowds of sun-kissed skiers, delicious scents beckon from restaurants and warm coffee bars. And the Park City galleries, with their rich array of media, styles, and artists, perfect […]
Two years ago, in an exhibition at the Central Utah Art Center (see September 2006), Stefanie Dykes showed a pair of architectural fantasies: ornamental woodblock prints combining the flat perspective of diagrams with animated details and figures cavorting in space. Standing before these large prints (each 3 feet high and 2 […]
Back on May 12, we made a post about the Orphaned Works Bill. Here’s an interesting YouTube post (it’s really an audio file rather than a video) about the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBZd0cP5Yc If you want to communicate with your elected officials about this bill go to: http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
photos by Shalee Cooper When artists talk about their work they often project a feeling of inevitability. It had to be; either that or they say it was an accident. Speaking on film, Georgia O’Keeffe points to the top of a nondescript hill she feels she must climb with […]
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series Wraps The 2007-2008 Season with a Free Screening Of My Kid Could Paint That On June 4th. The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Series wraps its 2007-2008 Season this week with a free screening of My Kid Could Paint That on June 4th. An […]
Laurie Lisonbee of Salem won Best of Show in the Hilton Head Art League 2008 National Juried Exhibition, Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head, South Carolina. The painting “Pigeon Pose With Spoon,” was selected for the $2500 award from among 798 artworks entered nationally. Her painting “Crazy Eight” recently […]
If you’ve been to Salt Lake City’s Gallery Stroll recently, you’ll know that the Broadway Art Block (between about 150 East and 350 East) has become a vibrant and exciting part of the downtown tapestry. With galleries, bookstores, record stores, fashion boutiques, antiques, coffee shops and more, the […]
When we sat down at our local coffee shop to talk to next month’s featured artist, Amanda Moore, one topic we had to discuss was the challenge that faces artists who use a camera instead of a brush or chisel in their work. After all, photographic artists like Moore […]
American Artist Magazine will feature Salt Lake City-based pastel artist Colleen K. Howe with the cover story of its July/August 2008 edition as well as the lead article on MyAmericanArtist.com. Howe’s “Zion Overlook,” a 24-by-30-inch pastel painting, is the cover image with an accompanying eight-page article titled “Four Steps […]
Utah is well known for its pilgrimage art, artworks whose context give the viewer what Michael Kimmelman has described as “the virtue of the pilgirmage.” These works are either remote or affected by temporal conditions (or both) meaning that only the lucky few, those willing to put in the […]
Stewart Seidman creates expressive acrylic works on canvas and with recycled FedEx envelopes that once served as his paint palettes, transforming everyday materials into compelling contemporary art.
To discover more artists, visit our Utah Artists Directory
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