In his “Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, with Saints Jerome, Paul, and Peter,” Botticelli makes one of the Renaissance’s more subtle claims for the status of art and the artist. After all, of the three men he shows present at the crucifixion, one was not yet born, one had yet […]
We got a little discombobulated in our methodical approach. Didn’t cover as much as we had planned. But we needed a break. As we go, I’m starting to notice a lot of repeats; that is multiple galleries representing the same artist. Which helps pin them down in my […]
Looking at art is so exciting, and so exhausting. We had to get systematic. There is so much to cover, we had to make a plan and map it out. We still aren’t even halfway through. We saw some interesting stuff, some new to me, some old. Saw […]
Cara Despain, a regular contributor to 15 Bytes, is visiting Art Basel in Miami this week, so we asked her to send us some posts about her experience there: Day one: Art Basel Miami officially opened at the convention center yesterday. We got a somewhat late start, so […]
If you want your art to reach a national or international audience, placing it in an art book may be helpful. But which books? Should you publish your own? And how do you get the attention of editors and publishers? That’s what I’ll cover in this column, along […]
by Kimberly Rock At the close of Six Sinking Ships and I’m Gone, a solo exhibit featuring his own work, artist and gallery owner Kenny Riches will exit the Utah art scene, leaving his unique mark on the Broadway District and leaving direction of his popular Kayo Gallery to Shilo […]
Salt Lake City’s Nate Ronniger 2007 has been a good year for Salt Lake City artist Nate Ronniger. In addition to exhibiting at the Bountiful/Davis Art Center and Terzian Galleries in Park City, Ronniger has been recognized for his work with purchases, awards and publication. The Salt Lake County […]
In his “Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, with Saints Jerome, Paul, and Peter,” Botticelli makes one of the Renaissance’s more subtle claims for the status of art and the artist. After all, of the three men he shows present at the crucifixion, one was not yet born, one had yet […]
“Pandora’s Box” by Andrew Junge, 2005, assemblage with neon, 11″ x 21″ x 9″ SF Recycled, the current exhibit in the Salt Lake Art Center’s Main Gallery, features artwork created out of materials from the solid-waste transfer and recycling center in San Francisco. Using old or found objects to create […]
Chris Miles shares a studio with his mother, Dottie, in Sugar House’s Rockwood Building (which despite the boarded up buildings in the area, still stands and houses over forty local artists). Miles worked in New York as an illustrator before coming back to Utah to shift to fine […]
Wait, before you send our email address into the "block" category . . . The Fundraiser is complete. In the past, we have usually held two fundraisers, one in the spring and one in the fall. The fundraisers generally last a month during which time we send around 5 […]
This Friday, November 30th, from 6 to 9 pm, the Park City Gallery Stroll Event celebrates its 5th year with hors d’oeuvres by Chef Steve Vierk of Washington School Inn, wines by Castle Creek Winery of Moab, Utah and live music by Slickrock Gypsies Sponsored by Splendor. Admission to the […]
Downstairs, off their Main Gallery, the Salt Lake Art Center’s Projects Gallery is a small room where shows can be overlooked. The impact of architecture on art shown here can be like putting food between slices of bread: it becomes a snack. One can inhale a quick aesthetic […]
by Laurel Hunter Why does it make perfect sense for a performance and installation artist from Los Angeles to have an exhibition of paintings in rural Utah? Elizabeth Tremante’s Inside the Landscape, at the Central Utah Art Center through November 14, showcases a series of paintings and drawings that study the natural […]
by Kindra Fehr Those of us who knew Bevan Chipman knew a man who dedicated his life to people. We knew him as the social worker that guided many, as the traveling painter who loved to ask directions if only for the opportunity to engage in conversation with the locals, and […]
Next time you head out for a weekend to Wendover, consider going a little further south to the charming town of Ely, Nevada. One of the first things you will notice driving in on the Great Basin Highway is that the town of Ely is covered in murals. […]
In this month’s edition of 15 Bytes, Ehren Clark reviewed Minerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art. Among the more than forty large works by Teichert in this exhibit are 5 seldom seen pieces that were recently donated to the museum by the Nelda C. […]
Some years ago, when I taught business planning classes for the Small Business Development Center, participants would ask me, “Can’t I pay someone to write my business plan for me?” “Yes,” I would respond, “But only if you’re ready to trust the management of your business to someone […]
Today is the Salt Lake County Art Committee’s Open House at the Salt Lake County Building (2100 South and State). Every year the County government provides money for the purchase of artwork to add to its public collection, begun in 1985. A volunteer committee, made up of artists, […]
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.
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