It’s not every legislative session that attention gets paid to the visual arts in Utah, but this year Representative James Dunnigan (R-Taylorsville) wants at least to take notice of the art the state already has. The state government that is. Dunnigan’s bill, SB33, proposes to inventory the state’s art collection. Once […]
Steven Lee Adams’ studio space, located in a new building in the heart of Alpine, is a combination studio, gallery space and frame shop. Adam’s easel and paints stand at the center of the space, surrounded by beautifully framed and well-lit art. One corner of the space serves […]
Jean Arnold the Illustrator Comes to Town By Ruth Lubbers Several weeks ago, an invitation from the Utah Arts Council’s Rio Gallery landed on my desk for an intriguing exhibition titled This is Our Land: Discovering America & the World Through Original Illustrations from Children’s Books. And there, on the front […]
Laurel Casjens is an unabashed tourist. The photographs in her exhibit at Finch Lane Gallery are, for the most part, landscapes or architectural subjects, but they were not taken with the calculated precision which characterizes most landscape or architectural photographers. Instead, the images were all taken on the move, […]
This month’s Art Professional Profile is about an absence rather than a presence; about a possibility rather than the actuality. In October of 2007, after over ten years as its Director, Ric Collier resigned from the Salt Lake Art Center. The search for his replacement provides the Board and […]
by Tami Baum What was once a quaint mom and pop frame store in Alpine has now become a sophisticated, elegant art gallery and custom framing boutique. Tonya Ahlstrom, the new owner and gallery director of Seasons Gallery Art & Frame, has an eye for success. With its rich, […]
For those of us who aspire to sell our art, even make a living, our strategies may include 1) creating a web site, 2) finding a gallery to display and sell our work, and 3) driving prospective customers to those online or physical places to view and […]
One of the most remarkable monographs to have been written in recent years is Marian Wardle’sMinerva Teichert: Pageants in Paint. That Wardle is the granddaughter of the venerable western and Mormon muralist is inconspicuous, and with exacting detail, Wardle has created the most important work to date about […]
An interview with Ryan Neely If the past two months is any indication, it may be safe to say that Provo is undergoing an artistic renaissance. Like Salt Lake City and major communities across the country, Provo holds a monthly Gallery Stroll, an event that helps galvanize participation […]
A request has been filed to permit oil drilling in the Great Salt Lake four miles from the Robert Smithson’s earthwork, the Spiral Jetty. The proposed exploratory drilling, subsequent infrastructure, and staging area would all be be visible from the Jetty. The State has not yet made a […]
In the opening line to his new book Modernism: The Lure of Heresy, National Book Award-winning author Peter Gay writes, “Modernism is far easier to exemplify than to define.” In the following five hundred plus pages (as well as a weighty section of notes and bibliographical essays) Gay […]
Reading Shawn Rossiter’s article “ Not Your Grandmother’s Stroll” in the January 2008 issue of 15 Bytes, put me in mind of the formative years of Gallery Stroll. My family and I had moved to Utah from Michigan in 1981 and by 1983 I was a volunteer on […]
The Tree of Utah, our (in)famous sculpture on the side of highway I80, marks its 22nd anniversary today. Standing at Milepost 26 near Wendover, it serves as a visual marker in this flat stretch of The Great Basin. If you know it’s there, when you see it you […]
The Sundance Film Festival opens today in Park City and that means that for the duration of the 10 day festival many of Park City’s visual arts venues will be hijacked by the glitterati (and those courting the glitterati). Julie Nester Gallery, located off well-trod Main Street, maintains its […]
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, […]
Sometimes an installation gets an unexpected boost from nature: so it was in the outdoor sculpture garden at the Central Utah Art Center this week. One of the rare sumptuously beautiful works of art with critical credibility, Roscoe Wilson’s Waste Not, Want Not (see our December issue) saw […]
Annette Everett of Saint George was honored with “Best of Show” for her sculpture, “Duet, Mary & Martha” by a jury of Master Signature Members of American Women Artists (AWA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the inspiration, celebration and encouragement of women in the arts. The piece was awarded […]
Those of you living or working near downtown Salt Lake may have been wondering what the fireworks were all about last Friday. They were part of the celebration of the reopening of the Utah State Capitol. The fireworks followed a PRIVATE rededication ceremony and preceded a PRIVATE reception, just […]
The Salt Lake Art Center announced Thursday that local artist Annie Kennedy has been appointed the new Curator of Education for the Center. Kennedy, who holds an MFA from the Parsons School of Design in New York, comes to the Center after having served as the Director of Education and […]
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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