St. George may be the place to be this month. If you’re down there to check out the redrock, you’ll also find a lot of art to see. Of course, there’s both the St. George Arts Festival and the Z-Arts Annual Open Studio tour this month. Two artists […]
You’ve got to get ’em hooked early on. Here’s a photo of my two kids admiring the Veera Kasicharernvat exhibit at Acces II gallery. My oldest spent the better part of her first year in Chroma Gallery when the Artists of Utah office was in the back there. […]
by Tami Baum Brigham Young University professor of art, Peter Everett, maintains a studio on his property in American Fork. In a separate structure from the home, the studio occupies what was originally constructed as a shop where replica printing presses and pioneer wagons were made. To adapt […]
Leia Bell’s name has become synonymous with concert posters here in the Salt Lake area. Her work started popping up on the fliers, posters, and advertising for Salt Lake’s most popular all ages venue, Kilby Court, over seven years ago. Her union with owner Phil Sherburne produced a perfect […]
Mid-march it seemed like spring was about to be completely ignored for a mad rush to the heat of the summer, but then the traditional late season snowstorm blew in and the temps dropped by thirty points in a matter of days. But as we all know, these […]
Elizabeth Matthews invited me over for lunch today. Her other guests were Brian Parkin and his wife, Marian Boardley, owners of Moab Art Works, and their friend, Trish Hawkins, who lives in Castle Valley. Brian and Trish, both natives of the U.K., had come to Salt Lake to take their […]
Barbara Lyman has decided to throw away her brushes. Because she hates to clean them, she has traded in her sable and hog bristles for the palette knife. Her change in tools is matched by the dramatic stylistic change evident in her new body of work, on exhibit […]
Mid-march it seemed like spring was about to be completely ignored for a mad rush to the heat of the summer, but then the traditional late season snowstorm blew in and the temps dropped by thirty points in a matter of days. But as we all know, these […]
For many of us baby boomers who witnessed the emerging days of local TV kiddie shows, we were family because we all shared the same uncle. Roscoe Grover, the portly, kind and multi-talented gent known to us as “Uncle Roscoe,” was asked by KSL TV in 1950 to […]
Most months when editing this ezine, I begin to see patterns and connections in our arts community. Sometimes I think the confluences are simply constructs of my imagination; but other times — like with the number of video installations last month — the evidence is too strong and […]
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The following was written by Trent Thursby Alvey in regards to her exhibition Paintings and Assemblages on exhibit at the Salt Lake Main Library from Feb 25 through March 31. My experience exhibiting at the library became an opportunity for self-discovery. The reasons for creating art vary for different […]
Eileen Doktorski is an assistant professor of sculpture at Utah State University where she has taught since 2002. Her installation “Domestic Arsenal” is currently on display at the Salt Lake Art Center through May. Doktorski was a Fulbright Scholar at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland […]
Jacqui Larsen’s art embodies the adage, “One man’s junk is another [wo]man’s treasure.” Anything discarded is inherently fascinating to Larsen, and her small home studio is a repository of articles that other people have gotten rid of but that she keeps as inspiration and treasure. She refers to […]
Entering Art Access’s Access II Gallery, where Linnie Brown’s Landmarks: Recent Works is on display through April 13th, one might ask, “Has Picasso gone crazy?” No, Picasso has not gone mad, but Linnie Brown has lucidly painted — constructed (as cubists do) — a series of abstract works which are […]
Despite their apparently simple compositions, Lindsay Frei’s new series of paintings, Alterations, are anything but simple, and raise many pertinent questions — most poignantly, issues involving the nature of human identity and individuality. The Helper artist’s inspiration for these works stem from her discovery of an abandoned suitcase of old clothing. […]
by Brandon Cook In September of last year I put in an order at Amazon for the soon-to-be-published book George Inness: Writings and Reflections on Art & Philosophy from George Braziller publishers. I was in a painting slump and urgently needed the ingredients the book was sure to provide in order to make […]
Legislative Watch National Funding Issues Earlier this month, the Congressional Arts Caucus asked all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sign two letters of support for increases in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and for the Arts in Education program at the U.S. […]
For a couple of years in the ’70s, I was known only as “Elder Alder.” I didn’t much like it, and, apparently, most of the residents of Montreal and Toronto didn’t either. But I can’t imagine being called “Mahonri.” Rather than having to spell that name for everyone, […]
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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