{"id":103403,"date":"2026-06-01T00:52:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=103403"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:17:44","slug":"utah-artist-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Artist Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"important-paragraph\">The Utah Division of Arts &amp; Museums (UA&amp;M) has announced the 2026 Utah Artist Fellowship recipients. Five fellows have been selected in the program\u2019s Literary Arts and Performing Arts (Music) disciplines, and eight fellows have been selected in the combined discipline of Visual Arts &amp; Design. The fellows, selected from an open application process, will each receive an award of $5,000 as recognition of their exceptional creativity in their fields.<\/p>\n<p class=\"important-paragraph\">The fellowship program has been a mainstay of UA&amp;M since 1986. UA&amp;M administers the program to support professional artists, all from a statewide pool of applicants, as they reach pivotal moments in their artistic practices. The Utah Artist Fellowship is not an award to support a specific art project, recognition of lifetime achievement, or for artists just beginning their careers, but is awarded by out-of-state jurors to encourage career advancement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"important-paragraph\">The Visual Arts &amp; Design fellows are:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103403 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-09-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.09-AM.png 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103416'>\n\t\t\t\tKellie Bornhoft, Ogden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-15-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.15-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.15-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.15-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.15-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103415'>\n\t\t\t\tCara Despain, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-20-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM-350x351.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.20-AM.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103414'>\n\t\t\t\tScout Invie, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-25-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.25-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.25-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.25-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.25-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103413'>\n\t\t\t\tLaurie Larson, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-30-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.30-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.30-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.30-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.30-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103412'>\n\t\t\t\tAimee Odum, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-39-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.39-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.39-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.39-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.39-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103411'>\n\t\t\t\tRebecca Pletsch, Provo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-45-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.45-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.45-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.45-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.45-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103410'>\n\t\t\t\tSara Serratos, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-01-52-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-103409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM-350x349.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.01.52-AM.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-103409'>\n\t\t\t\tMary Toscano, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"important-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Literary Arts fellows are:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-103403 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9-59-56-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-103426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM-350x351.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-9.59.56-AM.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-103426'>\n\t\t\t\tRob Carney, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-02-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.02-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-103425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.02-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.02-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.02-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-103425'>\n\t\t\t\tAmber Caron, Logan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-07-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.07-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-103424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.07-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.07-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.07-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-103424'>\n\t\t\t\tChristopher Cokinos, Logan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-14-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.14-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-103423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.14-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.14-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.14-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-103423'>\n\t\t\t\tKatharine Coles, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-20-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.20-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-103422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.20-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.20-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.20-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-103422'>\n\t\t\t\tCindy King, St. George\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"important-paragraph\">The Performing Arts (Music) fellows are:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-103403 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-30-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.30-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-103421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.30-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.30-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.30-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-103421'>\n\t\t\t\tHeather Bosshardt, Ephraim\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-37-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.37-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-103420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.37-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.37-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.37-AM-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-103420'>\n\t\t\t\tEmily Hicks, Salt Lake City\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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id='gallery-3-103418'>\n\t\t\t\tMaddie Wilson, Cedar Hills\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/utah-artist-fellows\/screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10-00-58-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM-290x290.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-103417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM-290x290.png 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.00.58-AM.png 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-103417'>\n\t\t\t\tAmber Youngberg, Pleasant View\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fellows were chosen by jurors who are nationally renowned arts professionals. This year\u2019s jurors were: Lia Purpura for Literary Arts; Dr. Kristin Tjornehoj for Performing Arts (Music); and Rachel Adams for Visual Arts &amp; Design. Selections were based on evaluation of applications, as well as work samples from the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>(Here&#8217;s hoping a little bit of the fellowship money makes it way to 15 Bytes for our 25-year anniversary \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Division of Arts &amp; Museums (UA&amp;M) has announced the 2026 Utah Artist Fellowship recipients. Five fellows have been selected in the program\u2019s Literary Arts and Performing Arts (Music) disciplines, and eight fellows have been selected in the combined discipline of Visual Arts &amp; Design. The fellows, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recognized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-10.17.10-AM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-09 12:22:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103428,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103403\/revisions\/103428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}