{"id":41481,"date":"2018-12-12T12:27:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T18:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=41481"},"modified":"2019-03-06T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:36:02","slug":"announcing-utahs-15-volume-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/announcing-utahs-15-volume-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Utah’s 15 (Vol. II)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every five years, we check in with our public to answer an important but not always easy question: Who are the state’s most influential artists? These are not necessarily the “hottest” artists, they are not the most “honored” artists, but these are the artists who make a difference in Utah.<\/p>\n

We left it to the public to decide what they felt \u201cinfluential\u201d meant. We wanted these artists to be nominated by their peers, those that have been able to see their influence first hand. We didn\u2019t want the final 15 to be selected by some small committee of \u201cexperts.\u201d Nor did we want it to be a popularity contest, with people\u2019s Facebook accounts filled with pleas of \u201cvote for me.\u201d So we asked a pool of more than 150 people \u2014 artists, writers, administrators, patrons \u2014 to winnow the list down to 15.<\/p>\n

And these are Utah’s Most Influential Artists:<\/p>\n

Pat Bagley
\nEdward Bateman
\nConnie Borup
\nGeralyn Dreyfous
\nStefanie Dykes
\nJann Haworth
\nAmy Jorgensen
\nBeth Krensky
\nKim Martinez
\nJoe Ostraff
\nPilar Pobil
\nJorge Rojas
\nLinda C. Smith
\nTony Smith
\nStephen Trimble<\/p>\n

As we did with our first round of Utah’s 15 in 2014, we’ll be celebrating these artists with an exhibition and a book, both to come at the beginning of 2019.<\/p>\n

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THE “Utah’s 15” EXHIBITION<\/h3>\n

Jan.18 – March 8, 2019
\nRio Gallery
\nCurated by Kandace Steadman<\/p>\n

Join us Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, 6-8 p.m., for a book release party and artists’ reception at Salt Lake City\u2019s Rio Gallery
\nOr Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, 6-9 p.m., for Gallery Stroll.<\/p>\n

This exhibition is the culmination of a project that began with a simple (or not so simple) question: Who are the state\u2019s most influential artists? The public responded, and here are the state\u2019s most influential artists:<\/p>\n

We’ll be celebrating their\u00a0careers with examples of their works.<\/p>\n

Location & Hours<\/h3>\n

Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande St. (455 West), Salt Lake City<\/p>\n

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  • 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m., Mon. \u2013 Fri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Closed Sat. and Sun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      THE BOOK
      \nUtah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists (Vol. II)<\/h3>\n

      As part of our Utah\u2019s 15 project we have been working on a book to examine the influence of these 15 artists.<\/p>\n

      Bound in gray linen, 90 pages, with essays on the artists by some of Utah\u2019s best writers, photo portraits by Simon Blundell, and examples of their work, this is a unique publication on some of Utah\u2019s most important artists.<\/p>\n

      You can pre-order your copy (or copies) with a (minimum)\u00a0$25 donation\/per book to Artists of Utah<\/strong> (if you would like your copy shipped, we will bill you separately for shipping costs).<\/p>\n


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      This book is published with the support of:<\/strong>
      \nThe Doctorow Family Foundation<\/strong>
      \nUtah Division of Arts & Museums
      \nSalt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks<\/strong>
      \nSalt Lake City Arts Council<\/strong>
      \nSam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Essays by Laura Durham, Geoff Wichert, Scotti Hill, Maddie Blonquist, Hannah Sandorf Davis, Laura Hurtado, Shawn Rossiter, Calvin Jolley, Ann Poore, Amy Brunvand, Jann Haworth and Frank McEntire.<\/p>\n

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