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\nWe noticed this the other day\u2014a house in Salt Lake City along West Temple being gutted by construction workers who were careful to keep a mural along two of its sides intact. Turns out, it\u2019s a new library.<\/p>\n
\nWe noticed this the other day\u2014a house in Salt Lake City along West Temple being gutted by construction workers who were careful to keep a mural along two of its sides intact. Turns out, it\u2019s a new library.<\/p>\n
The Ballpark Library Lab (1406 S. West Temple) is the City Library\u2019s newest location, serving the Ballpark neighborhood from a newly-renovated, repurposed space. It will have a small collection of materials and be open intermittently for programs, events, and reservations.<\/p>\n
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Image courtesy of Salt Lake City Public Library.<\/p><\/div>\n
The ribbon cutting was Friday, May 23, from 9:30\u201310:30am, followed by an open house until 2pm. The the mural is by Utah artist Caro Nilsson.<\/p>\n
-Border & Square, the beloved Provo-based framing shop known for its handcrafted custom work, will open their new space this week. Founded in 2018 by Kheng Lim, a passionate woodworker and art enthusiast, the business has grown from a 200-square-foot studio behind a house to a 650-square-foot garage workshop staffed by a four-person team to, this weekend, an even bigger space at 125 W 500 South in Provo (formerly occupied by Thread Wallets).<\/p>\n
– Pioneer Park, Salt Lake City\u2019s oldest green space, will soon welcome its first permanent public art installation. Set to debut in 2026, Common Roots by artists James Shen of People\u2019s Architecture Office and Jennifer Tran was selected through a national call administered by the Salt Lake City Arts Council\u2019s Public Art Program. Chosen from more than 130 applicants, Shen and Tran proposed a series of colorful archways that will serve as a gateway into the park. Drawing inspiration from tree roots and migration routes, the design also reflects the linguistic and cultural diversity of the neighborhood. The sculptural \u201croots\u201d will spell out \u201cPioneer Park\u201d in flowing cursive letterforms influenced by scripts historically and currently spoken in the area\u2014including Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Arabic, and more.<\/p>\n
-Utah\u2019s art historian with a sartorial flair, Micah Christensen, has been teasing the opening of the Salt Lake Art Museum. Officially, it’s scheduled to open in Spring of 2026 in the former B’Nai Israel Temple at 249 South 400 East in Salt Lake City, but this week sculptor Ben Hammond will be giving a presentation on his work and philosophy at the space.<\/p>\n
-The Utah Public Art Program has announced that Utah artist Scot Olson has been commissioned to create a work for the Mountainland Technical College Heber Campus project. The proposed sculpture \u201cwill depict and honor the student body of Mountainland Technical College, represented by two bronze figures rising from a \u2018flame\u2019 of stone. The stone flame pays homage to the beautiful mountain ranges which frame Heber Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n
-Utah Valley Magazine has awarded the UVU Museum of Art a \u201cBest of Utah Valley\u201d award for Art Museums.<\/p>\n
-Ogden Contemporary Arts has curated \u201chealing-centered artwork\u201d for the newly opened Weber-Morgan Children\u2019s Justice Center. Works by the following artists were revealed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 22: Nancy Andruk Olson, Collin Bradford, Venessa Castagnoi, Samantha da Silva, Emily Fox King, Emily Hawkins, Kiki Gaffney, Lydia Gravis, Miriam Gutierrez, Kathryn Knudsen, Kasey Lou Lindley, Nancy Rivera, Cara Romero, Jorge Rojas, Wren Ross, Heath Satow, Laura Sharp Wilson, Bianca Velasquez.<\/p>\n
-Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) has purchased a work by Cody Chamberlain. The image of an old, twisted juniper reaching upward with its bare branches against a cloud filled sky, will be placed\u2014appropriately enough\u2014in SLCC\u2019s Juniper Building on the Herriman campus.<\/p>\n
-The Utah Watercolor Society\u2019s Spring Show is currently on display at The Attic Gallery in the historic Provo Library (550 N. University Ave.). Awarded works include:<\/p>\n
FIRST PLACE:\u2028Heidi Harley, \u201cTibble Fork Canyon Winter River\u201d<\/p>\n
SECOND PLACE:\u2028Roland Lee, \u201cAngels Landing\u201d<\/p>\n
THIRD PLACE:\u2028Greg Pearson, \u201cThree Flies\u201d<\/p>\n
HONORABLE MENTION:\u2028Bradley Kropp, \u201cFlatwater;\u201d\u2028Kristi Grussendorf, \u201cRed Rock Plein Air;\u201d\u2028Jana Parkin, \u201cWith His Stripes;”\u2028Matt Chatterley, \u201cSeasons of Mist.”
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\nMERCHANT AWARD: Becky Hartvigsen, \u201cOld Guys Rule;\u201d\u2028Sherry Meidell, \u201cThe World at Her Shoelaces;\u201d
\nDiana Vogel, \u201cPerfectly Pink;\u201d\u2028Yvonne Krause, \u201cAnd God Provided Lindsay with Bamboo Children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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