| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | | Figuratively Speaking | Utah Arts Festival Gallery | 01/20/12-
02/10/12 | Salt Lake City |
Life AquaticPresented by Art at the Main at Art at the Main January 16-February 11, 2012 Ceramic artist William James is inspired by the mysteries of the ocean in his new collection of pottery Life Aquatic at Art at the Main Gallery. The organic shapes and colors of squids, octopi, and jellyfish become more fantastical in the hands of James, who re-imagines them as lamps, jars, and other functional shapes. | Art at the Main | 01/16/12-
02/11/12 | Salt Lake City |
| Family Art Saturday: Valentine Declarations | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 02/11/12 | Salt Lake City |
| The Art of Peace | Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA) | 01/16/12-
02/11/12 | Salt Lake City |
| Love Notes and Calling Cards | Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library | 02/11/12 | Salt Lake City |
Healing Arts Exhibit: Barry GlazierPresented by Kanab Arts Council at Kane County Hospital January 16-February 15, 2012 This month-long exhibit presents the work of local artist Barry Glazier, perhaps Utah's greatest photographer of the American Cowboy and the southern Utah landscape. | Kanab Arts Council | 01/16/12-
02/15/12 | Kanab |
24x24 ExhibitionPresented by Alpine Art at Alpine Art February 17, 2012 The concept behind their "24x24" exhibition was to select 24 photographers based in Utah to take one photograph on New Years Day on a designated hour. The exhibition will consist of 24 photographs, one by each of the 24 selected artists that will showcase a photograph taken on each hour of the first day in the New Year. Reflecting on a new beginning and a New Year they wanted to bring together local talent and highlight the differences in styles and the variety in subject matter shot all on the... | Alpine Art | 02/17/12 | Salt Lake City |
Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting: Kim SchoenstadtPresented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art November 4, 2011-February 18, 2012 Ms. Schoenstadt embodies the spirit of the Doctorow Prize through her passionate dedication to a practice in contemporary painting. Her painterly, site-specific projects, which frequently include elements of audience participation, incorporate complex urban views, themes of modernist architecture, and historically informed explorations of image and society. | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 11/04/11-
02/18/12 | Salt Lake City |
Third Saturday Art Activity for Families: Art Trading CardsPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts February 18, 2012 Join them for an opening reception for the exhibition, "Georges Rouault: Circus of the Shooting Star" and create your own set of artist trading cards using easy to learn printmaking techniques. They will also enjoy refreshments and circus themed entertainment! | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 02/18/12 | Salt Lake City |
Art in KayentaPresented by Coyote Gulch Art Village at Art in Kayenta February 17-February 19, 2012 On the outer edge of Southern Utah where the red sand is garnished with silvery sage and framed by towering red cliffs, you'll find Kayenta. The sun pours warm and golden from a turquoise sky. This amazing landscape is the backdrop for the annual "Art In Kayenta" Festival, with its broad spectrum of artists offering work in acrylic, watercolors, oils, bronze sculptures, fused glass, gourd art, mosaics, photography, metal art, jewelry, pottery and more. | Coyote Gulch Art Village | 02/17/12-
02/19/12 | Ivins |
Duncan Johnson Exhibition Presented by Julie Nester Gallery at Julie Nester Gallery January 27-February 21, 2012 Wood is Duncan Johnson's medium of expression. Working with reclaimed wood that he finds in his home state of Vermont, Johnson creates sculptural works by forming and shaping countless bits of wood into elegant geometric compositions. The entire field of pattern and color is overlaid with a grid of tiny silver brads that have the effect of stitching or netting. | Julie Nester Gallery | 01/27/12-
02/21/12 | Park City |
Bad Dog Arts • After-School Art ClassesPresented by Bad Dog Arts January 11-February 22, 2012 Famous Artists • Ages 7-8
Explore famous artists and be inspired by the themes and techniques that dominate their work. Discover new artists that are making art right now as well as learn about historical artists who made art a long time ago. From painters to sculptors and everything in between, expand your knowledge of artists while becoming a better artist yourself | Bad Dog Arts | 01/11/12-
02/22/12 | Salt Lake city |
13th Black and White Competition ExhibitPresented by Eccles Community Art Center at Eccles Community Art Center February 3-February 25, 2012 The 13th Black and White Statewide, a juried competition is open to recent works by Utah artists. Original work in all media, including paintings, prints, monoprints, drawings, graphics, photographs, pottery, sculptures and textiles are eligible. Works displayed will be in black, white and/or shades of gray. The jurors for this competition are artists, David Estes of Salt Lake City, and Paul Trentelman of Ogden, Utah. | Eccles Community Art Center | 02/03/12-
02/25/12 | Ogden |
Downtown Art ToursPresented by House Gallery at House Gallery February 25, 2012 Join them for this exciting and educational experience as wthey take you around to some of the great contemporary art of downtown Salt Lake! | House Gallery | 02/25/12 | Salt Lake City |
Nature of Sustainable Art Show Presented by Red Butte Garden and Arboretum at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum January 6-February 26, 2012 This indoor art exhibit showcases imaginative works from Utah artists as they celebrate the beauty of nature through the use of sustainable and recycled materials. Come see how these local artists have creatively transformed everyday items into unique works of art. | Red Butte Garden and Arboretum | 01/06/12-
02/26/12 | Salt Lake City |
Ricardo Montalvan: A Classical RebirthPresented by Covey Center for the Arts at Covey Center for the Arts January 6-February 26, 2012 Ricardo Montalvan was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and emigrated with his family to Utah in 1996. He studied at UVU, and mostly trained independently; lots of reading and studying the old masters through library books, documentaries and the internet. | Covey Center for the Arts | 01/06/12-
02/26/12 | Provo |
| Utah Travels Photo Exibit | Utah Cultural Celebration Center | 01/12/12-
02/29/12 | West Valley City |
| Olympic Experience Exhibition | Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library | 02/01/12-
02/29/12 | Salt Lake City |
The art of Brent HaddockPresented by Pioneer Theatre Company at Pioneer Theatre Company - The Loge Gallery February 17-March 3, 2012 Brent Haddock creates hand-pulled intaglio prints based on thoughts of Renaissance life and feelings about the desert canyons where he lives. Semi-abstract, his prints are characterized by graphic compositions, natural elements of design and subtle color harmonies. While printmaking has a long history, he crafts his images with modern resources. They are made using the creative and expressive dynamics of a new, safer, non-toxic approach to printmaking that uses no harmful acids, solvents or... | Pioneer Theatre Company | 02/17/12-
03/03/12 | Salt Lake City |
Hidden Voices: Women in PrintmakingPresented by Woodbury Art Museum - Utah Valley University at Woodbury Art Museum - Utah Valley University January 3-March 3, 2012 The Hidden Voices program focuses on underrepresented populations and offers a safe outlet for expression through art projects, developing skills and building community in Utah County. As the second session of the Hidden Voices program, Women in Printmaking showcases work from women in our community, selected to share their life experiences and personal views through the printmaking medium. Some participants have overcome tremendous obstacles in their pasts and have used the program as a... | Woodbury Art Museum - Utah Valley University | 01/03/12-
03/03/12 | Orem |
Community and Family NightPresented by Springville Museum of Art at Springville Museum of Art March 5, 2012 Join them for another enchanting evening of family fun. Their guest artist will be Laurie Lisonbee, who will be followed by the Main Street Puppet Theatre. The evening will conclude with a children's art project. | Springville Museum of Art | 03/05/12 | Springville |
Annual Statewide CompetitionPresented by Bountiful/Davis Art Center at Bountiful/Davis Art Center January 27-March 9, 2012 This is one of the longest-running juried visual arts exhibitions in Utah highlighting the works of Utah's most creative visual artists.
The competition is open to all professional artists living in Utah. Original works of art in the following media will be accepted: watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media, drawings, graphics, photographs, weavings/textiles and sculpture. | Bountiful/Davis Art Center | 01/27/12-
03/09/12 | Bountiful |
Up Close and Far AwayPresented by Gallery MAR at Gallery MAR February 24-March 16, 2012 Flint's paintings are about the rhythmic cycles of the natural world. Ideas of memory, fragility, and interconnections traverse his work. Earthy colors, repeated patterns, and marks intermingle with hidden images of glyphs, plants, animals, and figures, to form layers of meaning. Rich textures, worked surfaces, and subtle light qualities come from intuitively working and reworking the surface. No preliminary sketches are made in Flint's process; every thought is worked out directly on the... | Gallery MAR | 02/24/12-
03/16/12 | Park City |
Third Saturday Art Activity for Families: Self Portrait CanvasesPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts March 17, 2012 The exhibition, "At Work: WPA Prints" is a collection of Depression-era prints that show men and women at work. Join us in the galleries and the classroom to explore your own ideas about work. Paint a picture of yourself doing your dream job. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 03/17/12 | Salt Lake City |
Faculty Gallery TalkPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts March 21, 2012 Meet the artists for a series of gallery talks for The Faculty Show. At each of the three talks, several faculty members from the University of Utah's Art Department will be available to discuss their work on display in The Faculty Show. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 03/21/12 | Salt Lake City |
Nate Pack Art ExhibitPresented by Red Butte Garden and Arboretum at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum March 2-March 25, 2012 Using familiar images from the world of sports, music, and childhood play, Nate Pack takes seemingly entertaining and juvenile images and permeates them with peculiar angles, bold use of color and a profound sense of form. His work is no child's play. While focusing on the figures, Pack crams his arrangements with stylistic charm and pushes the concept of the narrative to a new whimsical dimension. | Red Butte Garden and Arboretum | 03/02/12-
03/25/12 | Salt Lake City |
Horses in Black and WhitePresented by Kanab Arts Council at Best Friends Animal Society March 1-March 31, 2012 Horses in Black and White features the black and white photography of Eldon and Sanday Byland, two of Southern Utah's most gifted photographers. The subjects of the works are Brighty and Kaibab, their magnificent Spotted Draft horses. | Kanab Arts Council | 03/01/12-
03/31/12 | Kanab |
The Art of Ben BehuninPresented by Pioneer Theatre Company at Pioneer Theatre Company - The Loge Gallery March 23-April 7, 2012 In March 2001, Ben Behunin founded Wild Rooster Artworks. His third studio in his 6 year career, Ben was determined to make this studio and business the best and most productive studio he could imagine. It is wild because of Ben's grateful affliction with Attention Deficit Disorder. | Pioneer Theatre Company | 03/23/12-
04/07/12 | Salt Lake City |
Tracing TangentsPresented by Gallery MAR at Gallery MAR March 17-April 7, 2012 Two artists working in abstraction, Kessler and Moore both explore linear movements in these new bodies of work. Kessler's acrylic works are characterized by large fields of diaphanous color that are activated by organic linear structures that have been visually and physically woven into a grid structure. All of these visual elements, as well as the color combinations, have been carefully extracted from nature. For Moore, making art is a quest to make sense of the world, both materially and... | Gallery MAR | 03/17/12-
04/07/12 | Park City |
Visualizing FinancePresented by Kimball Art Center at Kimball Art Center February 11-April 7, 2012 Carl Richards's simple sketches make complex financial concepts easy to understand for thousands of people every week on the Bucks blog on the NYTimes.com. Richards' art, which is part of a larger movement that he refers to as Visualizing Finance, will also appear in his first book, The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways To Stop Doing Dumb Things With Money. The Kimball Art Center is the first venue to present Richards' sketches in an exhibition that coincides with the release of two... | Kimball Art Center | 02/11/12-
04/07/12 | Park City |
SCI Institute: The Art of SciencePresented by Kimball Art Center at Kimball Art Center February 11-April 7, 2012 As internationally recognized leaders in scientific visualization, researchers at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah, work constantly to develop new and better ways to visualize and communicate the results of scientific inquiry. Although their visual designs are created to serve science, many of SCI's visualizations of computer simulations in combustion or bioelectric activity in the heart and brain, or of data ranging from a galactic scale down to a... | Kimball Art Center | 02/11/12-
04/07/12 | Park City |
10th Anniversary of Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games RetrospectivePresented by Kimball Art Center at Kimball Art Center February 1-April 7, 2012 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In connection with a number of events and activities celebrating the Olympic Games, an exhibit of official Olympic photographs and memorabilia will be on display at the Kimball Art Center. In addition, an Olympic community wall will be featured on the lower level of the Kimball where members of the community can post copies of their own photographs and stories sharing their Olympic experiences. | Kimball Art Center | 02/01/12-
04/07/12 | Park City |
| Perception | Utah Arts Festival Gallery | 03/16/12-
04/13/12 | Salt Lake City |
| Christine McDonough Photography - Reception | Red Butte Garden and Arboretum | 04/14/12 | Salt Lake City |
UMFA Weekend Docent Training Presented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts March 10-April 14, 2012 Attention all museum lovers, cultural enthusiasts, history buffs and devoted art advocates: Are you looking for a way to serve and inspire others in your community? The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is looking for passionate volunteers to serve as weekend docents! The UMFA depends on a dedicated docent team each year to fulfill its mission and guide thousands of visitors through its halls. Docents will have the opportunity to delve deep into art history and the UMFA's exhibitions, gain valuable... | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 03/10/12-
04/14/12 | Salt Lake City |
Homeward BoundPresented by Gallery MAR at Gallery MAR March 30-April 20, 2012 The search for self leads us home. In Allen's work, the dominant theme is the life and landscape of the American West. The mythology of the West, solitude, strength, discipline, individualism, pride and promise, provide a source of imagery and inspiration which draws on more than 20 years of her experience in black and white photography. After more than 30 years of other artistic endeavors, Rogers works as a full-time studio artist in the central coast of California. His home and studio are... | Gallery MAR | 03/30/12-
04/20/12 | Park City |
Third Saturday Art Activity for Families: MonoprintsPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts April 21, 2012 The museum is full of different kinds of prints this Spring. From etchings and engravings to woodcuts and lithographs, prints of all kinds can inspire you to make your own print. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 04/21/12 | Salt Lake City |
Locals Only Gallery Round 2: Joshua LutherPresented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art January 6-April 21, 2012 Luther received a BFA at Utah State University and then an MFA from University of Nebraska-Lincoln before returning to Utah. During the course of his graduate studies, Luther began to investigate the realms of epistemology and linguistics within his work. Pieces consisted of random letters and numbers signifying the arbitrary nature of language. Hidden imagery was used to illustrate the limitations of perception and the nihilistic situation of the human experience. Luther is currently working... | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 01/06/12-
04/21/12 | Salt Lake City |
Christine McDonough Photography ExhibitPresented by Red Butte Garden and Arboretum at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum March 30-April 22, 2012 Christine has long loved photography, from her first point-and-shoot camera she inherited at the age of 16, to the high-quality digital SLR she uses today. Growing up in Utah, she was surrounded by visually stunning places, from the red rocks of Capitol Reef to the cool forests of the Wasatch and Uinta ranges. The beauty compelled her to record it on film. From this beginning, her photography has evolved into images that focus more on color and pattern in abstract forms, though she also retains... | Red Butte Garden and Arboretum | 03/30/12-
04/22/12 | Salt Lake City |
| Natural Treasures | Utah Arts Festival Gallery | 04/20/12-
05/11/12 | Salt Lake City |
Collections within the CollectionPresented by St. George Art Museum at St. George Art Museum January 14-May 12, 2012 The St. George Art Museum has many different types of collections within the permanent collection. There are themes, such as Zion National Park, America's National Parks, The Legacy Collection, and the Historic photographs to name just a few. | St. George Art Museum | 01/14/12-
05/12/12 | Saint George |
St. George Then and Now - Historic and Contemporary PhotographsPresented by St. George Art Museum at St. George Art Museum January 14-May 12, 2012 Apropos of the City of St. George's 150th birthday, we will host, in the aptly named Legacy Gallery, Then and Now. They have chosen several Then historic photographs from the Lynne Clark Collection of the early days of St. George to pair with Now photographs taken by acclaimed photographer, Dave Becker. | St. George Art Museum | 01/14/12-
05/12/12 | Saint George |
Third Saturday Art Activity for Families: Found Object SculpturePresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts May 19, 2012 Explore our newly installed Modern and Contemporary Art gallery and see sculptures made from rubber, Plexiglas, cardboard, and pins. Create your own sculpture from everyday materials. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 05/19/12 | Salt Lake City |
2012 Sundance Film Festival New FrontierPresented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art January 20-May 19, 2012 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art will again host Sundance Film Festival's "New Frontier" in Salt Lake City, Utah. New Frontier is curated by Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Shari Frilot. Highlighting work that pushes the boundaries of storytelling and the moving image, New Frontier celebrates its sixth anniversary as a convergence of film, art, and new media technologies and is a hotbed for cinematic innovation. | Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | 01/20/12-
05/19/12 | Salt Lake City |
Gordon Eddington Copper Art ExhibitPresented by Red Butte Garden and Arboretum at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum April 27-May 20, 2012 The Process of Art on Copper: Gordon takes an image, usually from his photography, and then creates a mosaic pattern from the design. He then transfers the pattern to a piece of copper sheeting. Once this is done the copper is cut into pieces that can be fired with a torch. The type of enamel, translucent or opaque, and the color and the amount of heat determines the outcome of the firing. Once the pieces are fired, they are reassembled and mounted on a steel plate and framed. | Red Butte Garden and Arboretum | 04/27/12-
05/20/12 | Salt Lake City |
14th Annual Great Salt Lake Bird FestivalPresented by Davis County Community and Economic Development at Davis County Legacy Events Center May 17-May 21, 2012 The 14th annual Great Salt Lake Bird Festival announces its 2012 Student Art Contest, sponsored in part by a grant from the Davis County Commissioners' Cup Golf Tournament and Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. All Utah students from kindergarten to 12th grade are invited to submit an original drawing or painting in color of a Black-crowned Night Heron using personal observation, field guides, or Internet resources to research their artwork. | Davis County Community and Economic Development | 05/17/12-
05/21/12 | Farmington |
The Wasatch Back Student Art Show: Everyday ArtPresented by Kimball Art Center at Kimball Art Center April 14-May 27, 2012 The Kimball Art Center is pleased to present the annual Wasatch Back Student Art Show featuring work by student artists in Summit and Wasatch County Schools, grades K - 12. | Kimball Art Center | 04/14/12-
05/27/12 | Park City |
| This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement | The Leonardo at Library Square | 01/13/12-
05/31/12 | Salt Lake City |
Notion of MotionPresented by Thanksgiving Point at Thanksgiving Point July 1, 2011-June 1, 2012 Thanksgiving Point's Museum of Ancient Life will open a new interactive science exhibit, "Notion of Motion". The exhibit will feature a variety of fun, hands-on activities relating to the principle of motion through June 2012 as part of Thanksgiving Point exclusive five-year agreement with the Exploratorium Network, a prestigious national partnership that provides traveling hands-on exhibits to engage children and adults in the areas of science, art and human perception. | Thanksgiving Point | 07/01/11-
06/01/12 | Lehi |
| Particulation and Caught Up in the Moment | Utah Arts Festival Gallery | 05/18/12-
06/08/12 | Salt Lake City |
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