• Visual Arts

    Liberties Under Fire: The ACLU of Utah at 50

    Liberties Under Fire: The ACLU of Utah at 50 Image gallery

    Salt Lake Art Center

    October 17, 2008-January 31, 2009

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    In celebration of and in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah, in honor of their 50 years of advocacy in defending civil liberties, the Salt Lake Art Center has organized Liberties Under Fire. This exhibition features artwork by five artists who depict or suggest pivotal civil liberties issues identified by the ACLU of Utah. To provide informed and unique perspectives about each specific issue, six prominent authors have been invited to write short personal essays. And to place these artworks and essays in a legal framework, the ACLU of Utah has provided 'legal briefs'- with reference to cases from Utah's recent past - related to a specific civil liberty issue. The root issue is the First Amendment - freedom of speech and expression - which is defined in an introduction to the show by Katharine Coles, PhD, Utah Poet Laureate and Professor of English, University of Utah. The five civil liberties issues addressed by pairing of artists and writers include: Abuse of Power: artist Sue Coe and author Forest S. Cuch; Church and State: Artist Enrique Chagoya and author Terry Tempest Williams; LGBT issues: Artist John Trobaugh and playwright Julie Jenson; Racial Justice: artist Kara Walker and author Forest Crawford; and, Torture, Imprisonment, and War: artist Jenny Holzer and author/journalist Mary Dickson.

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets: Free Admission

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      October 17, 2008-January 31, 2009

      Times:
      Tuesday-Thursday 11:00-6:00pm, Friday 11:00pm-9:00pm, Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm

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      Salt Lake Art Center

      20 South West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84101

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      Greater Salt Lake

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