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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

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The mission of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is to encourage contemporary visual artists and art that challenge and educate public perceptions of civil, social and aesthetic issues affecting society. The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art as the Art Barn Association, which was founded in 1931 with the leadership of Alta Rawlins Jensen. For the first thirty years, the Art Barn's activities were managed entirely by volunteers, with professional artists hired to teach classes; but following a name change to Salt Lake Art Center in 1958, and the hiring of James Haseltine, its first paid full-time director in 1961, the all-volunteer organization had a professional leadership. In 1979 the institution moved to its current location at 20 South West Temple, in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. In 2011 the Salt Lake Art Center changed its name to the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. After 75 years, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art to present contemporary art exhibitions and programs, which have aesthetic and social consciousness, which elicit civil dialogue about crucial issues, which evoke emotional responses, and which are thought-provoking to the community.

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    Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

    20 South West Temple
    Salt Lake City, UT 84101

    Phone: (801) 328-4201   |  

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  • • Current Events

      01/20/12- 05/19/12	2012 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 2012 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Presented 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.
      01/06/12- 04/21/12	Locals Only Gallery Round 2: Joshua Luther Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Locals Only Gallery Round 2: Joshua Luther Presented 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...
      11/04/11- 02/18/12	Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting: Kim Schoenstadt Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting: Kim Schoenstadt Presented 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.

  • • Upcoming Events

      02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 This portrait of Steven J. Bernstein illuminates the life, work and impact of one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. Known for his angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings about people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them, his unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially exciting when read in his own gravely voice. Unfortunately much of Jesse's work has not yet found the audience it deserves outside the Pacific Northwest.
      02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 I Am Secretly an Important Man is a feature length documentary film portrait of Steven J. Bernstein, one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. His angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings are about sensitive souls, drifters and drug addicts; people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them. He peeled back the ugliness and the darkness of life on the fringe to expose tender and not so tender human feeling. His unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially...
      02/11/12	Family Art Saturday: Valentine Declarations Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Family Art Saturday: Valentine Declarations Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 11, 2012 Make your own Valentine cards Barbara Kruger style. Share the love with creative text and image combos that are sure to have heart.
      03/09/12	Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art March 9, 2012 Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss traces the broad spectrum of this important artist's life and work, ranging from the aesthetic influences of her early childhood and her ground-breaking career as a Harvard-trained architect to her emergence as a cutting-edge artist whose work fuses and astonishing range of elements, including architecture, mathamatics, computer technology, painting, printmaking and calligraphy. The documentary film examines the roots of Bliss's art in the...
      04/13/12	Shit Year Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Shit Year Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art April 13, 2012 Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the quiet and peace of mind she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she really can't stand herself now that she has given up the only thing that she has ever truly been passionate about.
      08/13/12	Family Art Saturday: Kite Making and Screening of Curious George Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Family Art Saturday: Kite Making and Screening of Curious George Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art August 13, 2012 Come and choose from a variety of kite designs from bugs to birds and embellish your kite with designs that are sure to dazzle the sky. This special edition of Family Art Saturday will feature a special screening of the movie Curious George.

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/20/12- 05/19/12	2012 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 2012 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Presented 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.
    01/06/12- 04/21/12	Locals Only Gallery Round 2: Joshua Luther Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Locals Only Gallery Round 2: Joshua Luther Presented 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...
    11/04/11- 02/18/12	Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting: Kim Schoenstadt Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting: Kim Schoenstadt Presented 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.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 This portrait of Steven J. Bernstein illuminates the life, work and impact of one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. Known for his angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings about people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them, his unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially exciting when read in his own gravely voice. Unfortunately much of Jesse's work has not yet found the audience it deserves outside the Pacific Northwest.
    02/10/12	I Am Secretly an Important Man Utah Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Secretly an Important Man Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 10, 2012 I Am Secretly an Important Man is a feature length documentary film portrait of Steven J. Bernstein, one of Seattle's most celebrated voices. His angry, surprisingly fresh, lyrical writings are about sensitive souls, drifters and drug addicts; people alienated by a society that refuses to understand them. He peeled back the ugliness and the darkness of life on the fringe to expose tender and not so tender human feeling. His unique rhythms, filled with humor and pain, were especially...
    02/11/12	Family Art Saturday: Valentine Declarations Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Family Art Saturday: Valentine Declarations Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art February 11, 2012 Make your own Valentine cards Barbara Kruger style. Share the love with creative text and image combos that are sure to have heart.
    03/09/12	Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art March 9, 2012 Arch of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss traces the broad spectrum of this important artist's life and work, ranging from the aesthetic influences of her early childhood and her ground-breaking career as a Harvard-trained architect to her emergence as a cutting-edge artist whose work fuses and astonishing range of elements, including architecture, mathamatics, computer technology, painting, printmaking and calligraphy. The documentary film examines the roots of Bliss's art in the...
    04/13/12	Shit Year Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Shit Year Presented by Utah Film Center at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art April 13, 2012 Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the quiet and peace of mind she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she really can't stand herself now that she has given up the only thing that she has ever truly been passionate about.
    08/13/12	Family Art Saturday: Kite Making and Screening of Curious George Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Family Art Saturday: Kite Making and Screening of Curious George Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art August 13, 2012 Come and choose from a variety of kite designs from bugs to birds and embellish your kite with designs that are sure to dazzle the sky. This special edition of Family Art Saturday will feature a special screening of the movie Curious George.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    01/25/12	Performance: 2012 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier: Gingger Shankar Performs Himalaya Song Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/25/12	Ruby Lerner of Creative Capital Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/21/12	Art Talk: 2012 Sundance New Frontier: A Discussion with the Artists of Question Bridge: Black Males Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/14/12	Family Art Saturday: Living Out Loud Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/13/12	The Color of Your Socks: A Year with Pipilotti Rist Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/06/12	First Friday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/10/11	Hung Up On Words Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/09/11	Herb + Dorothy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/02/11	Fall Lecture Series: Wendy Red Star, Crow Style: The Artwork of Wendy Red Star Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/02/11- 01/21/12	Mirko Martin's Noir Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/02/11	First Fridays with Jesse Walker Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/16/11	Design Thinking: The Innovation Engine Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/15/11- 11/18/11	Kim Schoenstadt Exhibit at Salt Lake Art Center Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/15/11	Design for Good Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/12/11	Sounds Like Painting: Family Art Saturday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/11/11	Blank City Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/04/11	First Friday Opening: Kim Schoenstadt Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/03/11	Fall Lecture Series: Kim Schoenstadt Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/14/11	Public Speaking Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/08/11	Family Art Saturday: Double Take Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/07/11	Fall Lecture Series: Sholeh Wolpe, Poems of Provocations and Witness Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/07/11- 01/07/12	Doublespeak Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/07/11- 11/19/11	Creative Ideas for Every Season Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/07/11	First Fridays Inaugural Celebration Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/23/11- 09/24/11	The Fourth Annual Urban Gallery Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/17/11	Professional Development Workshop - Salt Lake City Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/16/11	Jorge Rojas: Tortilla Oracle Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/10/11	Family Art: Orange you glad. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/10/11	Nocturnal Fruit Forage Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/09/11	The Gates Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/09/11	Creativity in Focus Film Series: The Gates Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/08/11	Planting the Seed: Gardens, Growing, and Agriculture in Art Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/31/11- 10/22/11	Final Light: V. Douglas Snow in Retrospect Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/31/11	Locals Only Gallery Opening with artist Jared Clark Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/31/11- 10/03/11	Looped: Enduring Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/31/11- 12/17/11	Locals Only Gallery - Jared Clark: Bild Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/27/11	Art Nosh Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/13/11	Family Art Saturday: Flying High Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/03/11	Write Shoot Ride Premiere Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/18/11	Family Art Saturday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/13/11	Fallen Fruit of Utah Family Night Public Opening Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/11/11- 09/17/11	Fallen Truth of Utah Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/11	Publishing Law and Book Contracts Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/11	Family Art Saturday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/11	Lenka Konopasek Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/13/11- 06/17/11	Lawn Gnomes Eat Your Hearts Out Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/27/11	Salaam Fundraiser Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/15/11	Art Talk by Adam Lerner Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/09/11	Essential Law for Visual Artists Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/09/11- 06/01/11	Expanded Field: The International Sculpture Center Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/08/11	Gravity was Everywhere Back Then Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/01/11- 06/01/11	The Place This Is Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/24/11	Panel: Transmedia Narrative Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/19/11	Elephant by Deke Weaver Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/18/11- 04/13/11	Lawn Gnomes Eat Your Hearts Out Lawn Art Competition Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/16/11- 03/17/11	Jason Hardink Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/12/11	Music and the Law Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/11/11	All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    03/05/11	Foster Art Program Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    02/18/11	The Influence of Digital Media in Contemporary Dance Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    02/11/11	Chuck Close Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/28/11	Mohamed Sharif: October Follies, Diagrams (Dis)Covered In Dessert Sands Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/27/11	Discussion: James Franco on Three's Company: The Drama Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/26/11	Myth and Infrastructure by Miwa Matreyek Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/24/11	Discussion and Comic Book Signing: Lynn Hershman Leeson On Raw/War Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    01/21/11- 03/25/11	New Frontier Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/29/10- 12/31/10	Celebrate Eve at the Art Center Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/11/10	Family Art Saturday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/10/10	Exit Through the Gift Shop Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    12/03/10	Barking Water Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/13/10	Family Art Saturday Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/12/10	Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/06/10	M?lange II Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    11/05/10- 01/08/11	Honeymoon Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/16/10	Art Meets Fashion Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/08/10	Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    10/08/10- 01/09/11	Go West Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/24/10- 09/26/10	Dark Horses/Fallen Shadows Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/24/10	Melissa Ann Pinney Lecture Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/18/10	A Celebration of Cultural Diversity Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/17/10- 09/18/10	Urban Gallery All-Star Face Off Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/10/10	RiP: A Remix Manifesto Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    09/08/10	Ellina Kevorkian Film Premiere Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/16/10	Field Workshop Showing Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    08/07/10- 10/30/10	Melissa Ann Pinney: Girl Ascending Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/18/10- 09/16/10	Contemporary Masters Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/12/10	Family Art Saturday: Symbolic Self-Portraits Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    06/05/10- 06/24/10	Not Just Another Pretty Face Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/19/10	The World Cafe: Sculpture Today? Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/19/10	The World Cafe: Scultpture Today? Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/15/10	Slide Jam: Seven Deadly Sins Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/15/10	Slide Jam: Seven Deadly Sins Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/10	Summer Film Series: Seven Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/10	Summer Film Series: Seven Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/14/10	Seven Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/08/10	Fmaily Art Saturday: Flock of Seagulls Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/08/10	Family Art Saturday: Flock of Seagulls Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/08/10	Spring Scram Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    05/04/10	Working Artist Lecture Series: Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack - A Discussion with Michael Light Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    04/25/10	The Margaret Fuller Problem: Women in a Man's World Utah Museum of Contemporary Art