UTAH'S ART MAGAZINE SINCE 2001, 15 Bytes is published by Artists of Utah, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah’s art scene continues to evolve in unexpected and vivid ways — from ski slopes turned into open-air galleries at Powder Mountain, to community-driven murals in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark neighborhood, to shifting landscapes of funding and institutional change. Recent articles reflect this dynamic moment: a book festival […]
For 15 years, loveDANCEmore has served as a catalyst for Utah’s experimental dance community, presenting performances, publishing criticism and sustaining a dialogue about what it means to make and witness dance in Utah. Founded by choreographer and educator Ashley Anderson, the organization has evolved from a grassroots effort […]
The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program has announced four artists—Jann Haworth, Lenka Konopasek, Trent Call, and Jason Manley—as recipients of its latest public art commission, Unifying Artworks. The project aims to enliven the city’s parks, trails, and open spaces through a series of sculptural installations […]
9/19 SLTRIB: Here’s the timeline for the massive overhaul of Abravanel Hall, UMOCA and the Salt Palace Construction plans for Salt Lake County’s portion of the downtown sports, entertainment, culture and convention district call for breaking ground on major overhauls of the Salt Palace Convention Center, Abravanel Hall […]
For more than a decade, Salt Lake City has been transformed with a colorful explosion of public art projects, street art and murals. (Don’t believe us? Check out our Art Lake City map). GREENbike would like to take that trend mobile with a new blend of art and […]
Now in its 11th year, the Avenues Open Studios tour continues to draw visitors into one of Salt Lake City’s most iconic neighborhoods with an ethos as open as its name suggests. “No Judging, No Censoring, and Everyone Welcome” is the event’s Statement of Purpose, and organizer Anne […]
You may have noticed something both familiar and odd in your social media feed, today—another image of the Great Salt Lake, slight waves lapping on the shore, the Wasatch Range in the distance; but if you paused before swiping, you may have seen the source—an Instagram handle belonging […]
In 2024, Ryan Hymas helped put Santaquin on the map. The art map. The artist, 11 years sober, transformed a late-19th-century pioneer dwelling into an art extravaganza inside and out. When he first began renting the house on Main Street, it was falling apart and full of cobwebs. […]
The Utah Women 2020 mural, conceived and led by Salt Lake City artist Jann Haworth during the pandemic, recently got a facelift. Originally created in 2020 as a digital mural, it was compiled from more than 250 stencil portraits submitted by artists of all ages and skill levels […]
– At the 2025 Helper Plein Air Festival, the top honor of Best of Show went to Robert Fuerer for his ambitious painting Helper, a sweeping work that captured the town’s layered story—from its railyards and main street architecture to the towering geology above. Judge Aimee Erickson praised […]
Logan August 20, 2025 – January 17, 2026 Reception: Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:30–8:00 pm Curated by Brad Kahlhamer and Dan Mills, this exhibition showcases twelve contemporary Indigenous artists and two collaboratives whose works push against traditional Western art expectations. Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the […]
The St. George Art Museum has appointed Meagan Evans as its new Manager and Curator, a move the museum says marks “a bold step forward in shaping the Museum’s future through dynamic exhibitions, thoughtful scholarship, and community engagement.” “It is a privilege to contribute to the legacy of […]
Now in its 11th year, the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival continues its mission of platforming independent theater with a lineup that reflects the city’s growing appetite for bold, locally driven performance. Running from July 24 to August 3, this year’s festival features 24 original productions across two […]
After more than a decade as a hub for contemporary art in central Utah, Granary Arts has closed its physical space in Ephraim and announced it will continue operations through a virtual, project-based model. “As we move away from our origin story and this place we have called […]
Jeff Lambson, a former curator of contemporary art at Brigham Young University and a nationally recognized museum leader, is returning to Utah to serve as deputy director of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) at Utah State University. Lambson’s appointment comes at a time of growth […]
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has announced the recipients of the 2025 Mayor’s Artists Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made lasting contributions to the city’s cultural life. A few are such longstanding champions of our arts community—pillars, if you will—we were surprised to learn they […]
Suzanne Sbarge, the visionary founder and longtime executive director of Albuquerque’s 516 ARTS, has been selected as Ogden Contemporary Arts’ fourth annual Artist-in-Residence. A practicing visual artist as well as a curator and arts advocate, Sbarge will begin her two-month residency in Ogden on September 1, 2025, culminating […]
In a year when public funding for the arts continues to face significant challenges, the Utah Division of Arts & Museums has awarded $5,000 fellowships to 20 Utah artists across four categories—Visual Arts, Design Arts, Literary Arts, and Performing Arts (Theatre). The 2025 Utah Artist Fellowships recognize exceptional […]
