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.
The Salt Lake County’s Brown Bag Discussion Series “Art Too! Art Not!” concluded this past month, with the final panel discussion “Controversies in the Salt Lake County Art Collection” held on Friday, October 17th. Dave Ericson and William Seifrit, both of whom were on the committee which helped […]
Inside the Vault: Truths & Myths from the Utah State Fine Art Collection The State Fine Art Collection, begun in 1899 as the Alice Merrill Horne Collection, now consists of over 1,100 works by Utah artists in all media. The pieces are on display in various state and […]
by Jill MacAllister/photos courtesy UAC Issues that haunt all local artist exhibitions have followed some of Utahs foremost artists to the UVSC Woodbury Art Museum in Orem. The Museum currently showcases the Utah Arts Council’s Utah! 2003: Crafts and Photography, featuring eighty-seven pieces from sixty-one Utah artists. These […]
by Jennifer Davis To take a walk in someone else’s moccasins is a strategy that encourages seeing things from a different point of view or perception. Brian Christensen, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, focuses on perception in his latest series of sculptures, which are now on […]
The State Fine Art Collection, begun in 1899 as the Alice Merrill Horne Collection, now consists of over 1,100 works by Utah artists in all media. The pieces are on display in various state and office buildings throughout Utah and many travel with the Utah Arts Council Traveling […]
by Lisa Scopes Oliver As the seasons start their metamorphosis once again and shades of fall begin coloring the hillsides, an artist’s thoughts turn to contemplate many things: capturing the landscape on canvas, finding alternate venues to display their works, and, possibly most important this fall, deciding which […]
by Dee Moffett DM: You are having two shows almost back to back. You’re about to take down one called Venice & Tuscany at the Halles Gallery and now you’re having a one-man show at Chroma Gallery. But when I look at the works in the two shows I’m surprised by […]
by Laura Durham On October 17 and 18 Squashworks will exhibit Four Generations of American Painting, featuring the artwork of Dave Hall , his father Vernon Hall, his grandmother Esther Bailey Hall, and his great-great grandfather Thomas H. Snow. And to answer your question, no, Squashworks is not […]
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE SL COUNTY’S JULY “ART TOO! ART NOT!” A MONTHLY PANEL DISCUSSION. DISCUSSING THE “IMPORTANCE OF PAINTING IN SOCIETY” WERE KAREN HORNE, JOHN ERICKSON AND LAYNE MEACHAM. LM: Do we need art? Well, we don’t have any choice. Artists are going to paint […]
WHAT ARE YOU READING THESE DAYS? Lately I have been reading The Book of Mormon (again), but I also have been reading a trilogy of books by Phillip Pullman, “The Golden Compass,” “The Subtle Knife” and the “Amber Spyglass.” They are listed as juvenile literature. I read them […]
We all live for the moments when we realize that what we work so hard toward is actually paying off and that all the faith and effort we put into a project is resulting in what we initially set out to do. As an art teacher, Lois Stevens […]
“Is this art?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? “But that’s not art!” Does this declaration sound familiar? If so, you may want to pack your lunch this Friday and join the Salt Lake County Art Collection Committee’s new panel discussion, “Art Too! Art Not!” This new […]
Utah’s emerging artists have a new venue to showcase their work. After relocating to their new space last November, W Communications, a Salt Lake advertising agency, began hanging work in February. “We are in the creative business, so it just made sense for us to do this”, says […]
Thanks to the unprecedented contribution of vacant office space from Utah Power and Boyer Company, on February 7th Ogden City Arts opened the doors on a whole new look for community arts development in Weber County. Virtually taking over the ground floor of the granite and smoke glass […]
by Ruby Reece In the many years that I have spent talking with artists all across the country – the most frequent question is “Where do I start?” And the answer to that is ALWAYS – “Start with advertising!” When a business opens for the first time, do […]
The exhibition began with an empty space — one of the best in Salt Lake City. Artspace Forum Gallery offered Artists of Utah the opportunity to create a unique exhibition featuring Utah artists 35 or under. With support from the Salt Lake City Arts Council and other sponsors, […]
After four years in the Sugar House area, the Bingham Gallery has recently moved to downtown Salt Lake City. The gallery has renovated spaces on the second floor of the Kearns Building. The gallery came to Utah when owners Paul and Susan Bingham decided to move here after […]
by Jan Hopkins As the Salt Lake City’s Main Library moves to its new building this weekend, it makes way for a number of new tenants, including the Center For Documentary Arts. The Center began 20 years ago as the Oral History Institute — an effort to document […]
