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white cotton Ts in s, m, l, xl, and xxl. We have a limited supply
of small and xxl so get yours quick!!! Your cost of $15 ($10 when you
buy five or more) will go directly towards supporting 15 Bytes.
What's more, by wearing the T-shirts you become a missionary
in our effort to make sure more and more people in Utah get it!
(It has been suggested that for those who don't get
it -- our magazine's name -- we should spell it out for you. Andy
Warhol, the famous pop artist, once made a comment that everyone
is entitled to their fifteen minutes of fame. We are trying to give
artists, art professionals and art lovers in Utah their 15 bytes of
fame by publishing our ezine every six weeks. So now you know. Get out
there, don the shirt and don't be afraid to get into a conversation when
someone stares at your chest!)
If you would like a T-shirt contact us at
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or join us Wednesday August 13th at the AoU get together at the Urban
Bistro, 216 East 500 South, SLC at 1:00pm.
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Mixed Media:
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7/17 Judges bring different perspectives to art
show
7/17 The heart and soul of landscape art
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Online Spotlight:
ISA Website Launch
Earlier
this Spring the Intermountain Society of Artists launched a new website.
For a small membership fee, the ISA holds monthly educational speakers
and demonstrations as well as exhibitions. This month's speaker
is Bonnie Posselli, who will speak on August 12th at the Sandy
Senior Center. For more information, visit
www.isartists.org
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Gallery Stroll Preview
What's Up: Salt Lake and Beyond
August is often seen as a month off for Utah's art
world, unless you're visiting the Park City or Helper Arts Festivals.
Many galleries don't even bother to hold shows and others even
close their doors completely.
But not so this year! Don't be fooled, there is already
a lot to see across Salt Lake City and throughout the state. And
the SLCGA will hold Gallery Stroll on Friday August 15th from 6 to
9 pm. You might even find some interesting things outside the
Gallery Stroll's beaten path.
HOLLY MAE
PENDERGAST
: Chroma Gallery is currently featuring new works by
Holly Mae Pendergast, who was featured in the
March 2003 edition of 15 Bytes
. The Sugar House Gallery, currently has a number of new figurative
works, both on paper and on panel. Marvelously warm depictions
of friends and strangers by this talented young artist.
TEXTILES AT MAGPIES:
The Magpie's Nest Gallery will be holding a unique Group Show
this month, centered around textiles. Mark Dicosola, one of the participating
artists, uses the embroidery machine from his day job to create figurative
works on fabric. Also exhibiting: Nancy Raybould and Eric Jensen.
HEATHER BARRON: When looking for art in Salt Lake City, don't forget
the City Library System, which hosts exhibitions in each of its branches.
At the Sprague Branch in Sugar House you'll find the work of Heather Barron.
In addition to the small, hand-tinted photo emulsions she is best known
for, Barron is exhibiting some large canvas paintings. Her thinly painted
scenes of Madonnas, angels and family are reminiscent of Brian Kershisnik.
Don't forget that since its remodeling, the Sprague branch's exhibition
space is now downstairs in the back.
SHAWN ROSSITER TUSCANY & VENICE:
The Halles Gallery (Richardson, Quann Associates) will be featuring
works by Salt Lake City artist Shawn Rossiter through October.
Rossiter has been travelling to Italy for extended painting sessions
for the past four years and this show will feature landscapes from
Tuscany, as well as scenes from Venice and the Veneto. Reception August
15th, 6 to 9 pm. 814 East 100 South, SLC.
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WHITNEY LEARY
: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Because it is not
a commercial gallery, shows at the Rose can often be overlooked but
don't make that mistake with this exhibition. Leary, who appeared in
AoU's 35 x 35, creates works that are explorations of texture, color
and design. To achieve this he uses styrofoam and paint. The results
are sometimes large totempolesque sculptures, or wall pieces which shift
between paintings and sculpture. A must see. The gallery is open during
regular business hours, 9 to 5.
To read an interview with the artist,
click here
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BRANDON COOK
: You've still got a week to check out the works of Ogden
landscape painter Brandon Cook at the
A gallery
. Come Gallery Stroll, the gallery will feature the work
of RICK GRAHAM, who is well known for his figurative work but will
also be dislplaying landscape work. The artist will be giving a demonstration
during Gallery Stroll.
OUTSIDE SALT LAKE:
STREETFEST & BDAC: You can catch them in the street or inside
and beat the heat. The BDAC is featuring a group exhibit with a number
of artists, including: Rob Adamson, Roger Cushing,
Barbara Dowdle, Kindra Fehr, Susan Gallacher, Glen Hawkins, Lester B.
Lee, Rebecca Lee, Sherry Meidell, Anne Marie Oborn, Colleen Parker, Susan
Plouzek, Sandra Rast, Andrea Stavrakakis, Larry Wade, Linda Dalton Walker,
and Yevgeniy Zolotsev. These artists and others will be painting
on Bountiful's Main Street on Wednesday, August 13 as the Artists in Action
at Streetfest!
JIM JONES: With the exhibition "Within My
View" The St. George Museum of art presents around fifty paintings from
collections across the state. The exhibition concentrates on works from
Southern Utah and the Grand Canyon, an area Jones has painted for years.
The exhibition opens this Friday, August 8th with a reception from 6 to
9 pm and runs through October 17th.
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