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Exhibition Announcements
Up & Upcoming to the South
ST. GEORGE AREA
St. George Art Museum UP: Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art traces the histories of coiled basketry in Africa and America and explores the evolution of an ancient art.|0| Featuring baskets from the low country of South Carolina and Georgia as well as from diverse regions of Africa, the exhibition traces the story of coiled basketry from the domestication of rice in Africa, through the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Carolina rice plantation, and then into the present day. Through May 21. AND: Willow Stories: Utah Navajo Story Baskets, features basketwork created by four generations of Navajo people, and illustrates how the role of the basket has changed over time.|1| Through May 21. AND: Navajo Children: Weaving the Future, includes rugs created by Navajo children, and are on loan from the non-profit organization and “Adopt an Elder Program.”|2| Through May 21.
Sears Gallery UPCOMING: Follow the Leader, an exhibit by Rockford Orvin that looks at the power of modern media and its effects in creating a mass produced individual. Orvin spreads a unique social commentary through dramatic images and assertive color selection. May 20-August 12. Opening Reception May 20, 7-9pm.
CEDAR CITY
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery UPCOMING: Future SUMA Artists 3 Inch Art Show A special showcase of children’s art created by grades K-5 as the first project to draw attention to the future Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA). May 12-21, 2011.
MOAB
The Moab Art Walk will be held Saturday May 14 from 5-8 pm.
Moonflower Market (39 E 100 N
435-259-2725) UPCOMING: Take a walk on the wild side with Hunter Imagery’s documentary style of photography of aerial adventure and endurance sports. Opens May 14.
Back of Beyond Books/Arches Book Company UPCOMING: Watercolors by Peggy Oki depicting the high desert landscapes of her favorite climbing areas including the Moab area, Joshua Tree and Yosemite National Parks. Opens May 14.
Framed Image Fine Art UPCOMING: Jonathon Frank (see the 15 Bytes profile) returns with a new body of “high definition” watercolor and ink landscapes. Also a retrospective by local photographer, Chris Conrad. Opens May 14.
Overlook Gallery (83 E. Center St.
435-259-3861) UPCOMING: Don Weller presents an exhibit of watercolor paintings based on a horseback artist’s experiences in the Moab area and across the rural West. Opens May 14.
Museum of Moab UPCOMING: The museum will display the Guild’s always popular themed challenge quilts. This year’s theme: “Quilts in Bloom” will showcase creative floral designs and use of textiles in homage to spring. Opens May 14.
Off The Wall Gallery UPCOMING: 20 local and regional artists and crafts people working in metal, clay, wood, fiber, jewelry, glass, oils, watercolors and pastels. Opens May 14.
Moab Arts and Recreation Center UPCOMING:
The MARC presents photographs by participants of the 8th annual Moab Photography Symposium. The Symposium gathers nationally recognized photographers to share their work and insights with guests from all over the US. The public will be treated to a wide variety of photographic styles and visions. Opens May 14.
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TORREY
Gallery 24 UP: 2011 Season Opener, with work by over twenty local and regional artists.
SANPETE COUNTY
CUAC UPCOMING: Dis/continuum
work by Blake Carrington. Carrington operates within the spheres of visual, sound and media art. His work in all of these varieties is informed largely by cultural geography, landscape and architecture. Opening Reception: May 13, 7-10pm. Through June 3. AND: Heritage Highway Juried Art Exhibition, held in conjunction with Ephraim's Scandinavian Festival May 27 – June 7, and juried by Paul Bingham. Opening reception and awards announcements Friday, May 27 from 7-9pm. Through June 7.
Friends of Historic Spring City UPCOMING: Heritage Day Celebration, includes Historic Pioneer Home Tour, Tour of Spring City homes (ticket required),
Art Squared, Silent Auction for original art by local artists,
Art Show, antiques market and food booths and local vendors. Memorial Day Weekend, May 28.
UTAH COUNTY
Terra Nova Gallery UP: Portals, work by Linda G. Paulsen. May 6-27.
Opening Reception & Downtown Provo Gallery Stroll
Friday May 6th from 6-9pm.
Utah County Art Gallery UP: Spring Fine Art Juried Show. Artist's Reception (6-9 pm) and Awards Ceremony (7 pm), May 6. Through June 24.
Springville Museum of Art UP: 87th Annual Spring Salon, features over 200 works by Utah artists, including award winners Jeff Pugh, Shea Guevara, David Meikle, Sandy Freckleton Gagon, Travis Tanner and Sunny B. Taylor. Through July 3.
BYU Library Exhibits UP:Elise Lauren Capener
Photography Student Project.
Terrazzo Gallery, level 3. Through September 9. AND: Smart Space I
BYU Visual Arts Dept. Student Projects
Humanities Reference area, level 5.
There will be different installations every couple of months. AND: BYU Communications Dept. | Annual Advertising Half Show
Student Projects Through May 31.
North Gallery, level 2.
Brigham Young University Museum of Art UP: Carl Bloch: The Master's Hand, an exhibit of five large altar paintings by Lutheran Danish artist Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 – 1890).(see our January edition).Through May 7. AND: At War!: The Changing Face of American War Illustration, consists of nearly 70 works of art, including posters, paintings, comic strips, editorial cartoons, animation and video and examines the similarities and differences of both the medium and message of American war imagery from 1913 to 2003. |7| AND: The Matter of Words: Adam Bateman, Harrell Fletcher, and John Fraser features 46 works of art by three contemporary artists that reference the medium of the printed word. Through November 26. AND: Brian Knep's "Healing 1" on view in the lower level electronic gallery. The work uses custom algorithms to create a glowing pool of organic patterns projected on the floor. These patterns tear and rebuild themselves as viewers walk across the projection, mirroring the healing process as a scar develops over a wound and reflecting the memory that those scars may hold. through May 13.
These listings only include fine art exhibitions. If you are looking for information on lectures, art talks, classes, workshops, calls for entries, employment opportunities and more, visit our forum. |
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