Salt Lake City
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Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Art
Located in Salt Lake City's Liberty Park, this museum displays a state-owned collection of contemporary folk art. Pair with a visit to Utah's Tracy Aviary, also in Liberty Park.
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Salt Lake City Gallery Stroll
Experience Utah's current art scene at the monthly Gallery Stroll, which features a dozen or more participating galleries. These galleries features works from many of Utah's greatest currently working artists and a broad spectrum of artistic media and expression.
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The Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, this is the largest art museum in the Intermountain West. Its collection includes more than 21,000 works of art: paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and works on paper, from across the globe.
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Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
A large art museum in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, presenting rotating exhibitions by local, national and international contemporary artists.
"Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem" exhibition at the UMFA.
Park City
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Kimball Arts Center
The Kimball Arts Center will be home to a year-round dynamic and interactive space for art programs, classes, and events in 2024 after construction is complete. Plans include a state-of-the-art digital classroom, maker’s spaces for glass, jewelry, small metals, welding, and woodworking, gallery for multiple exhibitions, space for interactive activities, studio, artist in residence programs, space for musical performances, poetry, storytelling, and other events, and a café and gift shop. The Kimball Arts Center hosts an annual arts festival. Check their website for event dates.
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Park City Gallery Stroll
The Park City Gallery Stroll is hosted by the Park City Gallery Association and is a free monthly community event dedicated to highlighting artists and special exhibits at art galleries throughout town. Park City’s art scene continues to thrive, offering a robust variety of unique art collections from local, national, and international artists. On the last Friday of each month, nineteen art galleries open their doors for visitors and locals alike to enjoy light refreshments and to admire the latest art installations.
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Park Silly Sunday Market
Park Silly is an eco-friendly open air market, street festival and "commUnity" forum where neighbors and friends come together to celebrate the local community. The market lines Main Street with vendors such as farmers, artists and gourmet bakers. The market is family friendly and features a bounce house and kids activity section. At the bottom of Main Street, you will find a variety of food trucks and beer vendors. Enjoy your provisions at picnic tables in front of the stage featuring local musicians.
Northern Utah
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Brigham City Museum of Art & History
The museum is home to a permanent exhibition on the history of Brigham City, and five temporary historical and fine art exhibitions a year. The growing art collection includes more than 300 pieces from artists including Florence Ware, David Howell Rosenbaum, E.J. Bird and many more.
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Brigham Young University Museum of Art
This free admission museum features a large collection of regional and often religious art. It is set in a four-story, modern facility of more than 102,000 square feet in size with ten exhibition galleries, an auditorium, a small theater, a print study room and gift store.
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Ogden Contemporary Arts Center
Located in the historic Monarch building on 25th Street in Ogden, this multi-use space features exhibitions and interactive programming from local and international artists. The public arts plaza, which has an amphitheater for music and readings and a public art exhibit right outside the Monarch, is open in the fall. Ogden is just 35 miles north of Salt Lake City.
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Springville Museum of Art
Utah's first museum for the visual arts, the Springville Museum of Art, houses more than 2,000 works,1,500 of which are created by artists who call Utah home. Its works are representative of more than 150 years of Utah fine art. The museum includes 29 galleries and a sculpture garden. Springville is about a 45 minute drive from Salt Lake City.
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USU's Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
The museum is free and open to the public and located at the Utah State University. The Museum organizes temporary exhibitions and numerous public events. These include class meetings, artist talks, curator talks, film screenings, educational activities, and tours designed to interpret, present, and foster learning about visual art. NEHMA also leads programs such as its Museum + Music Series and Family Art Days that are geared to bring together families, the community, and University.
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USU's Sculpture Walk
Located around Utah State University campus are more than 35 sculptures designed to be a part of an interactive sculpture walk and audio tour. Each sculpture features a unique story.
Sara Lynne Lindsay's "Inherited Ground" exhibition at Granary Arts
Inside the Maynard Dixon Living History Museum
USU Sculpture Walk
Southern Utah
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Granary Arts
In 2012, friends Amy Jorgensen and Kelly Brooks established an art center in the historic Ephraim granary building. This contemporary art center is an exhibition space and an educational resource with workshops and special events. Granary Arts is a Local Arts Agency, which is a designation through the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, in partnership with Ephraim.
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Maynard Dixon Living History Museum
In Mt. Carmel, Utah, see the home of well-known Western American artist Maynard Dixon. Walk the mountain trails where Maynard Dixon spent quiet, reflective moments, and painted many of beautiful views that are called "Maynard Dixon Country."
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Sears Art Museum at Utah Tech University
Located on the Utah Tech University campus in St. George, the Sears Art Museum features six exhibits each year, ranging from traditional to contemporary styles.
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Snow College
The Snow College Art Gallery presents an annual exhibition of works from teachers, students and the community, and offers space for critique and discussion. Annual showcases include Artists in Residence, a juried exhibition of student work, and a bi-annual faculty exhibition, with solo and group shows throughout the year. The gallery also houses the Snow College Permanent Collection, including the Lund-Wassmer Collection, works donated by patrons and new acquisitions.
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Southern Utah Museum of Art
On the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, this museum features the artwork of regional artists known for their landscapes, as well as emerging and distinguished artists from around the country.
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St. George Art Museum
Located in downtown St. George, the museum exhibits art and artifacts from Utah and the West, with exhibitions from a variety of periods and cultures.
Get Inspired
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5 Utah Theaters Reviving Art, History and Architecture
Utah has a rich catalog of beautiful and historic buildings, each telling the unique story of its former inhabitants. But for history buffs and architecture lovers, few buildings can rival the drama and lore of old picture palaces and opera houses.
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A Detour Worth Taking: Viewing Art in the Maynard Dixon Landscape
Discover an artist’s vision along a quiet stretch of Highway 89 at the Maynard Dixon Legacy Museum.
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A Journey Through Utah’s Contemporary Artscapes
Consider visual art attractions as you’re planning your Beehive State travel itinerary.
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Art Deco in Motion: Ogden’s Creative Remodel
Visitors looking for Art Deco architecture and art often travel to New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. But the Intermountain West has preserved what may be Art Deco’s best-hidden gem: Ogden, Utah.
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Art Keeps the Native American Culture Alive
Utah artist Al Groves launches a new art collective as he works to keep indigenous traditions alive.
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Chasing the Arts in Davis County
Discover the wealth of cultural opportunities in Davis County, Utah. Slow down, take in a show, check out some art, soak up some history and enjoy the offerings along I-15 between Ogden and Salt Lake.
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High Art & Hometown Americana
There’s no shortage of fun things to do in Logan, Utah. From theatre to arts and crafts to unique dining, we have your Logan guide. Check it out!
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How to Experience the Thriving Arts & Culture of St. George
St. George, Utah has transformed from gateway town to booming art hub. And whether you visit for theater amidst the red rocks or the galleries of Kayenta, you’ll find a big-city scene coupled with small-town charm.
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How to Photograph Snowflakes — Nature’s Fleeting Work of Art
Where there’s snow, there’s magic. Snowflake photography offers a microscopic peek at the pristine beauty of nature — whether you’re deep in Wasatch Mountain wilderness or steps outside a Salt Lake City hotel door.
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Kayenta Art Village
Like a Marfa, Texas, or Paonia, Colorado, Kayenta is often regarded as an artist colony. Kayenta's Coyote Gulch Art Village is a hub of cultural and social activity for locals and visitors alike.
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Meet the Park City Artist Who Brings Black Heroes to the Mountain
In his groundbreaking ‘Skiing in Color’ series, artist Lamont Joseph White paints representation into snow sports.
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Meet the Women Fostering the Arts in Central Utah
Women lead the way in Utah’s regional art galleries and exhibitions.
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Salt Lake City’s Must-See Street Art
Salt Lake City, Utah has more than 80 murals and art installations to discover. Come and see how these urban street artists showcase their own flavor and perspective.
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Step Into an Artistic Vision
The columns of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre slowly appear as you climb to its perch above downtown Salt Lake City. The theatre sits on the campus of the state’s flagship university with metropolitan lights below and mountains behind that rise several thousand feet off the valley floor to provide a backdrop to the east and south.
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The Art of Supporting Utah Artists
Here’s a look at six local artists whose work draws upon Utah’s diverse environments as inspiration.
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The Spiral Jetty, Utah’s Most Iconic Land Art Sculpture, Keeps Drawing a Crowd
In April 1970, it took six days, 625 man-hours, 292 truck-hours, $9,000, and 6,500 tons of basalt, limestone and mud for Robert Smithson to construct the Spiral Jetty. His work still stands today. Visit and be inspired by this iconic piece of Utah's land art.
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Utah Female Artists Explore the Sublime Through Art
See how Utah women artists are creatively interpreting a dramatic landscape into art.
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Where to See Women's Art in Utah
There’s no shortage of art galleries in Salt Lake City and across Utah's Wasatch Front. Beyond the major metropolitan areas, there are also small artist communities across the state where artists seeking a slower pace have flocked for decades. Here are a few recommendations for where you can experience art in Utah.
