Sites & Insights | Mignon Barker Richmond Park "Lifting As We Climb" Murals

Salt Lake City, UT - Mignon Barker Richmond Park

Sites & Insights | Mignon Barker Richmond Park "Lifting As We Climb" Murals April 26, 2024 | 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm 444 E 600 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Join Sema Hadithi Foundation's (SHF) Tour Committee - Archaeologist & Historian Rachel Quist and Director of Special Events Alice Faulkner Burch - to learn more about Mignon Barker Richmond Park, hear stories about individuals who have lived in the surrounding Black American park neighborhood, and learn about the new park mural that SHF helped create: "Lifting As We Climb", which celebrates and features four of the area's Black American women. Then continue to network with attendees at an optional pay-your-own-way dinner at Hire's Big H (425 South 700 East) following the event.

2024 Arbor Day Celebration

Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden

ZAP Free Admission Day April 26, 2024 Trees Are Terrific! As part of Utah’s official arboretum, there’s no place better than Red Butte Garden to celebrate Arbor Day! Join us for a day filled with self-guided "tree-rific" activities and discover the vital role trees play not only in our lives but also in the natural world.  

3-Hour Throwdown: Mugs on the Pottery Wheel

Salt Lake City, UT - Visual Art Institute

Mmmm, nothing like a morning brew or tea…. in your own custom mug! This 3-hour instructor lead class will cover the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel. With all materials included, participants can expect to make 1-2 mugs which they can then choose a color, so staff may glaze them. This is a great class for those wanting to try their hand at the wheel or rediscover a past passion for clay.  Finished objects can be taken home and filled up with your hot beverage of choice 2-3 weeks after the class.

Locally Made Locally Played

Salt Lake City, UT - Broadway Centre Cinemas

Cinema and song unite for five Fridays of Locally Made Locally Played. Musicians come out of the studios and into the street at Broadway Centre Cinema starting Friday, April 26 through August 30. 5:30-7PM. Hear local music, eat local food, and see a meaningful movie at Salt Lake Film Society. TONIGHT: Greyson & Melissa

Citizen Soldier live at The Complex

Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex

JRC Events Presents Citizen Soldier Group Therapy Tour with special guests Icon For Hire Halocene Doors: 6:00pm Show: 7:00pm Tickets go on sale Friday 12/1 at 10am https://tickets.thecomplexslc.com/event/citizen-soldier/tag/cslc All Graywhale Stores **These are the only official ticket outlets. Ticket purchased elsewhere might not work for entry.

In Conversation: Rodrigo Valenzuela and James Swensen

Park City, UT - Kimball Art Center

Join us for an engaging conversation between one of our exhibiting artists, Rodrigo Valenzuela, and art historian James Swensen. Focusing on the work currently on view in Under Construction, including Lewis Baltz's Park City series and Valenzuela's own work, their discussion will explore both artists' practices, as well as broader conversations and themes within contemporary photography. James R. Swensen is professor of art history and the history of photography at Brigham Young University. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in 2009. His research interests include documentary photography, American photography in the 1930s and 1970s, and the art and photography of Utah and the American West. He is the author of several articles which have appeared in History of Photography, TransAtlantica: Revue d’Études Américaines, American Indian Quarterly, and The European Journal of American Culture, among others. He is also the author of two books: Picturing Migrants: The Grapes of Wrath and New Deal Documentary Photography (University of Oklahoma Press, 2015), and In a Rugged Land: Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and the Three Mormon Towns Collaboration, 1953-1954 (University of Utah Press, 2018). He also co-authored (with Farina King and Michael Taylor) Returning Home: Diné Creative Works from the Intermountain Indian School, published by the University of Arizona Press in 2021. Rodrigo Valenzuela (b. Santiago, Chile 1982) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, where he is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Photography Department at UCLA. Valenzuela is the recipient of the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography and Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship. He has received the Joan Mitchell Award, Art Matters Foundation Grant, and Artist Trust Innovators Award. Recent solo exhibitions include BRIC Arts Media, NY; Screen Series at the New Museum, NY; Lisa Kandlhofer Galerie, Vienna, AU; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR; Orange County Museum, Santa Ana, CA; Portland Art Museum, OR; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Recent residencies include the Dora Maar Fellowship, Ménerbes, France; Fountainhead Residency, Miami FL; Core Fellowship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME; MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Lightwork, Syracuse, NY, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY. Image credit: Rodrigo Valenzuela, Hedonic Reversal No. 16, 2014. Archival pigment print, artist frame, 54 x 44 inches. Courtesy of the artist

The Strumbellas

Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

S&S Presents The Strumbellas Part Time Believer Tour Cece Coakley Friday, April 26 2024 7:00 PM MDT The Urban Lounge

David Morris

Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

S&S Presents David Morris Jake Banfield Friday, April 26 2024 7:00 PM MDT Kilby Court Hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, country hip-hop artist David Morris is trailblazing a path throughout the country and the hip-hop scene beyond. As a singer-songwriter, David orchestrates a harmonious fusion of trap-style beats and the soul-stirring resonance of slide guitars, intermingled with the rustic allure of banjos, all underscored by irresistibly captivating hooks. His lyrical finesse interweaves seamlessly with relatable themes, crafting a unique musical tapestry. David's music transcends boundaries, forming connections with fans representing diverse backgrounds, while simultaneously propelling the country music genre into uncharted territories. Since the release of his debut album in 2020, "Red, White, & American Blues," he has been on an upward trajectory, delivering standout singles like the uplifting "Smalltown Queen," the empathetic "Who Hurt You," and the anthemic "Does He Know About Us." As he’s been touring across the country on his “Heartbreak Hometown” tour, the country hip-hop artist has had a triumph year as he signed with Virgin Music Group, signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappel Music, and performed at CMA Fest 2023. Alongside that success, David has supported Russell Dickerson, Jelly Rolly, Kidd G, and several others across stages in the country. In 2020, David’s single “Carrying Your Love,” which samples Geroege Strait, went to the top of the charts peaking No. 3 on Trending Sounds within TikTok. The song placed Morris at No.12 on the Billboard Emerging Chart No.3 in digital sales country and No.12 in all-genre sales. Following that single, David released “Dutton Ranch Freestyle,” which followed the viral success of his previous release. On October 19th, “Dutton Ranch Freestyle” officially reached RIAA Gold Certification. David's ongoing viral success continues to elevate his career to unprecedented heights, setting the stage for the release of his upcoming album, "Bored In The U.S.A.," scheduled to debut on November 10th. When talking about the album, David is proud to put together a collection of songs that represent who he is. “I’ve always had a very eclectic taste in music. I grew up burning CDs with my friends putting songs from all genres together in one place. As different as they all sounded individually—as a playlist there was cohesion. It became the soundtrack to my summer. Season. Life. That's what I wanted this album to be. Rooted in my Appalachian roots and love for country music but daring to bring in different genres and sounds to give fans a wider scope of who I am and bring back some nostalgia at the same time.

Benson Boone: Fireworks and Rollerblades World Tour

West Valley City, UT - Maverik Center

Benson Boon: The Fireworks and Rollerblades World Tour live @ Maverik Center on April 26, 2024!

Hunter Hayes Flying Solo Tour: Season 2

Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot

Hunter Hayes Flying Solo Tour: Season 2 Fri • Apr 26 • 7:00 PM The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT

Kate Chanson

Kamas, UT - DeJoria Center

Join us for live music inside State Road Tavern with Kate Chanson! Kate Chanson is an amazing jazz style singer that will be singing her smooth songs for you while you eat and drink inside State Road Tavern!

Diane Tuft: Entropy

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Entropy is “a measure of disorder within a system,” which can increase if left unchecked. In the case of climate change, greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, creating increasingly unpredictable patterns and extreme weather events within the Earth’s climate system. Diane Tuft’s photographs explore the destructive impact these forces have had on our region: specifically, the demise of the Great Salt Lake and the ecosystem it supports. The saturated colors, visible cracks, and crystalline textures found in this body of work are born from the lack of moisture making its way to the lake. Although the lake’s level fluctuates from year to year, it reached an all-time low in 2022 with overuse of water resources and climate change serving as critical factors in its disappearance. Tuft states, “Entropy illustrates the ecological changes that I witnessed in the Great Salt Lake. Many areas of the lake are rapidly drying, caused by evaporation and lack of water replenishment. Underground petroleum is emerging to mix with the lake’s waters, and microbialites are calcifying and ceasing to provide nourishment for the lake’s ecosystem. It is apparent that climate change and global warming are wreaking havoc on the Great Salt Lake, which translates visually to a wonderland of beauty born of tragic consequences.”

Diane Tuft: Entropy

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Entropy is “a measure of disorder within a system,” which can increase if left unchecked. In the case of climate change, greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, creating increasingly unpredictable patterns and extreme weather events within the Earth’s climate system. Diane Tuft’s photographs explore the destructive impact these forces have had on our region: specifically, the demise of the Great Salt Lake and the ecosystem it supports. The saturated colors, visible cracks, and crystalline textures found in this body of work are born from the lack of moisture making its way to the lake. Although the lake’s level fluctuates from year to year, it reached an all-time low in 2022 with overuse of water resources and climate change serving as critical factors in its disappearance. Tuft states, “Entropy illustrates the ecological changes that I witnessed in the Great Salt Lake. Many areas of the lake are rapidly drying, caused by evaporation and lack of water replenishment. Underground petroleum is emerging to mix with the lake’s waters, and microbialites are calcifying and ceasing to provide nourishment for the lake’s ecosystem. It is apparent that climate change and global warming are wreaking havoc on the Great Salt Lake, which translates visually to a wonderland of beauty born of tragic consequences.”

Everything Is Collective: Expected Image

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Over the past five years, Everything Is Collective has made experimental works in response to how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses visuality, photography, and images as a crucial part of its land management policies. These policies dictate the ways the nation’s public lands and natural resources are understood, apportioned, conserved, and exploited. Specifically, this project investigates a little known, but highly significant, land management policy called the Visual Resource Management System (VRM). The Visual Resource Management System is used by the BLM to determine the “scenic or visual” values of America’s public lands. This modular project includes works in photography, appropriation, and video that subvert the guidance, protocols, and imagery presented by the VRM system. The title of the exhibition is an appropriation of the natural resource management term, expected image. An expected image is a mental picture of what a person expects to see in a natural landscape; it implies a feedback loop between art and nature. The collective’s goal is to make new visual works that challenge accepted conceptions of nature, conventional landscape epistemologies, anthropocentric viewpoints, land use interpretation, and capitalist values as they relate to the western landscape.

Everything Is Collective: Expected Image

Salt Lake City, UT - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Over the past five years, Everything Is Collective has made experimental works in response to how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses visuality, photography, and images as a crucial part of its land management policies. These policies dictate the ways the nation’s public lands and natural resources are understood, apportioned, conserved, and exploited. Specifically, this project investigates a little known, but highly significant, land management policy called the Visual Resource Management System (VRM). The Visual Resource Management System is used by the BLM to determine the “scenic or visual” values of America’s public lands. This modular project includes works in photography, appropriation, and video that subvert the guidance, protocols, and imagery presented by the VRM system. The title of the exhibition is an appropriation of the natural resource management term, expected image. An expected image is a mental picture of what a person expects to see in a natural landscape; it implies a feedback loop between art and nature. The collective’s goal is to make new visual works that challenge accepted conceptions of nature, conventional landscape epistemologies, anthropocentric viewpoints, land use interpretation, and capitalist values as they relate to the western landscape.