An opportunity for U of U Students

August 25, 2009 by umfablog

Welcome back Utah students!! The UMFA is happy to see the campus alive and buzzing again. As the semester begins we would like to remind everyone of Students’ Museum Advisory Council (SMAC) and encourage students to apply! SMAC is a student organization that strives to better connect the UMFA and the University of Utah students. If you have interest in the Museum or in volunteer work, we encourage you to apply, no matter what your major is! SMAC meets twice […]

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Splendid Heritage Film

August 19, 2009 by umfablog

Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art has been at the UMFA since February, but is constantly being updated with new programs and lectures that serve to complement the exhibition. This week, on Saturday, August 22, the fourth movie in the film series accompanying the Splendid Heritage exhibition will be shown in the UMFA Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Auditorium. The film is titled Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart and is an intimate documentary on the great […]

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Free Admission Today!

August 5, 2009 by umfablog

Today, August 5th, is a free admission day at the UMFA! Come enjoy the museum for free thanks to the ZAP (Zoo, Arts and Parks) tax.

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Desert Secrets Exhibition

August 4, 2009 by umfablog

The newest exhibition here at the UMFA is Desert Secrets, a photography selection from the museum’s permanent collection. Desert Secrets shows stimulating scenes of the Southwestern desert using traditional photography techniques as well as more innovative forms of digital imaging. The wide variety of photographs strives to capture the elusiveness of these barren deserts. Though the deserts seem largely uninhabited, this exhibition explores the mysterious relationships humans have to the vast, unoccupied regions by touching on themes of technological intrusions […]

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