Art & Yoga: The Perfect Combination.

February 26, 2015 by umfablog

Have you ever been in a yoga class thinking, “Something is missing, but I just can’t put my finger on it…” Well, with the help of local yoga instructor Scott Moore, we’ve found the missing piece: ART! In case you were out of the loop last semester, Scott led a series of 4 free yoga classes in our Great Hall, amid Tony Feher’s site-determined installation, They arrived yesterday, dusty and weary from the journey, but in good spirits. U of U students, staff […]

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3-D Printing + Indigenous Artwork = Salt?

February 25, 2015 by umfablog

You might remember us hinting at the future use of a 3-D printer a while back… Well, after almost 200 hours of scan, print and build time, we’re ready to show you the results! Contemporary artist Duane Linklater collaborated with the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library using the library’s new 3-D printing equipment for his new exhibition opening this week at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. The Ontario-based artist, an Omaskêko Cree from Moose Cree First Nation, is the eleventh artist in […]

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5 reasons why I loved interning at the UMFA (and I think you will too)

November 18, 2014 by umfablog

Junior/senior undergrads and graduate students—as you’re figuring out your schedules for next semester, why not consider an internship at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts? You can earn school credit and gain valuable experience, while having fun behind the scenes at an incredible art museum! You may think I’m just saying this as part of my job, but I’ll let you in on a little secret… I started out as an intern myself and that’s how I got to where […]

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They arrived yesterday, dusty and weary from the journey, but in good spirits.

October 9, 2014 by umfablog

Things are quieting down at the Museum after a whirlwind of installation, openings, parties and free food over the past few weeks… And all this excitement has been centered around one man—Tony Feher—and his incredible site-determined installation that will grace our G. W. Anderson Family Great Hall for the upcoming year. I’ll give you a little background about Tony and his artwork first, and then I’ll catch you up on all the craziness that has been the UMFA since mid-September. Tony […]

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Interview with CLUI’s Matt Coolidge

September 16, 2014 by umfablog

The UMFA is pleased to welcome Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) Founder and Director Matt Coolidge on September 19 for a presentation about CLUI’s work in Creation and Erasure: Art of the Bingham Canyon Mine. CLUI–the organization responsible for the Great Salt Lake Landscan on view earlier this year–takes a unique approach to our shared landscape; we caught up with Coolidge this past spring to ask him about land use, the mine, and the role of art museums in public discourse. UMFA:  Can you […]

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sneak peek | salt 10: Conrad Bakker

September 11, 2014 by umfablog

Yesterday afternoon, I took part in my first “final walk-through” at the UMFA. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I was excited regardless… Getting behind-the-scenes looks at incredible artwork and sneak peeks of new exhibitions will never get old. salt 10: Conrad Bakker officially opens tomorrow, September 12, but we had to make sure the installation was going to be ready for today’s Exhibition Preview, which beings at 4 pm. (Followed by Artist & Curator in Conversation at 5 and […]

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Free art AND free coffee… What more could U ask for?

August 13, 2014 by umfablog

In case you didn’t already know, University of Utah students (and faculty and staff) are always admitted FREE to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts with a valid UCard. With the semester starting soon, we hope that students will take advantage of all our interesting exhibitions (Creation and Erasure: Art of the Bingham Canyon Mine, Moksha: Photography by Fazal Sheikh, Krishna: Lord of Vrindavan, etc.) and exciting events (film series, chamber music, etc.). But if exhibitions, events and FREE admission weren’t enough incentive […]

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Family Day at Spiral Jetty

July 23, 2014 by umfablog

KUED, Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, Hawk Watch International, and UMFA members are invited to a day of science, art and exploration of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty on Saturday, July 26, from 10 am to 1 pm. You can RSVP at: kued.org/spiral-jetty. This is a chance to create salty artwork of your own, and discover the creatures that make Great Salt Lake so unique. UMFA will bring the paper, brushes and paint to let you create a watercolor […]

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New Exhibition: Moksha: Photography by Fazal Sheikh

July 21, 2014 by umfablog

The UMFA is thrilled to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Moksha: Photography by Fazal Sheik. This exhibition consists of portraits and  stories of a community of widows in the Hindu pilgrimage site of Vrindavan. A marginalized part of Hindu society, widows are left with few options. In Vrindavan, a city holy to the Hindu god Krishna, the women chant and pray every day in the hopes of obtaining moksha, a release from the constant cycle of death and […]

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