For immediate release
10 March 2011
DesignArts Utah ’11 call for entries
Works invited from architects and designers of all fields
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums announces a call for entries for DesignArts Utah ’11, a juried exhibition highlighting the work of architects and designers of all fields currently living in Utah. Stuart Karten of Stuart Karten Design, Los Angeles, is the esteemed 2011 juror and curator. All entries for DesignArts Utah 2011 must be submitted by April 28, 2011. The exhibition of selected designs opens Friday, June 17 and runs through Thursday, July 28, 2011 inside the Rio Grande Depot at the Rio Gallery, located at 300 South Rio Grande (455 West) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The juror, Stuart Karten, is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Karten worked for Gould Medical Products, Mattel, and Baxter Medical Products until founding Stuart Karten Design (SKD) in 1984. He is the former chair of the Los Angeles chapter of the Industrial Designer Society of America and currently sits on the advisory board to the University of Southern California master’s program in Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering. He has shared his perspectives on creativity and business across the nation, speaking for the IIT Design Research Conference, the Design Management Institute and the Product Development Management Association. Karten sees design and business as two innately intertwined disciplines. He founded design and innovation consultancy Stuart Karten Design in 1984 with the goal of “connecting creativity with commerce,” helping companies develop award-winning products that achieve measurable business results.
DesignArts exhibitions annually feature a selection of designs, prototypes, and produced samples by members of Utah’s various design fields. Designers may submit produced work or conceptual, pre-production documentation. All Utah designers, including those in the fields of architecture (landscape or structural) and community planning and design (urban and rural); as well as those in brand/packaging, display, fashion, furniture, graphic, industrial, interior, lighting, theatre or film set, transportation, or web design are invited to participate. Entries must be submitted to the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Design Arts Program, 300 S. Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
Further information, including entry forms and instructions, is available online at www.designartsutah.org To reach a staff member regarding entries for DesignArts Utah ’11 contact Jim Glenn at jglenn@utah.gov and 801.533.3585 or Fletcher Booth at fbooth@utah.gov and 801.533.3586.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information on the programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
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