Upcoming Exhibitions @ Utah Department of Heritage & Arts (SLC: June 21 - Aug 2)

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS DesignArts Utah '13 Rio Gallery JUN 21 - AUG 2, 2013 Join us for Gallery Stroll June 21, 6-9pm Sparano+Mooney, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church DesignArts Utah '13 features some of the best work being produced by Utah designers in architecture, graphic design, and product design. The juror, Ms. Monica Ponce de Leon says,  “…tension between what is possible and what could be, is at the heart of all the projects selected for this year’s DesignArts Utah Exhibition…. they all have in common the whimsy of their ideas, paired with the delight of their execution and a love for the element of surprise. For this unlikely cohort, design is about transforming the unexpected into the everyday.” Seven projects are featured from: Elpitha Tsoutsounakis - Graphic design; Joshua Stippich - Industrial / product design; Jörg Rügemer - Architecture; Daniel Shirley & Aaron Puglisi  - Industrial / product design; David Wolske / Red Butte Press - Graphic Design; Sparano + Mooney Architecture - Architecture and Robert L. Bliss - Industrial / product design. Love Hours Alice Gallery JUN 21 - JUL 26, 2013 Join us for Gallery Stroll June 21, 6-9pm Kelly Brooks, Kitchen Clean-up from Movement Studies: Domestic Spaces, 2008 Curated by Laura Allred Hurtado, this exhibition is a collection of work by Utah artists whose work investigates parenthood in a contemporary setting. Says Hurtado, "Some [artists] like Trevor Southey, idealize the tranquility of parenthood almost to the point of pain, examining the simultaneous burden and privilege to hold another soul in one’s arms. While others, like husband and wife Susan and Brad Kruger, make manifest a sense of chaos that ensues when children are young, messy, and moments are dytopic, disorienting and confusing.” The title, Love Hours, is pulled from artist Mike Kelley, whose works of worn stuffed animals sewn together is called, More Love Hours than Can Ever be Repaid. Many of the works are mixed-media and include film, drawing, found objects, fabric, books and sculpture. Artists include Leah Moses , Kelly Brooks, Nathan Florence, Trevor Southey, Susan Kruger Barber and Brad Barber.  CURRENT EXHIBITIONS Closing Soon Tin Rio Gallery MAY 10 - JUN 14, 2013 Thank you to everyone who came out to the opening ofTin. If you didn't make it, or had a hard time navigating the crowd of almost 500 people, don't miss it before it's gone! Jared Lindsay Clark, Yellow Styropoxy Painting Primer Including over forty artists, this exhibit represents a cross-section of a decade at Brigham Young University’s Art Department.   Read more... Mélange Alice Gallery APR 5 - JUN 14, 2013 Installation photo Mélange presents a snapshot of work from the State of Utah Fine Art Collection. It explores the curious, the legendary, the unknown, and the stories behind an eclectic variety of works.  Read more...  HIGHLIGHT FROM THE COLLECTION Remind you of summer? 384 Swimmers at Glenwood Springs, Coloradois a gelatin silver print by Craig Law. Mr. Law is Professor Emeritus at Utah State University, and this photo won the 1988 Statewide Annual Purchase Award.  DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT Lynnette Hiskey is the newly appointed Director of Arts & Museums. Hiskey served at the Division of Arts & Museums for the past nine years as Assistant Director. Prior to that, she managed Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts & Parks Program. Full press release... JOB OPPORTUNITY Closes June 16, 2013 Utah Arts & Museums is recruiting for an Assistant Director.  NEW LOGO As you may have noticed, we have a new logo. If you receive funding from Utah Arts & Museums, please contact us for the new logo to use in your marketing materials. Logos will be available online in July. Contact the Utah Arts & Museums staff.

EXHIBITION PROPOSALS Open August 1, 2013 The Rio & Alice Galleries were created as a service to Utah artists. They provide free venues for emerging and established artists to collaborate on exhibits. We welcome proposals from artists, arts organizations, and independent curators. Proposals will be accepted August 1-October 1, 2013. Download guidelines and application here.  ARTOPS ArtOps is dedicated to bringing visual art opportunities to Utah artists. Opportunities are from local, national and international sources, and include various funding sources, exhibitions, residencies and professional development. Contact the Utah Arts & Museums staff.