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Visual Art

A viewer explores the Pictures of Belonging exhibit in Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) in Salt Lake City on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Minh Polaris Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pictures of Belonging: A Celebration of Japanese American Experiences

By Mikaela Ponce, Arts Writer April 18, 2024

  "Pictures of Belonging," an exhibit currently being displayed in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, honors the work of Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi and Miné Okubo, three females of Japanese descent...

Entrance to Dancing Crane Imports 
(Photo by Mikaela Ponce | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What’s Inside Dancing Cranes Imports

By Mikaela Ponce, Arts Writer April 15, 2024

  Dancing Cranes Imports is a spiritual store located in Sugar House. With collections ranging from crystals to clothes, this unique shop is a celebration of different cultures. A World of Discovery The...

(Outro promo via School of Dance website www.dance.utah.edu)

An Outro from the Modern Dance Seniors

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer March 31, 2024

  We have reached the final stretch of the school year, and for seniors it’s the last weeks of college until the next adventure begins.  A Colorful Farewell The University of Utah School of...

Utah Cultural Celebration Center (Photo by Josi Hinds | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

West Valley Arts Highlights Local Communities

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer February 15, 2024

  As you drive up the road to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, an outdoor amphitheater and the Chinese Heritage Gate sit on one side of the building. On the other side, a stylized globe greets...

No Place to Call Home by artist Natalie Lim Cheatham in 2020. (Courtesy of Natalie Lim Cheatham)

What is the Youth Activist Art Archive?

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer February 10, 2024

  “Youth have always played a very, very important role in social change,” said artist and activist Beth Krensky. This acknowledgment of the power of youth is part of what inspired Krensky,...

Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine appear in I Saw the TV Glow by Jane Schoenbrun (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2024: ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer January 24, 2024

  “I Saw the TV Glow” is the second film from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun and is distributed by A24 with producer Emma Stone on the roster. Premiering in the Midnight section of the 40th...

The Fleet Block Murals, which depcit victims of police brutality, along industrial buildings on 300 West in Salt Lake City on Oct. 6, 2023. (Photo by Minh Polaris Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Salt Lake City Council Approves Fleet Block Rezone

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer December 12, 2023

  On Dec. 5, the Salt Lake City Council voted to approve a rezone for the Fleet Block to a Form-Based Mixed Use Zone.   Fleet Block, which is located in the Granary District, is currently...

The Fleet Block Murals, which depict victims of police brutality, along industrial buildings on 300 West in Salt Lake City on Oct. 6, 2023. (Photo by Minh Polaris Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Future of Salt Lake City’s Police Brutality Murals

By Josi Hinds, Arts Writer November 14, 2023

  On the corner of 300 West and 800 South, the walls of the abandoned buildings of Salt Lake City’s fleet storage facilities, also known as Fleet Block, are lined with over 20 murals depicting...

(Design by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Artificial Intelligence in the Art World

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer October 7, 2023

  Of the long list of recent global issues, one of the most controversial is that of artificial intelligence. Of course, the concept of AI has been around for decades, a classic depiction being...

(Courtesy of A24)

‘Stop Making Sense’ is Back at The Broadway to Rock Your Soul

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer September 25, 2023

  No matter what kind of “music fan” you are, there’s a high likelihood that you’ve come across Talking Heads at some point in your lifetime. Perhaps it was hearing “This Must Be...