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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Visual Art

Professor Profiles: Getting to Know Your Fine Arts Educators

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor May 4, 2020

  The College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah is full of amazing professors. With a new school year approaching — and a fresh batch of new students coming in needing to fulfill fine arts...

Photography is an important arform in the world today. (Photo by Zukiman Mohamad | Courtesy Pexels)

Understanding the world through photography

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor May 1, 2020

  Photography undoubtedly plays a large role in today’s society. Pictures are an important feature of many different facets of life — advertising, art and journalism, to name a few. It’s...

Robert Smithtons Spiral Jetty turns 50 years old this month. (Courtesy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | © Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation)

‘Spiral Jetty’ Turns 50

By Paige Lee, Arts Writer April 18, 2020

  As we approach the 50th anniversary of "Spiral Jetty," it’s only fitting that we talk more about this magnificent piece of land art. "Spiral Jetty" is a well-recognized work that has jutted...

After closing its doors  because of the COVID-19 pandemic, UMOCAs new initiative aims to get kids creative while social distancing. (Courtesy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art)

Improvising Through a Pandemic — UMOCA’s Online Education

By Christopher Payne, Assistant Arts Editor April 16, 2020

  During these anxious times through the pandemic and self-quarantine — with the situation worsening before it will begin to improve — many people are worried. Worried about the rising death...

Robert Smithtons Spiral Jetty turns 50 years old this month. (Courtesy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art | © Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation)

The UMFA Adapts: Current Transitions and New Features

April 16, 2020

  It has been an unsteady several weeks for the arts with Salt Lake County experiencing a stay-at-home order, the closing of non-essential businesses and one of the largest earthquakes we’ve...

Constant Dullaart at the Crypto Design Awards in 2016 (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

‘New Perspectives’ on Art’s Role in Stopping Disinformation

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 12, 2020

  Art is not just a form of entertainment or a way to escape, it is a weapon that can shape our opinions on politics, cultures and society itself. The media we view informs our perspective and,...

Utah Women Working for Better Days highlights the histories of local women. (Courtesy Utah Museum of Fine Arts)

UMFA Exhibition Highlights Stories of Female Activists During Milestone Anniversaries

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 12, 2020

  This article was originally published in print on March 30. For more up-to-date information on how to view this exhibition, visit umfa.utah.edu.   Utah may not be the first state...

(Courtesy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art)

‘Guerrilla Girls’ Dare UMOCA Visitors to be Outraged

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer March 7, 2020

  One artist — or rather, one group of around 60 artists — currently dominate the entire first-floor gallery of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. They are the “Guerrilla Girls.” Fueled...

Dance student Elise Jumes (Courtesy Tori Duhaime)

Exploration and Movement: How Jumes Keeps Asking ‘Why?’

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor February 19, 2020

  For Elise Jumes, a screendance student and graduate teaching assistant here at the University of Utah, dance is more than mere movement. “I feel like a lot of the problems in today’s world...

Kano School (Japanese) The Kiyomizu Temple, Edo period circa 1825, Japanese ink, gouache, paper, wood, silk, gold leaf, 67 in; open: 150 x 3/4 in; closed: 25 1/8 x 4 1/2 in, Purchased with funds from the Mariner S. Eccles Foundation for the Marriner S. Eccles Collection of Masterworks. (Courtesy UMFA)

UMFA Brings Japan to Utah

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 1, 2020

It’s been nearly a decade since the Utah Museum of Fine Arts displayed a full exhibition on the works of Japanese artists. Now, they aren’t just presenting one, but two. With materials drawn from...