Gathering Music: The Library’s Process of Preserving Local Histories
By Benjamin Tilton [Posted January 31, 2019]
The SLUG local music archive, along with the Downtown library’s own collection of local music, is now available to the public via the Main Library. … read more
Cities and The Sky – Yang Yongliang’s salt 14
By Parker Scott Mortensen [Posted January 31, 2019]
Utah Museum of Fine Arts exhibition, fully titled salt 14: Yang Yongliang, is a series of six internally lit landscape photographs and one huge 4K video. … read more
Ririe-Woodbury Breaks New Ground: the live creature and ethereal things
By Samuel Hanson [Posted January 31, 2019]
This piece has truly been a local collaboration, and a chance to create a multi-genre happening that is truly of Salt Lake. … read more
Robbie Brooks – The Far Side of the Mic
By Rachel Jensen [Posted January 25, 2019]
While some people get into comedy for fun, some get into comedy for a career. Brooks was born for comedy, quite literally. … read more
Cinematic Dreamer? The Utah Film Commission’s Next Level Grant Program Can Give You a Boost
By Ben Trentelman [Posted January 3, 2019]
According to Virginia Pearce, the Director at the Utah Film Commission, it is common for these aspiring filmmakers to understand the technical-skill-driven aspects of making a movie, but the business side can be tricky, particularly the fundraising side. … read more
Boni Bonita
By Kathy Rong Zhou [Posted January 3, 2019]
Boni Bonita was shot over three years and magnificently across three formats: Super 16, 16 mm and digital. “When writing this film, I always pictured it with a nostalgic look,” says Barosa. … read more
Giving Salt Lake’s Youth a Voice: Spy Hop’s Film Program
By Zaina Abujebarah [Posted January 3, 2019]
Salt Lake City’s Spy Hop is a nonprofit organization based around after school programs that promote high school students finding their voices. Whether it’s through video game design, music/audio or film, there’s something available for every student. … read more
Changing the Narrative – Diana Whitten of Film Fatales Utah
By Bianca Velasquez [Posted January 3, 2019]
Vessel is one part of Whitten’s repertoire as a director, and she is also an influencer within the organization Film Fatales, whose Utah chapter she established. … read more
Dualist – A Film-Production Company Keeping Art in Artists’ Hands
By Taylor Hartman [Posted January 3, 2019]
Dualist produces small-budget, independent films nationwide. Wigham is the founder of Big Cartel, a tech company based in SLC that helps independent artists create websites to sell and market their merchandise. … read more
Localized: Comedy Showcase
By Rachel Jensen [Posted January 3, 2019]
This Localized brings together a “host of hosts”: Andy Farnsworth, Hollie Jay, Joe Everard and Torris Fairley. These featured comedians each have made their mark on the Salt Lake City comedy scene by running and hosting local shows and open mics over the course of the last eight years. … read more