FICE Gallery Art Shows

Posted on February 28, 2019 (February 16, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

(L–R) Artist Madi Mekkelson and FICE owner Corey Bullough

Every month, FICE hosts an art show that changes the space into one that the featured artist envisions. This month, FICE hosts local artist February Filth. … read more

Voices of the Arches: Displacing Vibrations at Nox Contemporary

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Using the history, geology and visual appeal of the Southern Utah arches, Wischer has design a multi-media exhibit to heighten the magic the arches are capable of creating.

On Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, Nox Contemporary presented the multi-media exhibition Displacing Vibrations by visual and performance artist Wendy Wischer. … read more

Localized: Sonnets

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

(L–R) Tommy Fraser, Chuck Pak, Zach Dansie, Kale Morse and Ryan Tuttle combine their skills to share musical expression through explosive sounds in Sonnets. Photo: Matthew Hunter

Each Sonnets song is about a specific event, person or idea in their songwriter’s head that has caused him some level of suffering. … read more

David Brothers’ The What a Show Show

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Director/set designer David Brothers has based his upcoming fi lm, What a Show Show, on ‘70s game shows, their colorful stages and the hysteria that they engender.

In every project, there is a message that Brothers hopes to convey, whether by displaying his work or submitting it to festivals, magazines, or online. … read more

Paint the Town: Murals Adorn Granary District and South Salt Lake

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

(L–R) Derek Dyer and Renya Nelson have spearheaded efforts to add murals by local and national artists alike to the walls of Salt Lake City— bringing color and community to the forefront of South Salt Lake and the Granary District. Mural: Renya Nelson, Cody Comrie.

Derek Dyer’s and Renya’s Nelson’s goal is to make Salt Lake City an international urban-art destination by featuring artists on a local and a national scale. … read more

Invisible Eulogy: Gregg Deal Brings Native Visibility to the Transcontinental Exhibit

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Gregg Deal will perform a piece at Transcontinental: People, Place, Impact at the Rio Gallery on April 19, which addresses “the impact of Western expansion on Native land and identity.”

Gregg Deal’s exhibition will depict Native erasure and the effects of the railroad and other related developments on indigenous populations. … read more

SLC Artist Horacio Rodriguez Repurposes Mesoamerican Artifacts with 3D Printing

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Horacio Rodriguez digitally scans Mesoamerican sculptures, resizes them for a 3D print that he uses for a cast, then creates his rendition on which he prints decals.

Horacio Rodriguez’s art looks to take on new meanings and nuances with each new project, each a reflection of our increasingly hybridic world. … read more

Changing Space: Modern West’s New Gallery

Posted on February 19, 2019 (September 5, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

(L–R) Shalee Cooper and Diane Stewart work together to build Modern West into a fruitful contemporary art resource for the community.

Diane Stewart’s and Shalee Cooper’s new vision with Modern West is to expand and shift from being a fine arts gallery to a contemporary one. … read more

Snow Photo Feature: Sam Taxwood

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Sam Taxwood – Frontside 3 – Brighton Resort Backcountry, Utah.

Sam, fresh off the plane from Georgia (the country), decided to fight off his jet lag with some alternative airtime. … read more

Beer of the Month: Hop Rising Tropical

Posted on February 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

We poured a chilled Hop Rising Tropical from its 12-oz. aluminum can into a Spiegelau IPA glass. The transfer releases full-bodied bubbles of all sizes, commanding the top of the beverage that leaves a sticky, cream-colored foam. … read more