Your Ucard is a free ticket to the arts at the U There are hundreds of arts experiences on campus every year, such as modern art exhibits, sultry jazz concerts, poignant theatre productions, thought-provoking dance performances, film screenings, musicals, symphonies and more. Your UCard gets you into all of them for free or deeply discounted […]
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Read MoreNative Artist Hosts Alternative Tours, Presentations around Go West! Native American performance artist DeLesslin George-Warren offers a thought-provoking perspective on the art and history of the West through free tours and presentations around “Go West! Art of the American Frontier from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West” at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts this week. The events are part […]
Read MoreNew UMFA Exhibition Takes Fresh Look at Art and History of the West By Mindy Wilson, UMFA marketing and communications director A new exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts explores one of the most important chapters of American history through celebrated artworks from one of the nation’s finest collections of western art. “Go […]
Read MoreArt + Wellness at the UMFA: Living Better through Art By Mindy Wilson, UMFA marketing and communications director If you’ve been to the university’s fine arts museum, you know it’s a great place to look at and learn about world-class art from around the world. But did you know that visiting the Utah Museum of […]
Read MorePUBLIC ART PROPOSALS The J. Willard Marriott Library seeks proposals for outdoor sculptures for the newly constructed Katherine’s Courtyard. All materials, themes and scales are welcome. Preference will be given to proposals that give consideration to site specificity. Site visits are encouraged. Two selected proposals will each receive $1,000 for materials. Sculptures will be on […]
Read MoreWhen John Kircher, professor of educational psychology, arrived at the U as a graduate student in 1977, he wasn’t interested in studying lie detector technology, but after a sequence of events early in his career, he has become a leading expert in the detection of deception.
Read MoreBy Madeleine Gail Rex, Pioneer Theatre Company publicity manager Disney’s “Newsies” leaps onto the Pioneer Theatre Company stage this month, along with a 29-person cast of professional and local actors, including five University of Utah students. Although PTC is a fully professional regional theatre and its casts consist primarily of Actor’s Equity (union) actors, larger […]
Read MoreAnnual Miniprint, Midiprint and Department of Art & Art History Holiday Sale The annual student, faculty and alumni Miniprint-Midiprint Printmaking sale will take place in the Gittins Gallery, Dec. 6-9. The sale will include original 8 inches by 10 inches and 14 inches by 18 inches etchings, screen prints and relief prints. The sale is held […]
Read MoreJoin the School of Music as they usher in the holidays with diverse and exciting performances this holiday season by the Lyric Opera Ensemble, the Crimson Harp Christmas Concert, the University of Utah Choirs Concert, the Jazz Ensemble Holiday Concert and piano faculty. The Lyric Opera Ensemble and Sinfonia Salt Lake present two fantastic operas […]
Read MoreShop Museum Store Sunday AND Annual Holiday Market at the UMFA Get inspired for holiday gift-giving this year with two special events hosted by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ popular Museum Store. On Sunday, Nov. 26, be part of the first-ever Museum Store Sunday, a new international campaign that celebrates the special shopping opportunities […]
Read More“White Rabbit Red Rabbit” By Sheri Jardine, communications manager, UtahPresents UtahPresents is bringing the global theatre sensation, “White Rabbit Red Rabbit,” to Kingsbury Hall, playing on select dates through Dec. 2. This “theatre entertainment meets social experiment” is the work of Nassim Soleimanpour, who penned the play while confined to his native Iran and silenced […]
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