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MFA Exhibition: Marissa Strickland

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Please join the Department of Art & Art History and Marissa Strickland in celebrating her MFA thesis exhibition and artist talk. The exhibition runs from May 8th through 19th in the New Alvin Gittins Gallery (located in the Film & Media Arts Building). The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10:00 […]

MFA Exhibition: Kristina Hines

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Please join the Department of Art & Art History and Kristina Hines in celebrating her MFA thesis exhibition and artist talk. The exhibition runs from May 8th through 19th in the New Alvin Gittins Gallery (located in the Film & Media Arts Building). The gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10:00 […]

Fall Semester Begins

Art Building 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Find information to register for Fall Semester classes HERE.

Retirement Exhibition: Prof. Brian Snapp

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Bad Artist and Friends August 21 - September 22, 2023 Gittins Gallery The gallery is open to the public during the following hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs – 10 AM to 5 PM Wed 10 AM to 6 PM Fri 10 AM to 4 PM Reception: Thursday, August 24, 6 - 8 PM Please join us […]

Lost-Wax Casting Workshop

ART Building, Room 178 375 S 1530 E RM 178, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Come learn how to do small metal casting and cast your own objects! No experience is needed. Anyone is welcome to join as long as you're a member of the sculpture club. Contact Alix Twiggs for questions: u0832835@utah.edu

First Meeting of the New Directions Arts Club

We are so excited to announce that the first-ever New Direction Arts (NDA) meeting will be held on Friday, September 22nd at 4 pm! Meeting in ART room 187. We are so excited to be working with the Clay Club and Sculpture Club this first meeting to do a meet and greet and make some […]

Navied Mahdavian: Book Reading & FAQ

ART Building, Room 158 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Navied Mahdavian has been a contributing cartoonist to The New Yorker since 2018, where his cartoons and comics appear regularly. He is the author of the graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America (2023). His work has also been featured in the LA Times, Reader's Digest, Wired, Alta Online, and in […]

September Photo Club Meeting

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Join us for the next Photo Club meeting on Wednesday, 9/27, at 4 PM in the Art Building, Rm. 169 The club is open to all students.

Student AIGA Meeting

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 6th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

MFA Exhibition: Doug Tolman

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

generative spaces Please join the Department of Art & Art History and Doug Tolman in celebrating his MFA thesis exhibition and artist talk. Artist talk is on Wednesday, October 4th, at 4:30 PM in ART 158, followed by a reception in the gallery. The exhibition runs from October 2nd through 20th in the New Alvin […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 2nd, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Photo Club Meeting

ART Building, Room 158 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, UT

The Photo Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 4th, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM in ART, Room 158.

Art Teaching Club: Plein-Air Painting at Red Butte Garden

ART Building, Third Floor Atrium 375 S 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Join the Arts Teaching Club at Red Butte Garden for an afternoon of plein-air painting on October 6th from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Bring your art supplies & student ID to get into the Garden for free. We will meet on the third floor of the Art Building. Text @artteachi to 81010 to get […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 16th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Photo Club Meeting

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

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Visiting Artist: Bryan Hopkins

ART Building, Room 158 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Please join us in hearing from artist Bryan Hopkins, who will be giving an artist talk on Oct. 18th at 4:30 PM in the ART Building, Room 158. Born in Philadelphia, PA. Bryan Hopkins earned an MFA in Ceramics from the State University of New York at New Paltz, currently lives in Buffalo and teaches […]

MFA Open Studios 2023

Art Building 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Please join us Thursday, October 19, from 6 - 8 p.m. for our annual MFA Open Studios. It is a chance to meet our current graduates and learn about their research. Current MFA candidates participating in the event: Jes Booth Sydney Porter Williams Maike Wells Jordan Layton Pam Beach Studio spaces are on the first […]

Come Join the BFA Club

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Come join the BFA club! The first BFA club will be on Oct. 25th at 4:00 PM in the ART Building, Room 169. The event will be a Meet and Greet and club planning for the senior BFA exhibition in the spring. There will be pizza. If you are interested in joining the BFA club […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 25th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Cyanotype Workshop

ART Building, Room 178 375 S 1530 E RM 178, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Come Join New Direction Arts for a Day of Cyanotypes. In collaboration with the Photo Club Thursday, October 26th, in the sculpture room 178, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM NDA is a new club interested in growing the arts community and creating spaces to share, collaborate, and learn. To join the club, email u1107452@utah.edu @import […]

Fall Tulip Planting & Paper Making

Gittins Courtyard 375 S 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Please join MFA Candidate Jes Booth for a Fall Tulip Planting & Paper Making event. It will be Friday, October 27th, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM in the Gittins Courtyard between the Art and Film & Media Arts Buildings (right outside the Gittins Gallery). Paper Making Workshop Tulip Planting Healing Ritual Performance Art Copper Wire […]

Palladium Photo Exhibition

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Join us in celebrating the artists and artwork created during Prof. Laurel Caryn's Palladium class held during Fall 2023. Opening Night will be Oct. 30th, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.  The exhibition will run from Oct. 30th through Nov. 10th in the new Gittins Gallery.  The gallery is open to the public: Monday through Thursday […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 1st, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Photo Club Meeting

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The Photo Club meeting is today, Nov. 8th, from 4 to 5 PM in the Art Building, Room 169.

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 15th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Prospective Graduate Meet & Greet Event

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

If you are interested in learning more about our MFA in Studio Art program, the department conducts Prospective Graduate Student Meet & Greet events during the fall semester. The event will explain what we have to offer an MFA candidate and why you should consider our program to help you with your creative research. We'll […]

Student Clubs Open Studio Night

Art Building 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

On November 17th, the BFA club is hosting the first-ever undergraduate open studio for all students! The event will start at 5:00 PM, preceding Gallery Stroll in Salt Lake City. Art will be located in the following areas: Art Teaching and NDA Club - 1st floor, Room 170 Photo - 1st floor, Room 169; 2nd […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 2oth, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Exhibition: The Rose That Grew from Concrete

The Rose That Grew from Concrete is an exhibition featuring artwork by incarcerated youth and will run from Nov. 21st through Dec. 8th in the New Gittins Gallery. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. […]

Photo Club Meeting

ART Building, Room 169 375 S 1530 E RM 169, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The Photo Club is meeting on Nov. 29th from 4 to 5 PM in the Art Building, Room 169.

Student Town Hall

ART Building, Room 158 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Join the Soap Box Committee for a student town hall this upcoming Wednesday, November 29th, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in room 158 or over Zoom. (The link will be sent later in the week, so please check your emails). The purpose of this meeting will be to provide a platform for sharing student and […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 29th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Visiting Artist: Ben Denzer

ART Building, Room 158 375 South 1530 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Please join us in hearing from artist Ben Denzer, who will be giving an artist talk on Thursday, Nov. 30th, at 5:30 PM in the ART Building, Room 158. Ben Denzer is an artist and publisher interested in books, the physicality of images, playing with value, focusing a view, and finding moments of humor. Ben […]

Student AIGA Meeting

ART Building, Room 273 375 S 1530 E RM 273, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The student AIGA meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 4th, at 5:30 PM in ART, Room 273.

Holiday Sale 2023

Gittins Gallery, FMAB, University of Utah Gittins Gallery, FMAB, 1530 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

The Department of Art & Art History Annual Holiday Sale will be December 6th through the 9th in the new Alvin Gittins Gallery. The perfect place to pick up holiday gifts. Artwork ranging from prints, paintings, ceramics, and other goods will be on sale to help fund student clubs and organizations. Hours: Wednesday, Dec. 6th, […]