Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: A grand preview to show why this is not your grandparents’ art festival

Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: A grand preview to show why this is not your grandparents’ art festival

ByLes RokaJun 22, 2014

When the gates open on June 26 to Utah’s largest arts and cultural gathering in its central downtown location, festival visitors will see as many new faces as familiar ones in every single venue and event. There are familiar and new faces everywhere. For example, the artist marketplace will have 163 artists including 56 from Utah and 65 who are appearing for the first time at the festival. There are…

Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Karen Horne’s ‘Night and Day’ exhibition is colorful love letter to Salt Lake City’s street life

Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Karen Horne’s ‘Night and Day’ exhibition is colorful love letter to Salt Lake City’s street life

ByLes RokaJun 21, 20146 min read

The great French impressionist Claude Monet experimented extensively not only with light and shadow in his work but also…

Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Australia’s Strange Fruit raises artistic experience to new heights on festival plaza

Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: Australia’s Strange Fruit raises artistic experience to new heights on festival plaza

ByLes RokaJun 21, 20145 min read

Twice each evening during the Utah Arts Festival with a soundtrack that includes musical excerpts from Mozart to…

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Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: John McCutcheon’s master storytelling, folk musicianship highlights IAMA events

ByLes RokaJun 19, 20147 min read

Music sometimes builds the most emotionally appropriate bridges, as we contemplate the fragile nature of our humanity. In…

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Backstage at Utah Arts Festival 2014: IAMA brings songwriter academy, songwriting competition to festival

ByLes RokaJun 19, 20145 min read

Songwriters of every skill level, from beginner to professional, will have plenty of activities along with networking opportunities…