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So the 2014 Utah Arts Festival happened this weekend, and showcased a lot of artwork, films, kids activities and whatnot, all under a blazing hot sun that wouldn't let up once.
Competition for an artist’s booth at the Utah Arts Festival is fierce, and space is limited. Since in any given Arts Festival applicant pool there will be a good supply of ceramics to choose from, the quality of ceramics at the Utah Arts Festival is exceptionally high.
Visitors to The Leonardo during the Utah Arts Festival get a chance to see a unique collaborative art project. During the Utah Arts Festival, The Leonardo is free to visitors from both the Utah Art Festival and the north entrance.
Every Saturday, Pioneer Park hosts the Downtown Farmers Market and every Saturday I come across more and more reasons to restock my fridge with quality local goods! Since there's no shortage of interesting and creative vendors, every week I my best to highlight a few of my favorite finds!
City Weekly took first place in eight categories in Utah’s annual Society of Professional Journalists awards, held Thursday.Notably, Stephen Dark and Eric S. Peterson held down the top spots in six of the nine news reporting categories: criminal justice, business/consumer, education, government, religion/values and personality profile. City Weekly staff and freelancers took home a total of 18 awards in the contest, hosted by the Utah Headliners, the state chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists.
Artists' work at the 2014 Utah Arts Festival is more exciting, more sophisticated, more eclectic, more professional than ever before. A telling example of this is Portland-based artist Robert Wilhelm, a graduate in sculpture from the University of Michigan (Booth 99).
