Art + Wellness: Mindfulness
Art + Wellness: Mindfulness
Thursdays, March 14-April 25 | 1-2 pm
Included with admission fee
FREE for Members and U of U students, staff, and faculty
Take an opportunity to slow down this Thursday and practice mindfulness with instructor Charlotte Bell. Join us as we explore the UMFA galleries and seek to find stillness within ourselves. Practice slow and mindful looking at artwork as well as participate in traditional guided meditation. This free meditation practice is perfect for beginners—everyone is welcome. There will be seven sessions in all and guests are welcome to attend as many or as few as they would like.
Event Categories: Public Event. Cost: Included with museum admission. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit umfa.utah.edu. Voice Area Soloists w/Paradigm Chamber Orchestra [Arts Pass Event]
School of Music
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Event Categories: Music. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH). Cost: Free. Contact Name: School of Music. Contact Phone: 8015816762. Contact Email: events@music.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
A Life of Flowers
A Life of Flowers – With a Special Sight and Sound Recital featuring Traditional Japanese Instruments
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 4-6 pm | FREE
K-12 teachers can receive re-licensure hours by attending the hour long presentation before exploring the museum and participating in a group discussion.
The UMFA is proud to host Kimi Hill to discuss the life and art of her grandmother, the pioneering Bay Area issei ikebana sensei (teacher), Haruko Obata (1892–1989).
In a newly illustrated presentation, Kimi Hill will share her grandmother’s story based on a 1986 oral history, exploring Haruko’s youth in Japan, her life as the wife of artist Chiura Obata and mother of four children, her forced incarceration at Topaz, and her long career as an artist in her own right.
Assisting in this presentation will be Keiko Kubo from the "modern" Sogetsu school of Ikebana. She will present and elaborate on a few pre-made ikebana arrangements created specifically for this program.
At 7 pm, join us in the UMFA Great Hall for a…
Event Categories: Music. Public Event. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Cost: FREE. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit umfa.utah.edu. Organ Area Recital
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Recitals:
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM.
Event Categories: Music. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH). Cost: Free. Contact Name: School of Music. Contact Phone: 801-581-6762. Contact Email: events@music.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 3, 2024, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chamber Music Society of SLC: Brentano Quartet with Jonathan Biss [Arts Pass Event]
School of Music
Event Categories: Music. Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH). Cost: Free. Contact Name: School of Music. Contact Phone: 8015816762. Contact Email: events@music.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
'lectric Eye [Arts Pass Event]
School of Dance
In partnership with the School of Dance
Joanna Kotze’s ‘lectric Eye is a highly physical dance performance, using the connection between music and movement to push physical and sonic limits. ‘lectric Eye is powerful and riveting, drawing attention to the human body’s potential for persistence, resistance, and power.
Event Categories: Dance. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Marriott Center for Dance - Alice Sheets (MCD). Cost: $10-$48 general public, $5 U of U students (Arts Pass). Ticket URL: https://www.utahpresents.org/events/lectriceye/. Contact Name: Kingsbury Hall Box Office. Contact Phone: 801-581-7100. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
For more info visit www.utahpresents.org. 'lectric Eye [Arts Pass Event]
School of Dance
In partnership with the School of Dance
Joanna Kotze’s ‘lectric Eye is a highly physical dance performance, using the connection between music and movement to push physical and sonic limits. ‘lectric Eye is powerful and riveting, drawing attention to the human body’s potential for persistence, resistance, and power.
Event Categories: Dance. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Marriott Center for Dance - Alice Sheets (MCD). Cost: $10-$48 general public, $5 U of U students (Arts Pass). Ticket URL: https://www.utahpresents.org/events/lectriceye/. Contact Name: Kingsbury Hall Box Office. Contact Phone: 801-581-7100. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
For more info visit www.utahpresents.org. 'lectric Eye [Arts Pass Event]
School of Dance
In partnership with the School of Dance
Joanna Kotze’s ‘lectric Eye is a highly physical dance performance, using the connection between music and movement to push physical and sonic limits. ‘lectric Eye is powerful and riveting, drawing attention to the human body’s potential for persistence, resistance, and power.
Event Categories: Dance. U Arts Pass. Campus Locations: Marriott Center for Dance - Alice Sheets (MCD). Cost: $10-$48 general public, $5 U of U students (Arts Pass). Ticket URL: https://www.utahpresents.org/events/lectriceye/. Contact Name: Kingsbury Hall Box Office. Contact Phone: 801-581-7100. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
For more info visit www.utahpresents.org. MFA Exhibition: Jes Booth
Art & Art History
Please join the Department of Art & Art History and Jes Booth in celebrating her MFA thesis exhibition and artist talk.
Check back for dates and times for the Artist talk and Opening event.
The exhibition runs May 13th through 31st in the Gittins Gallery and is open to the public.
Gallery Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM , Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM , Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Event Categories: Exhibitions. Public Event. Campus Locations: Gittins Gallery (ART). Cost: Free and open to the public. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 13, 2024 – Friday, May 31, 2024.
For more info visit www.art.utah.edu. MFA Exhibition: Sydney Porter Williams
Art & Art History
Please join the Department of Art & Art History and Sydney Porter Williams in celebrating her MFA thesis exhibition and artist talk.
Check back for dates and times for the Artist talk and Opening event.
The exhibition runs May 13th through 31st in the Gittins Gallery and is open to the public.
Gallery Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM , Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM , Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Event Categories: Exhibitions. Public Event. Campus Locations: Gittins Gallery (ART). Cost: Free and open to the public. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 13, 2024 – Friday, May 31, 2024.
For more info visit www.art.utah.edu. Curator Tour: Dr. ShiPu Wang for "Pictures of Belonging"
Curator Tour: Dr. ShiPu Wang for Pictures of Belonging
Wednesday, May 15 | 6:30 pm | Free | Reservations Required
Please join us for a special tour of the new visiting exhibition Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo with curator Dr. ShiPu Wang. For this special program, Dr. Wang will provide visitors with a unique perspective on the works of art on view and the artists who created them. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot in advance by emailing Ashley Farmer.
Dr. ShiPu Wang is Professor of Art History and the Coats Family Chair in the Arts at the University of California, Merced. His scholarship thus far centers around rediscovering and reevaluating the work and legacy of diasporic Asian American artists in the pre-World War II United States, with a particular focus on Nikkei artists and their cross-racial/cultural collectives and alliances during the Exclusion Era. Winner of the 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Book Prize for his The Other American Moderns. Matsura,…
Event Categories: Public Event. Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit umfa.utah.edu.