The Great Salt Lake: An Uplifting Artistic Oasis

Two Spirits Fling Goodbye to the Parting Day, Mabel Frazer

The Great Salt Lake: An Uplifting Artistic Oasis Exhibition of works from the Salt Lake County Visual Art Collection, curated by Salt Lake County Art in Public Places Opening ReceptionFriday, April 18, 2025, 5-7pm April 18, 2025 – December 15, 2025Salt Lake County Government Center2001 South State Street, South Building Utah boasts some of the […]

“Vanishing Waters, Rising Voices” at Mestizo Institute of Culture and Art

photo of Great Salt Lake by Chris Carlson

May 16–June 21, 2025Mestizo Arts Gallery95 South Rio Grande, SLC “Vanishing Waters, Rising Voices” is a multidisciplinary exhibition combining visual art, performance art, and community dialogue to raise awareness about the conditions of the Great Salt Lake and the communities affected by its decline. Works by Kyle Ahlstrom-Alexander, Steph Alpizar, Geof Crowl, Francisco Fierro, Susanna […]

“By a Thread” at Eccles Wildlife Education Center

greasewood illustration by Kellie Bornhoft

By a ThreadEccles Wildlife Education Center1157 S. Waterfowl Way, Farmington, UTMay 2–17, 2025 Kellie Bornhoft’s By a Thread features illustrations of 64 plants and animals from the Great Salt Lake ecosystem printed on sheer fabric and installed as banners that the viewer can touch and move. Unfinished edges of the fabric incorporate a sense of […]

“By a Thread” at UMOCA

Kellie Bornhoft's "By a Thread" at UMOCA

By a ThreadUMOCA, 20 South West Temple, SLCMarch 4-April 23, 2025 Kellie Bornhoft’s By a Thread features illustrations of 64 plants and animals from the Great Salt Lake ecosystem printed on sheer fabric and installed as banners that the viewer can touch and move. Unfinished edges of the fabric incorporate a sense of how delicate […]

“By a Thread” at Utah Cultural Industry Advocacy Day

California gull by Kellie Bornhoft

Kellie Bornhoft’s “By a Thread” installation will appear in the Utah State Capitol Building’s Rotunda for one day only as part of the Utah Museum Association’s Utah Cultural Industry Advocacy Day! Members of the public are welcome to engage with the art installation and meet representatives from cultural institutions from across the state.

Local Voices: Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories Exhibition

A small street-level billboard displays a photo of Forrest S. Cuch alongside a quote from him

Of Salt and Sand is a storytelling collective that produces multimedia projects with, by, and for Utahns impacted by climate change and economic transition. This free, outdoor public exhibition of photography tells the stories of collective memories, grief, love, and possibility for Utah’s imperiled inland sea and all the human and more-than-human life that depends on it. […]

Spy Hop Apprenticeship Showcase

Spy Hop Apprenticeship Showcase, December 16, 4-6pm

Spy Hop’s apprentices are ready to share their semester’s work with you! Along with work for Wake the Great Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake Collaborative, they’ve created a ton of neat projects for different clients, so come see what they’ve been up to! There will be a presentation from each apprenticeship’s students, plus listening […]

Kellie Bornhoft, By a Thread at Marmalade Branch Library

a collage of illustrations by Kellie Bornhoft

Kellie Bornhoft’s By a Thread features illustrations of 64 plants and animals from the Great Salt Lake ecosystem printed on sheer fabric and installed as banners that the viewer can touch and move. Unfinished edges of the fabric incorporate a sense of how delicate the ecosystem is, that it can unravel without care from our […]

Kellie Bornhoft, By a Thread at Westminster University

People walk through Kellie Bornhoft's "By a Thread" installation

Kellie Bornhoft’s By a Thread features illustrations of 64 plants and animals from the Great Salt Lake ecosystem printed on sheer fabric and installed as banners that the viewer can touch and move. Unfinished edges of the fabric incorporate a sense of how delicate the ecosystem is, that it can unravel without care from our […]