Art Truck
Recognized as best educational program in the State of Utah, the UMOCA Art Truck brings exciting and accessible contemporary art, created by leading local and national artists, directly to schools and community venues along the Wasatch Front. Each on-site visit by the Art Truck includes the services of a trained museum educator who leads students through a meaningful exploration of the current exhibition, as well as structured lesson plans for teachers who want to incorporate the Art Truck more deeply into the core curriculum.
Art Truck 2012-13: Carlos Rosales-Silva
UMOCA is happy to present a new art truck installation by Carlos Rosales-Silva opening September 7, 2012! Rosales-Silva is a contemporary artist from Austin, TX whose paintings, photos, sculptures and drawings investigate themes of borders, diversity, and identity. Of his practice, Rosales-Silva says, “As a descendant of a Mexican mother and a Native American father it was interesting, shocking, enlightening, and sometimes heartbreaking to learn about my cultural history in varying forms.” In fact, amplified tales of cowboys and Indians, pop cultural stereotypes of Mexicans, oral family history and personal experience all funnel into Rosales-Silva’s work which he revises, alters, critiques and explores. Schedule your Art Truck visit today to see this amazing artist!
Public Schedule:
May 13, 5:30-8:15pm
Summit Academy Art Night
1285 East 13200 South, Draper, UT 84020
May 21, 5:30-7:30pm
Rose Park Elementary Art Night
1105 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
May 23, 5:00-8:00pm
Lincoln Elementary Block Party
1090 S Roberta Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
June 14 and 15
Riverton Arts Festival
1450 W 12800 S, Riverton Utah
June 22, 9:00am-2:00pm
The Downtown Farmers Market
Pioneer Park: 300 South, 300 West
Booking:
Booking The Art Truck is available free-of-charge for a wide variety of educational and charitable purposes.
For more information or to request a visit by the Art Truck, contact Jared Steffensen: jared.steffensen@utahmoca.org
or call 801-328-4201 x122.
The UMOCA Art Truck is free of charge thank to the generous support of Zoo, Arts and Parks, JP Morgan Chase, The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, Salt Lake City Arts Council, The William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation and Snarr Brother’s Industrial Park.
