Alyce Carrier’s Old Work, a recent exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, has caught the attention and curiosity of visitors. One local, Devin McPolin, heard of the museum’s existence and came to see what it held inside. He states that he rarely goes to art museums, but he was interested due to his […]
Alyce Carrier’s exhibit, Old Work, in the Projects Gallery has received an array of reactions, but the majority of patrons’ comments reflect on how clever and profound her work can be. By incorporating 3-D sculptures, prints, and a stop-animation film, Carrier is able to speak to viewers on many different levels. Jodi, a visitor to […]
UMOCA prides itself on providing members of our community with interests in museums and the arts with door-opening opportunities. Our internship programs offer a variety of temporary work placements in numerous departments of the museum, from Front Desk and Marketing to Curatorial and Graphic Design, our interns get real-life, hands-on experience in their future fields. […]
There is a dense history of Helper Arts and Music Festival – a reliable annual event for the last twenty years – that sits at the intersection of artistic education and community aid. The festival symbolizes more than an arts and crafts fair, but stands as an act of resilience within a community and proves […]
Within Salt Lake City’s Avenues neighborhood there remains an unassuming stout chalk white house. Fragmented groups of individuals inched across the street and then lingered around the home, seeming uneasy about entering. It felt akin to a scene out of an M. Night Shyamalan film, and that’s how I knew I was in the […]
When considering the term contemporary art museum, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is likely a sterile, quiet space imbued with challenging and relevant artwork. Here at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) we take that a step further by exploring our own definition as an establishment. While providing the […]
The question that has been asked so many times and yet still has so many people wondering: What is contemporary art? Nowadays, contemporary art has a different definition according to who you ask. Most commonly, it is defined as art made from the 1970’s and on. However, “in its most simple and basic terms, [contemporary […]
Here at UMOCA, we are very excited about the film, The Unspeakable Freedom Device by artist Jennet Thomas now showing in the Codec gallery. Ben Smith, a Virginia native now living in Farmington, Utah, is also elated about the piece. Smith is a student at Brigham Young University studying for a Public Health degree. Some […]
Entering the interior of UMOCA, there is an echo of a Medieval Gregorian chant sourcing from down the hall. One might ask oneself what a stale antiquity is doing within a contemporary art museum and that’s a great inquiry for artist, Jennet Thomas creator of the convergence between ancient hymns and politically charged experimental narrative […]
“We will never develop any art that is real or great in Utah until art can be anything it wants to be.” –Alta Rawlins Jensen UMOCA is about the art of now. Our mission is to encourage people to explore what it means to exist in today’s world. We do that by sharing art that […]