Press
For press prior to 2013 or for press images, please contact Michelle Sulley at 801.328.4201 x116 or michelle.sulley@utahmoca.org.
Warhol Foundation Names Fall 2018 Grants 01/16/19 – ARTNEWS
Buster Graybill 08/13/18 – EUTOPIA
Downtown Salt Lake wants you to notice The Blocks. Here’s what it actually is 07/19/18 – Deseret News
Salt Lake’s Art Galleries: The Strolls, the Stops, and the Must-Sees – Marriott Traveler
Salt Lake City launches new effort to promote the arts and drive visitors downtown 07/11/18 – The Salt Lake Tribune
UMOCA’s Working Hard to Be Useless spiritually rich multimedia exhibition on urban spaces, defensive architecture 07/05/18 – The Utah Review
Playing After Paris: Violence, Resilience, and Reconciliation in the Work of Chase Westfall 06/28/18 – 15 BYTES
UMOCA GALA 2018: SEVEN DEADLY SINS 06/11/18 – SLUG Magazine
SELECTIVE NATURE: NANCY RIVERA 05/31/18 – SLUG Magazine
Teen Spirit: UMOCA’s Out Loud program gives the experiences of queer youth an artistic voice. 05/30/18 – Salt Lake City Weekly
Museum roles in challenging times is the focus of four talks 05/10/18 – University of Oregon
25 Best Things to Do in Salt Lake City, Utah 05/7/2018 – Vacation Idea Dream Vacation Magazine
UTAH BREWERS GUILD: HOW LIQUID CRAFT INFLUENCES A CITY 04/5/2018 – Slug Magazine
TO INFINITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH WREN ROSS 03/1/2018 – SLUG Magazine
How far into the tunnel are you willing to shine your flashlight? Earl Gravy and Homebodies, Away Teams at UMOCA 02/09/18 – 15 Bytes
Goodnight 2017: UMOCA’s 2018 Galleries 02/06/18 – SLUG Magazine
PERMADEATH is More Than a Game 02/02/18 – The Daily Utah Chronicle
Desire Lines at UMOCA: Kelly Larsen 02/01/18 – SLUG Magazine
Contact in the Community: UMOCA Cities of Conviction 11/18/17 – KUED 7
Robert Feintuch on the Vicissitudes of the Body 11/13/17 – D/railed Magazine
Best of Utah 2017 – Salt Lake City Weekly
UMOCA Sense/Ability Tours 9/19/17 – Utah Easy 2 Love
Exhibit Gets Personal With Young Muslims And Their Hijabs 9/15/17 – Kuer
Cultural connection 9/13/17 – Gulf News
Balqis Al Rashed 9/10/17 – The Let’s Go Eat Show
Saudi Artist talk about their work 9/8/17 – SLC CULTURE
JDEED x UMOCA | Balqis Al Rashed 9/7/17 – jdeed
Dreams Well in Sand: Cities of Conviction Brings Saudi Artists to UMOCA 9/4/17 – 15 BYTES
Shrinking Rooms, Expanding Boundaries 9/1/17 – The Utah Chronicle
IN A STATE OF PLAY: BALQIS AL RASHED 8/31/17 – SLUG MAGAZINE
Hot, dry and full of religious folks — new art show draws parallels between Saudi Arabia and Utah 8/31/17 – Deseret News
Art & Chill: UMOCA is a U-Must-A 8/29/17 – The Utah Chronicle
UMOCA Presents Jason Manley’s ‘Shrinking Room’ 2017– Experience Arts Salt Lake
An All-Saudi Arabian Show takes Salt Lake City 8/27/17 – jdeed
Saudi artists find common threads with Utah 8/25/17 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Art Exhibition Connects Saudi Arabian and Latter-day Saints Experiences 8/25/17 – HUFFPOST
Spiritual links between Saudi and Utah are the focus of new exhibition 8/22/17 – Anna Seaman
UMOCA PRESENTS SHRINKING ROOM 8/17/17 – Salt Lake Magazine
PRESS RELEASE: JASON MANLEY @ UMOCA 8/3/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance
PRESS RELEASE: MICHAEL ANTHONY GARCÍA AND JAIME SALVADOR CASTILLO @ UMOCA 8/2/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance
PRESS RELEASE: “CITIES OF CONVICTION” @ UMOCA 7/28/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance
Women Make Individualized Hijab to Dispel Stereotypes 7/28/17 – Utah Public Radio
DISPELLING STEREOTYPES OF THE HIJAB – AL HAJAD’S THE HIJAB PROJECT 7/21/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance
The Essential A&E Picks for July 20-26 7/19/17 – Salt Lake City Weekly
Cultural Conversation – Jared Steffensen Curator of Exhibitions at UMOCA & Stephen Stapleton of CultuRunners 7/2/17 – 97.5 FM The Zone
Salt Lake City: Where Art Lovers Feel at Home 7/1/17 – Articles Reader
Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2017: Kids Art Yard a model of creative up-cycling art, community partnerships 6/20/17 – The Utah Review
Op-ed: Art that stands the test of time is often unsettling (by Kristian Anderson, Executive Director of UMOCA) 6/17/17 – Salt Lake Tribune
13 Summer Art Opportunities for Children 6/15/17 – KSL
Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: New stories, voices, creative tools unite artistic community for 41st annual festival 6/11/17 – The Utah Review
O’Neill Re-imagines “Sun Tunnels” 6/9/17 – The Daily Utah Chronicle
Spring Break Fun 6/5/17 – The Road Home
We Are Here: Utah’s WNBTQ Artists of Color 6/1/17 – SLUG Magazine
Utah Pride Festival Announces Honorees 5/30/17 – Q Salt Lake Magazine
We Are UMOCA 5/23/17 – ZAP is YOU
Utah Artist and U. Art Students Help Local Kids Build ‘Wings to Fly’ 5/18/17 – Deseret News
Custom ‘GREENbike’ to Help Support Local Art 5/4/17 – Fox 13 Now
The Art of Biking 4/27/17 – Utah Public Radio
Bodies in Space: Rona Pondick and Robert Feintuch at UMOCA 2/27/17 – SLUG Magazine
UMOCA’s 2017 Gala 2/23/17 – KUED7
Art museum’s new exhibitions tackle history, violence and homelessness in 21st-century America 2/22/17 – Deseret News
UMOCA’s The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be takes a look at the present we never imagined 2/1/17 – 15 Bytes
UMOCA Director Kristian Anderson on Utah’s Art Scene and the Year Ahead 12/29/16 – KCPW
2 Utah Dance Companies, 2 Twists on “The Nutcracker” 12/09/2016 – Salt Lake Tribune
Bosniak Mosque Open House, Female Ambassador to Speak, Dance Your Way Through History, Mad-Cool Science 12/07/2016 – Salt Lake City Weekly
Moving Matters 11/30/2016 – Love More Dance More
Rejecting the Very Idea of Sculpture 11/28/2016 – One Good Eye
Best Mixed Media/Sculpture/Interactive Exhibition – David Brothers: Rolithica, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 9/14/16 – City Weekly
UMOCA to Host Object[ed]: Shaping Sculpture in Contemporary Art 8/26/16 – Salt Lake Magazine
Unspeakable Practices 6/8/2016 – City Weekly
UMOCA Gala 2016 at the Fallout 6/04/2016 – Slug
Jim Williams’ Smiling Faces: Exploring The Idea Of Home As Self-Portrait 5/5/2016 – SLUG
Humor and hyperbole: Idealogue at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 3/6/2016 – 15Bytes
More to museums: Museum directors, curator say museums offer community meaningful opportunities 4/3/2016 – Deseret News
Yoshua Okón: “Oracle” at Utah MOCA 3/2016 – art ltd. magazine
Art Museum Features Collaborative Work Of Local Students And International Artist 3/14/2016 – Utah Public Radio
L’arte Contro Il Potere, Con Ideologue 2/29/2016 – MAMe
UMOCA Opening 2016 2/9/2016 – SLUG Magazine
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art tackles politics, immigration in new exhibits 2/7/2016 – Deseret News
Ideologue, 2/5/2016 – e-flux
UMOCA Executive Director Kristian Anderson on Art, Leisure and Economy 2/4/2016 – KCPW
Sisyphean Art: David Brothers’ Rolithica 2/4/2016 – SLUG Magazine
He’s Got a Feeling 2/3/2016 – City Weekly
Wrestling with the Self: Andrew Moncrief at UMOCA 2/2/2016 – 15Bytes
David Brothers on Rolithica 1/29/2016 – KRCL
A Strange Feeling | UMOCA 1/28/2016 – cityhomeCOLLECTIVE
Local artist learning the business of his craft 1/20/2016 – Comox Valley Record
Adrift: Jean Richardson at UMOCA 12/02/2015 – 15Bytes
Sculpture Magazine Itinerary: Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler 12/01/2015 – Sculpture Magazine
Word (and Picture) Jazz from Filmmaker Tyrone Davies: In Camera in UMOCA’s Projects Gallery 11/30/2015 – 15Bytes
Ben Gaulon wants you to Corrupt.Yourself: Some serious fun in UMOCA’s Codec Gallery 11/27/2015 – 15Bytes
Obscura: modified photographs by Stefan Lesueur at UMOCA 11/25/2015 – 15Bytes
Fluid Art: Fall 2015 Review 11/08/2015 – Crafty Beer Girls
Sophie Calle: Unfinished 11/05/2015 – caa.reviews
Firelei Baez: Patterns of Resistance 10/28/15 – City Weekly
Contact in the Community: UMOCA 10/22/15 – KUED
Utah Museum Exhibits Art of Award-Winning Painter 10/13/15 – Utah Public Radio
Firelei Báez Patterns of Resistance 09/30/15 – e-flux
UMOCA reveals new exhibitions after museum-wide reinstallation 09/19/2015 – Deseret News
Subtle Alterations in Perspective: Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler at UMOCA 09/10/15 – 15Bytes
Best of Utah Arts 2015: Best Public Art – UMOCA Art Truck 09/09/15 – City Weekly
Material Girl, Material World: Lizze Määttälä at UMOCA’s Projects Gallery 09/02/15 – 15Bytes
Artists (re)discover America at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 08/28/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler, and Mel Ziegler Grandma’s Cupboard 08/26/15 – e-flux
E.A.T. | UMOCA 08/14/15 – Utah Style & Design
7 Things To Do In Utah This Summer 07/31/15 – Phoenix New Times
The Ups and Downs of Rebranding a Brand That Has Been Established for 84 Years 07/16/15 – National Arts Marketing Project
Fluid Art, Exhibits and a Bike Tour at UMOCA 07/15/15 – Salt Lake Magazine
Sean Morello’s Constellations & Supersymmetries at UMOCA 07/09/15 – 15Bytes
Ring the Bell Until It Cracks: Scott Tsuchitani’s Internment in the Street Gallery at UMOCA 07/04/15 – 15Bytes
God Save the UMOCA! 06/29/15 – Cityhome Collective
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Going Beyond Traditional Museums 06/22/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Lunatic Fringe Gets Vicious at UMOCA’s 2015 Gala 06/22/15 – Lunatic Fringe Salon Blog
Photos: UMOCA Gala 2015 @ The Complex 06.06 06/08/15 – SLUG Magazine
Adjunct: Four Artists Who Show What They’ve Learned 06/01/15 – 15Bytes
Art Auction to Support UMOCA 05/18/15 – Salt Lake Magazine
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 2015 Annual Gala 05/08/15 – KUED
12 Utah arts groups receive NEA grants 05/08/15 – Salt Lake Magazine
NEA head visits Utah artists; more than $1M in grants coming to local groups 05/07/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune
UMOCA Artists | Eisel Does It 05/05/15 – cityhomeCOLLECTIVE
Great-looking Utah show riffs on ideas of research, curation and art theory 04/29/15 – It’s Nice That
Growing a Community Garden 04/22/15 – Salt Lake Magazine
Essentials: Entertainment Picks April 9-15 04/09/15 – City Weekly
Art exhibition highlights differences in collections of LDS Church, state of Utah 03/26/15 – Deseret News
The Monitoring Gaze: Panopticon at UMOCA 03/24/15 – 15 Bytes
Exhibitions Review: Church and State 03/15/15 – 15 Bytes
Panopticon: Visibility, Data and the Monitoring Gaze 03/05/15 – Digicult
Laura Allred Hurtado on Curating Contemporary Mormon Art 03/04/15 – Mormon Artist
Panopticon at UMOCA 02/19/15 – Ugly Mag
Panopticon: Visibility, Data, and the Monitoring Gaze 02/17/15 – e-flux
UMOCA Art Exhibit: Church vs. State 02/13/15 – Salt Lake Magazine
UMOCA – Panopticon 02/05/15 – KUED
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art helps young artists blend old with new 01/12/15 – The Sat Lake Tribune
Here Are 9 Ways That Grown-Ups Can Celebrate Salt Lake City’s EVE 12/26/14 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Trent Call: Processed; Entertainment Picks Dec. 25-31 12/26/14 – City Weekly
Trent Call: Processed Opening Reception @ UMOCA 12/18/14 – SLUG
Trent Call: Processed @ UMOCA Exhibit 12.12 12/12/14 – SLUG
Fluid Art and the Craft @ UMOCA 11/12/14 – SLUG
As American As Apple Pie: Amy Jorgensen’s Far From the Tree 11/3/14 – 15 Bytes
Nor Any Drop to Drink: William Lamson’s Hydrologies at UMOCA 11/18/14 – 15 Bytes
Video games as art – Level Up Series 10/20/14 – UVU Review
William Lamson: Hydrologies – Essentials 10/16/14 – City Weekly
Salt Lake City Loaded With Fun for the Winter 10/14/14 – Chicago Tribune
Catherine Yass: Wall @ UMOCA 10/13/14 – Utah Cultural Alliance
October Salt Lake Gallery Stroll offers colorful variety – William Lamson 10/17/14 – Salt Lake Tribune
Community to vote for favorite garage mural inspired by children 9/4/2014 – KSL
Trent Harris: Echo Cave 9/01/2014 – X-TRA Magazine
Bikuben at UMOCA 7/9/2014 – 15 Bytes
Christopher Kelly explores the human psyche through fantasy 6/26/2014 – City Weekly
Christopher Kelly: GOD COMPLEX @ UMOCA 6/26/2014 – 15 Bytes
Summer Camps from UMOCA and Discovery Gateway 6/26/2014 – 15 Bytes
UMOCA 2014 | Rounded Up 6/10/2014 – Cityhome Collective
Five for the Road, What to do in SLC 5/25/2014 – Salt Lake Magazine
Art: UMOCA opens two compelling exhibits 5/25/2014 – Salt Lake Magazine
Sound Off | UMOCA Silent Auction 5/22/2014 – Cityhome Collective
In Motion: Borders and Migrations 5/21/2014 – KUED: Contact
UMOCA will show Ohanian’s “Hanksville” 5/13/2014 – Park Record
In Motion: Borders and Migrations @ UMOCA 5/12/2014 – 15 Bytes
Salt Lake City’s 10 Contemporary Art Galleries You Should Visit 5/9/2014 – The Culture Trip
Drinking: Utah celebrates Craft Beer Week, May 12-18 5/9/2014 – Salt Lake Tribune Tribune
City Home Collective covers UMOCA’s Diamond Horseshoe Roundup 4/15/2014 – City Home Collective Blog
do it: The Compendium 4/8/2014 – KCPW Blog
Andrea Jensen: Entropostasis 4/8/2014 – City Weekly
‘Stroller Tours’ roll into Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 4/4/14 – Deseret News
Love UT Give UT 3/20/2014 – KUED: Contact
Trent Harris Retrospecitve 3/12/2014 – 15 Bytes
do it: UMOCA’s touring exhibition 3/11/2014 – City Weekly
What is UMOCA? 3/2/2014 – Foster Art Program Blog
Trent Harris: Echo Cave 2/19/2014 – KUED: Contact
Crying? Not a problem on Utah art museum’s first Stroller Tour 2/12/2014 – Salt Lake Tribune
19th Anniversary of Trent Harris’ Plan 10 From Outer Space @ UMOCA 01.24 1/28/2014 – Slug Magazine
Utah filmmaker’s ‘bizarro’ art goes on exhibit 1/20/2014 – KSL
UMOCA picks Kristian Anderson as new executive director 1/11/2014 – Salt Lake Tribune
Kristian Anderson Appointed Executive Director of Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 1/10/14 – Art Forum
UMOCA touts cult director 1/8/2014 – The Daily Utah Chronicle
Essentials: A&E Picks Jan. 2-8 1/2/2014 1/2/2014 – City Weekly
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: do it 12/9/2013 – KUED: Contact
Smallpools and beach balls, all part of Salt Lake City’s Eve 5.0 12/18/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune
Stephanie Leitch, Artist continues exploring her Utah surroundings 12/2/2013 – City Weekly
Spyhop @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 11/12/2013 – Utah Cultural Alliance
UMOCA Projects Gallery and Artist-In-Residence Call for Entries 11/3/2013 – 15 Bytes
November Gallery Stroll, Featuring UMOCA 11/1/2013 – Slug Magazine
Tala Madani is Awarded the 2013 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting 9/28/2013 – Pillar Corrias Gallery, London
‘Creating Absence’ Twists the Ordinary 9/10/2013 – Daily Utah Chronicle
Neighborhood House, Urban Gallery VI: Drawn Together 9/10/2013 – Enjoy Utah!
U of U to host three of the UMOCA ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ pianos 9/4/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune
Kinetic Spaces Review 8/28/2013 – Slug Magazine
Ogden-based O-Town Arts kicks off Locals only exhibit at SLC’s UMOCA 8/15/2013 – Getting Out!
Artist plans urban bird study for UMOCA’s Art Truck 8/7/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune
Top 10 museums galleries sights in salt lake city 7/30/2013 – The Guardian
The Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting 2013 goes to Tala Madani 7/23/2013 – Art Media Agency (AMA)
Free Family Art Activities at UMFA July 20 7/20/2013 – About.com Salt Lake City
Gianni Pettena Forgiven by Nature, CW Pick 7/18-24/2013 – City Weekly
Tala Madani Wins 2013 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting 7/16/13 – Art Forum
Artist Tala Madani receives UMOCA’s Doctorow Prize 7/17/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Biennial at UMOCA 5/21/2013 – City Weekly
Family Art Saturdays Begin May 12 at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 5/6/2013 – Deseret News
He Can Bild It, The life and art of Jared Lindsey Clark 4/13/2013 – 15 Bytes
CityWeekly’s Brian Staker Looks at Prvacki’s “Theater of the Social” 4/1/2013 – City Weekly
UMOCA and Ana Prvacki in Wallpaper Magazine 3/18/2013 – Wall Paper Magazine
5 Free Things to do in Salt Lake City 1/13/2013 – Associated Press
“Adam Price leaving as UMOCA’s executive director” 11/04/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“The Right Answer Battleground States at UMOCA” 11/07/2012 – 15 Bytes
“Graphic design splits on party lines, too” 11/07/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“At Utah exhibits, a meeting at intersection of art and politics” 11/01/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Voting Against Ruffled Feathers” 11/01/2012 – New York Times
“UMOCA announces new ‘Artist-in-Residence’ program” 10/20/2012 – Deseret News
“Battleground States” 10/15/2012 – City Weekly
“Take a look: John Bell’s The Next Dinner at UMOCA” 10/14/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine
“Personal Testimony: Battleground States at UMOCA” 10/9/2012 – 15 Bytes
“CityViews ‘Escape from Camp 14′/’Your Land/My Land: Election ‘12′” 10/3/2012 – KCPW
“Fall Arts Guide: The first step into Utah arts — simplified“ 9/29/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“‘The Next Supper’ merges food and art” 9/28/2012 – The Daily Utah Chronicle
”Jason Metcalf: Abracadabra” 9/22/2012 – City Weekly
“Want to be museum savvy? Sign up for ‘Art Fitness Training’” 9/19/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Art Fitness at UMOCA: Working Your Art-Viewing Muscles” 9/17/2012 – City Weekly
“ABRACADABRA: Superstition enters new exhibit at UMOCA” 9/6/2012 –Salt Lake Magazine
“The Cricket: Artist explores border between identity and myth” 9/5/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Mr. Winkle exhibit debuts at UMOCA” 8/22/2012 – The Utah Chronicle
“Making Art Out of November’s Election” 8/16/2012 –The New York Times
“Dan Nailen: UMOCA & Plan B” 8/03/2012 –KUER
“The Tip of the Iceberg: Video Work at UMOCA” 8/01/2012 –15 bytes
UMOCA Displaying “AS IT LAYS” 8/01/2012 – AMA
“UMOCA Presenting ‘Mr. Winkle’ Exhibition” 7/19/2012 – Entertainment Journal
“Mr. Winkle on KCPW” 7/09/2012 – KCPW
“Take TRAX to UMOCA” 7/6/2012 – Let’s Ride UTA
“Exhibit Features Fantastically Cute Pooch” 7/5/2012 – GO!
“International piano exhibit comes to Salt Lake City” 6/16/2012 – Deseret News
“Pianos adorn Salt Lake sidewalks as part of art exhibit” 6/14/2012 – Deseret News
“Pianos invading downtown Salt Lake!” 6/14/2012 – ABC 4
“Art installation places pianos downtown for public to play” 6/14/2012 – Fox13now.com
“‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ pianos hit downtown area” 6/14/2012 – KSL.com. KSL Radio: listen here (opens up .mp3 file).
“Salt Lake City street pianos invite public to ‘Play Me’” 6/14/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Play Me, I’m Yours” 6/14/2012 – Visit Salt Lake
“Grand pianos” 6/14/2012 – Herald Extra
“Play Me, I’m Yours by artist Luke Jerram in SLC” 6/13/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine
“‘Cantastoria’ on display at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art” 6/5/2012 – Park Record
“The Art of Exhibitions: A discussion with the UMOCA’s new curator Aaron Moulton” 6/2012 – 15 bytes
“Art installation invites people to play piano in downtown Salt Lake City” 6/4/2012 –Salt Lake Tribune
“‘Casting Jesus’ to premiere at Utah Museum” 5/25/2012 –Park Record
“UMOCA Presents Casting Jesus by Christian Jankowski” 5/17/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine
CW Picks Mark Hedengren: The Invincibility Fable 5/11/2012 –Salt Lake City Weekly
“Family Art Saturdays begin May 12 at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art” 5/6/2012 –Deseret News
“Utah photographer Mark Hendengren explores swimming holes, drugs and danger” 5/3/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
CW Picks Tobias’ “Cupcake Project” 4/19/2012 – Salt Lake City Weekly
“Spring comes to Salt Lake’s Gallery Stroll” 4/18/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Art notes: Kids jacked up on ‘Dew’ at the old swimming hole…” 4/12/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune
“Warhol Foundation gives UMOCA $120,000 grant” 4/7/2012 – Deseret News