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New Artists in Conversation Video Features Artist Talk by AIR Artist Jesse Meredith

December 14, 2022

UMOCA Staff

Overton Windows uses photographs of western Americana paintings and suburban spaces as well as construction materials and vinyl siding to examine the narratives and systems that enforce traditions of access and control in the American West.

UMOCA Announces Rich Walje as the New President of its Board of Trustees

December 13, 2022

UMOCA Staff

Press Release

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art announces former CEO of Rocky Mountain Power Rich Walje as the new president of the museum’s board of trustees.

The Best Gifts at this Year’s UMOCAxVSL Holiday Shoppe

December 7, 2022

UMOCA Staff

Annual UMOCAxVSL Holiday Shoppe, Saturday, December 10, 2022, 10am–6pm, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S W Temple, SLC The Annual UMOCAxVSL Holiday Shoppe is coming up fast! To give you a better idea of what you can expect from the Shoppe this Saturday, December 10, we’ve asked some of…

New Artists in Focus Video Features Performance by Artist Gregg Deal

November 30, 2022

UMOCA Staff

The Punk Pan-Indian Romantic Comedy is a music-themed talk and performance piece by Indigenous artist and activist Gregg Deal. This new work focuses on the music that has moved him throughout his life, speaking in stories and antidotes that follow a timeline of struggle, survival, and ultimately healing through the…

Out Loud 2023 Applications Open Now!

November 7, 2022

UMOCA Staff

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is now accepting applications for the 2023 Out Loud program! Through a 12-week workshop series, participants learn from visiting artists, explore new art techniques and mediums, and development their artistic voice. The program culminates in a museum exhibition of their work, and…

UMOCA Awarded $140,000 from Two Influential Organizations—The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation

September 21, 2022

UMOCA Staff

Press Release,

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) has been awarded two grants totaling $140,000 from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts and VIA Art Fund | Wagner Foundation.

New UMOCA Press Publication—Alise Anderson My Grandma is a meme

August 15, 2022

UMOCA Staff

UMOCA Press is proud to announce the publication of Alise Anderson: My Grandma is a meme.

New Artists in Focus Video Features Performance by LA-based Artist xiouping

July 27, 2022

UMOCA Staff

This Artists in Focus: Performances video features a special performance by LA-based artist xiouping during the opening reception for the exhibition i know you are, but what am i? on June 24, 2022, in the Main Gallery of the Museum.

New Exhibition at UMOCA Focuses on the Use of the Figure in Contemporary Art

June 22, 2022

UMOCA Staff

Opening Friday, June 24, 2022, i know you are, but what am i? (De)Framing Identity and the Body focuses on the use of the figure, in contemporary art, to explore culture, identity, fluidity, body positivity––and to provide a space for self-authorship, unfiltered through the lens of others.

Artists in Focus: Studio Visit with Projects Gallery Artist Jaclyn Wright

May 16, 2022

UMOCA Staff

UMOCA has launched a new video series, Artists in Focus: Studio Visits, to shine light on the studio practices of Utah artists. The series will feature interviews with current and past UMOCA Artists-in-Residence and artists working in Utah. The second studio visit in this series features 2022 Projects Gallery Artist Jaclyn…