Statewide Annual Competition
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Visual arts competitions and exhibitions have been a project of the state since 1899, providing juried exhibitions open to all Utah artists and a forum from which the Permanent Collection Committee can make acquisition recommendations.
This competition and exhibition is open to all Utah artists over the age of 18. The jurors prefer to see the works in person, but if you are unable to deliver your pieces to the host gallery, up to three slides may be submitted and sent to the Utah Arts Council.
Exhibitions
Each Fall, an exhibition of the Statewide Annual Competition winners is shown at the Rio Gallery.
Utah '10: "Mixed Media and Works on Paper "Exhibition opens at the Rio Gallery |
2010 Deadline
Tuesday, September 21 and Wednesday, September 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please note the date change.
2010 Jurors
Elizabeth Dove
Dove is a printmaker and photographer currently residing in Missoula, Montana where she teaches at the University of Montana. Her work continues to be based on traditional printmaking practices but has expanded in media to include earthworks, site-specific sculpture and installation. Her themes include investigating the passage of time, subjective scientific metnods and how one's body can register and communicate history and memories.
Michael Sarich
Sarich was raised in Chicago and currently lives and works in Nevada. Much of the imagery in Sarich's work involves religious iconography, double meaning and metaphor, as well as issues of passage and chance. Sarich works in a variety of media including printmaking, painting, ceramics and sculpture. He's an associate professor of art at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Questions?
Contact Lila Abersold at 801.533.3581 or Laura Durham 801.533.3582