Please join us for an opening reception for the 2011 Utah Ties Juried Art Exhibit this Friday, March 11 from 7-10pm. Michelle Pobar, director of Honor Fraser Gallery, has made her selections and will be attending the reception. She will be speaking about her impressions of Contemporary Art in Utah and also announcing the award winners for the show at 8:30pm.
The Central Utah Art Center is pleased to showcase the work of these artists.
Artist included:
- Lesli Biggs
- Matthew Choberka
- Chris Coy
- Vanessa Gromek
- Davey Hawkins
- Micol Hebron
- Tricia Lawless Murray
- Allan Ludwig
- Colin Nesbit
- Spencer Twelmeyer
- Morganne Wakefield
- Caitlin Watson
CUAC Mission Statement:
The purpose of the CUAC is to educate Utahns about Contemporary Art through exhibitions of artists from three categories:
1. Sanpete artists who demonstrate a high level of professionalism in their art;
2. Utah artists who make art in a Contemporary genre who are emerging or well established;
3. and artists who are exemplary of important trends in Contemporary Art worldwide.
The CUAC maintains that good education about art starts with strong exhibitions of Contemporary Art that have relevance in content or image to our community.
Education also includes outreach to the community in the form of classes for adults and children, lectures and critical dialogue about art, and an inviting, friendly environment that welcomes visitors and encourages questions and strives to provide answers.
Our Juror
Michelle Pobar is the director of Honor Fraser Gallery in Los Angeles. For a number of years Ms. Pobar worked for Gagosian Gallery in New York until 2008 when she relocated to Los Angeles to work at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. She has been the director of Honor Fraser since 2009 and works with a number of international, local, emerging and established artists including Rosson Crow, Kenny Scharf, Alexandra Grant, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Robert Lazzarini and the Jeremy Blake Estate. Receiving her BA in Art History from the University of Minnesota, Ms. Pobar then went on to receive her masters degree in Modern Art History, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education in New York. With work experience at contemporary art galleries, museums and the auction house, she has had her hand in nearly every aspect of the art world and has curated and managed a number of noteworthy exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles.
- 2004 BA, Art History University of Minnesota
- 2006 MA, Modern Art History, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market Christie’s Education, New York
Murray Dwertman
Walking through America’s backwoods with a rucksack of basic materials, tools, and props, Murray Dwertman, a Brookly-based artist, trades in a four-walled studio for natural outdoor sites that present unpredictable sets of variables with potential to dramatically influence outcome. Heavily influenced by Land art, environmental concepts, and childhood exploration, Dwertman’s installations and immersive events play out in remote locations where he becomes both engineer and facilitator of experiential propositions for himself and as well as participant. Face Upstream exhibits two new site-specific performances which employ the human body as the building blocks, first, as a working dam in a stream and second, as a vehicle for displacing a rocky island. Dwertman’s varied interactions with the landscapes are linked by an insistence on engaging with nature to reveal its inherent possibilities and by striving to incite intimate encounters between the artist, subject, and viewer. At the center of each new proposition are a reinterpretation of the familiar, and an alternative characterization of the landscape and its vitality within the contemporary psyche.
Greg Caldwell
Greg Caldwell, a 30 year old Utah native, has been drawing his whole life. In 2004 he began concentrating his artistic energy into his ceramics. Recently Greg has returned to pen and paper. Almost everyday he records moments and feelings in his sketchbook. Visual Journal explores the prevailing themes within these daily drawings. These works are an autobiographical look into how Greg sees, experiences, and interprets the world around him. Through simple symbols Greg’s thoughts, feelings, and observations are open to the viewer.
Jenny Guerra
CUAC is excited to introduce Jenny Guerra as the next artist in the CUAC Music Series.
“The only kind of war there should be is jenny war. I like music that is creative, original and sincere. I love the Flaming Lips, Aimee Mann, Jay Z and Motown and not in any specific order.”
Jenny will be performing at 9pm on March 11. You need to hear this.
pARTy Bus
Make sure you get your bus tickets soon. $15 will get you a trip to the next CUAC opening, some drinks, video art, and lots of fun.
Don’t end up like this disappointed art junkie.
“Why, oh why didn’t I pARTy bus this month?”
-Tiffini Widlansky
Chow Truck
The Chow Truck will be feeding hungry people at the Salt Lake pARTy Bus pick up. Get there a bit early. It’ll be worth it.
“Created and run by seasoned restaurant pros, the Chow truck is all about dishing up complex, crunchy, savory, flavors and textures.
All at affordable prices. As in nothing over $6. Think California cuisine with a bold Asian influence. Asian tacos, sliders, and salads with choices from ginger-pineapple pork to tasty tofu with a sambal glaze; flash-fried calamari with tangy fried lemon slices and killer fried cilantro. . . and more.”
4:00 - 5:30
GARFO 1800 South 1500 East - Party bus to CUAC (Central Utah Art Center)