Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Oakland’s Michael Rohner brings his surreal animal totem drawings to Artist Marketplace

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Oakland’s Michael Rohner brings his surreal animal totem drawings to Artist Marketplace

ByLes RokaJun 14, 2017

Michael Rohner of Oakland, California, will bring his work of surreal and real animal totem drawings rendered in pen and ink that also incorporates a diversified spectrum of color media. A self-taught artist, Rohner (Booth 29) is among the 174 artists in this year’s Artist Marketplace at the 41st annual Utah Arts Festival. Recently he … Read more

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Stacy Garrop’s Postcards From Wyoming will premiere as winning chamber music commission

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Stacy Garrop’s Postcards From Wyoming will premiere as winning chamber music commission

ByLes RokaJun 14, 20179 min read

Growing up first in Walnut Creek and then in Danville, California, Stacy Garrop played piano but her real…

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Traveling exhibition of some of Utah’s finest works by high school artists signals new generation of creative professionals

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Traveling exhibition of some of Utah’s finest works by high school artists signals new generation of creative professionals

ByLes RokaJun 13, 20178 min read

For Rebekah Campbell, a Provo High School student, her art work titled Transend, done in acrylic on paper,…

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Largest Artist Marketplace in festival history features fresh takes in aesthetics, media, techniques

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: Largest Artist Marketplace in festival history features fresh takes in aesthetics, media, techniques

ByLes RokaJun 12, 20179 min read

This year’s Artist Marketplace at the Utah Arts Festival represents a continuing evolution in how artists are using…

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: City Library solidifies its place as strategically important venue

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: City Library solidifies its place as strategically important venue

ByLes RokaJun 12, 20176 min read

A venue that would be the envy of any arts festival organizer in the country, the City Library…