Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2015: Literary Arts captures kinetic potential of 21st century creative landscape

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2015: Literary Arts captures kinetic potential of 21st century creative landscape

ByLes RokaJun 19, 2015

The Italian novelist Elena Ferrante thinks of literary tradition “as a single, large depository, where anyone who wants to write goes to choose what is useful” to her, and that every ambitious writer has the duty to immerse herself in “a vast literary culture.” For this year’s Utah Arts Festival, organizers of the Literary Arts … Read more

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2015: From battling Sumobots to music-making Beat Bots, there’s something for every DIY enthusiast

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2015: From battling Sumobots to music-making Beat Bots, there’s something for every DIY enthusiast

ByLes RokaJun 17, 20159 min read

For DIY weekend warriors in the area, Make Salt Lake is fast becoming the go-to clearinghouse for adventurous…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: City Library, The Leonardo packed with performances, workshops, technology demonstrations

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: City Library, The Leonardo packed with performances, workshops, technology demonstrations

ByLes RokaJun 16, 20156 min read

Once again, the City Library will have a prominent presence at this year’s Utah Arts Festival with an…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: Out into the streets, Kurt Wenner’s art resonates in profound social significance

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: Out into the streets, Kurt Wenner’s art resonates in profound social significance

ByLes RokaJun 15, 201512 min read

Focused on tackling the consequences of what remains a large cultural problem that has, as he explains in an interview…

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: ‘Art Lives Here’ takes shape in many forms

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2015: ‘Art Lives Here’ takes shape in many forms

ByLes RokaJun 11, 201517 min read

Somehow managing always to remain calm, cool, good-humored and eternally organized, the staff and coordinators for the 39th…