Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Laura Junge, 3-D Artist and her visual language of ‘surrealistic expressionism’

Utah Arts Festival 2025 Feature Profile: Laura Junge, 3-D Artist and her visual language of ‘surrealistic expressionism’

ByLes RokaJun 9, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: For preview coverage of the 49th Utah Arts Festival, which runs June 19-22, The Utah Review is presenting individual or group profiles of artists, performers, entertainers and some newcomers to the event. There are several new features this year: Voodoo Productions’ street theater will include roaming graffiti stiltwalkers, contortionists and living master works … Read more

Early summer shows at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Out Loud 2025, 2025 Gala Art Exhibition: The Factory

Early summer shows at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Out Loud 2025, 2025 Gala Art Exhibition: The Factory

ByLes RokaJun 2, 20256 min read

Early summer is always special at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA). The Utah Review looks at…

Ballet West’s Works from Within proves excellent showcase of choreographic potential of five company dancers

Ballet West’s Works from Within proves excellent showcase of choreographic potential of five company dancers

ByLes RokaMay 21, 20256 min read

Ballet West’s inaugural Works from Within program proved to be an excellent showcase for highlighting the choreographic strengths…

Torrey House Press series: Zak Podmore’s outstanding Life After Dead Pool on trinity of water rights, conservation and climate change in the American West

Torrey House Press series: Zak Podmore’s outstanding Life After Dead Pool on trinity of water rights, conservation and climate change in the American West

ByLes RokaMay 20, 202513 min read

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in an ongoing series of features highlighting authors and new books published by…

Continuing through July 27, Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Gateway to Himalayan Art, traveling exhibition by Rubin Museum, is extraordinary for its holistic multimedia impacts

Continuing through July 27, Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Gateway to Himalayan Art, traveling exhibition by Rubin Museum, is extraordinary for its holistic multimedia impacts

ByLes RokaMay 19, 20259 min read

The traveling exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art, which continues at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)  through…