Tag: uaf2023
Awards in visual arts, film and literary have been announced for the 47th Utah Arts Festival.
FEAR NO FILM
Twelve awards were announced today in the 20th annual Fear No Film...
URBAN ARTS
The programming at the Urban Arts venue at the Utah Arts Festival focuses on fostering freedom of expression, independent identities and creativity but also to demonstrate the value and importance of respect,...
Devoncé (June 23, 7:35 p.m., Festival Stage)
When Devan Kinnear (Devoncé) was younger, he thought that his entrance into the entertainment industry would be behind the scenes, such as directing and producing films.
SKY OLSON AND THE VALLEY (June 25, 6:15 p.m., Amphitheater Stage)
Sky Olson grew up in a musical household. His father, Kevin Olson is pianist, composer, and piano area coordinator at Utah State University,...
AMBITIOUS ROMEL (June 25, 4:30 p.m., The Round)
Known by his performing name Ambitious Romel, which becomes an advantage when searching online for his music, Dejo’n Rothschild has built his brand around the dynamics...
ALAINA NOELLE (June 24, 12:45 p.m., The Round Stage)
One of the Utah Arts Festival’s Emerging Artists, Alaina Noelle is a poet from Las Vegas who specializes in freestyle forms. She answered several questions...
EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to this centerpiece feature about the Literary Arts program at the Utah Arts Festival, see features about this year’s poetry slam competitions at this link, and features about Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore...
Poetry slams have become one of the most popular offerings at the Utah Arts Festival, to the extent that the festival venue could launch its own regional competition. This year, the territory covered includes Utah, Arizona, California...
There are many power hitters this year in the Utah Arts Festival's Literary Arts lineup for the Wordfest Stage. Among them are Lisa Bickmore, Utah Poet Laureate, and Heather Lang-Cassera, who was Clark County, Nevada's Poet Laureate...
Bala Thiagarajan (Booth 104, Arvada, Colorado) may be a newcomer to the Utah Arts Festival but her portfolio is extensive with awards, gallery and solo exhibitions, juried art fairs, self-published books, workshops, live demonstrations and art lectures....
