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Art, Art History, Art Review, Opinion, Salt Lake City / 21.08.2026

As a lifelong fan of the Grateful Dead, I’m intrigued by alternate realities, rambling colorful musical prose and counterculture. Currently on view, Altered States in the Acid West at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) in downtown Salt Lake City checks all the boxes. And it only took the word acid to take me there. This free-your-mind exhibit features 23 artist portrayals of the American West that attempt to upend the mythology of the American cowboy and manifest destiny. By bringing to light the muted stories of...

Art, Destinations, exploration, Salt Lake City, Travel / 16.06.2025

Gallery Strolling An introduction to some of Salt Lake City's visual arts galleries. Salt Lake City has a vibrant visual arts scene that rivals other midsize and large metropolitan cities. It's said that artists, needing to find affordable studios to make and sell art, find an industrial or under-developed building in an off-beat area ...