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Cara Despain
Cara Despain is an artist, freelance art writer and curator. She is co-curator of GARFO Art Center and faculty at the Visual Art Institute.
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- Blog, Buzz Blog December 22, 2012
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In Memory of David Fetzer
- Culture, Entertainment Picks February 24, 2011
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Camera Vivant
Through March 4 @ Central Utah Art Center
- Curated by AD Projects, and presented by the Central Utah Art Center, this group show is one of the more challenging works in a Utah institution. Ever.
- Culture, Entertainment Picks February 10, 2011
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Along Those Lines
Through March 3 @ Rio Grande Depot
- Formalist, minimal and stemming from a common interest in the practice of drawing...
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment August 30, 2010
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Triple Threat: Salt Lake Art Center Curator Micol Hebron
Artist, writer, curator—they’re all useful roles.
- There is an art to wearing different hats—especially when those hats are in the arts ...
- Culture, Entertainment Picks April 28, 2010
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Allison Barr
Thursday, April 29
- The blown-up photos and corresponding sets are fresh on many levels; a keen blend of fashion photography and artsy staging that feels like...
- Culture, Entertainment Picks January 20, 2010
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Seeing Without Knowing
Friday 1.22
- Ross’ works on paper are dainty, strange and dazzling, covered in text that is hand written and backwards and that alludes to a vague narrative or...
- Culture, Visual Art January 6, 2010
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Copper Palate Press
Copper Palate joins the vibrant artistic community of Salt Lake City printmakers.
- As printmaking has asserted a stronger presence in Salt Lake City’s art scene, more new enterprises have joined the established outlets.
- Guides, City Guide January 4, 2010
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25 Utah Artists to Watch
Salt Lake City’s art community is truly exceptional.
- It’s exciting to see a number of Utah artists push the state’s contemporary image.
- Culture, Entertainment Picks December 2, 2009
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Displacement
Nov. 21–Feb. 27
- The Three Gorges Dam project on China’s Yangtze River—the largest hydro-electric generator in the world—although a step in the green direction...
- Culture, Entertainment Picks November 11, 2009
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A Strong Presence
Through Nov. 17
- Kayo Gallery this month offers a glossy exposé of several members of the Oyster Pirates...
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