OPENING THIS WEEK
Friday, May 5
Bountiful/Davis Art Center (745 S. Main, Bountiful, 292-0367) — "Symbols Ancient and Modern," featuring work by Willamarie Huelskamp, and "I Collect," featuring selections from area art collectors. Both exhibits run through June 23. Opening reception Friday, May 5, from 7-9 p.m.
Brigham City Museum-Gallery (24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, 723-6769) — "The Birds: Wild Bird Photography," featuring photographs by Arthur Morris and other international cameramen, through June 2. David Ericson Fine Art* (260 S. 200 West, 533-8245) — Recent work by Lee Udall Bennion through June 2. Artist reception Friday, May 5, from 6-9 p.m.
Left Bank Gallery* (242 S. 200 West, 539-0343) — "Julie Lewis and Kent Rigby, Art for a New Millennium" through May 27. Opening reception Friday, May 5, from 6-9 p.m.
Myra Powell Gallery (Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 629-8444) — Paintings by wildlife artist Garth Helgesen through May. Artist reception Friday, May 5, from 6-8 p.m.
CONTINUING EXHIBITS
A Gallery (Creekside Place, west of Cottonwood Mall) — New works by Gary Collins, Brian Christensen, Brent Godfrey, Victoria Hixon-Longaker, Cynthia Jeppson, Galina Perova, Jared Sanders, Terry Scheid, David Smith-Harrison, Trevor Southey and Dahrl Thomson.
A Photo Gallery (307 W. 200 South, No. 1003, 363-9700) — "Steam Locomotives Up Close," featuring black and white photography by Gordon Osmundson, May 18.
Aaron's Artist Gallery (1160 S. Windsor (840 East), Salt Lake City, 466-9000) — "Po-Art: Paintings with Poetry, Expressing Struggles of the Spirit," featuring paintings and poetry by Scot Aaron. Show ongoing. To set up a time to visit gallery, call 466-9000.
Alpine Art and the Robin Grey Gallery (430 E. South Temple, 355-1155) — Works by Larry Christensen, Leigh Anne Boye, Rehle Higham, LeConte Stewart and more.
Anderson-Foothill Library (1135 S. 2100 East, 524-8278) — "Kenya: Faces and Places — Photographs by Constance Sniegocki" through May 4.
Art Access Gallery* (339 W. Pierpont Ave., 328-0703) — "Passages," featuring recent works by Alex Bigney and Frank McEntire. Art Access II: "Connections . . . an Installation Bridging Two Cultures," featuring works by Yevgeniya Yushkova, a high school student. Both exhibits run through June 2.
Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery* (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) — Mixed media by Carel Brest van Kempen and "Artisans from the Living Traditions Festival," featuring crafts from nearly 40 artisans. Both exhibits run through June 2.
Artspace Artists Association (337 W. Pierpont Ave., California Rubber and Tire Building) — New works and works in progress.
Atrium Gallery (5th floor, Salt Lake Public Library) — "Arrangements: Works by Alfred Crawford Jr." through June 10. Public reception Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Bingham Gallery (1074 E. 2100 South, 832-9220) — Specializing in artwork by American artists of the past 100 years with special emphasis on Maynard Dixon. Also seen are Claude Buck, Stuart Davis, Severin Roesen and Robert Henri.
C Gallery (466 S. 500 East, 359-8625) — "S is for Sculpture: Bronze Age Is Us," through May.
Chroma Gallery (170 W. 2950 South, 487-4316) — Acrylics-serigraphs by Darryl Erdmann. Exhibit ongoing.
COLONY Art (676 S. 700 East, 531-1515) — Representing Clay Wagstaff, Chris Young, Gwen Peine, Norma Forsberg, Ann Marie Oborn, Doyle Shaw, Rob Adamson, Pilar Pobil, Diane Turner, Larry Wade and others.
Cordell Taylor Studio/Gallery (575 W. 200 South, 355-0333) — Recent work by Fletcher Booth through May 17.
David Ericson Fine Art* (260 S. 200 West, 533-8245) — Works by Walter Rane, Lee Bennion, Frank Huff, Osral Allred and others.
Day-Riverside Branch Library (1575 W. 1000 North, 524-8287) — Quilts created for Project Linus by the Rosepark Patchwork Quilters, through May 6.
D.B. Gallery (125 E. 6100 South, Murray, 268-9562) — Ongoing exhibit of Utah artists Richard Murray, Dave Keough and Jim Weiss.
Fine Art Originals by Utah Artists (4766 S. State, Murray, 265-0855) — More than 175 works by local artists, featuring Russian artist Yevgeniy Zolotsev.
Framery (1519 S. 1500 East) — Works by Glania Perova.
F. Weixler Gallery (132 E St., 534-1014) — Works by Valoy Eaton, Harrison Groutage, Kimball Warren, Karl Thomas, Dennis Smith and others.
King's Cottage Gallery (2233 S. 700 East, 486-5019) — Paintings by Susan Gallacher and Rob Adamson.
Light Spot (1043 E. 900 South) — "GIGANTI/DRAGHGLI/EROI" (the Giants, the Dragons, the Heroes), featuring glass from Murano, Italy, by artisans Noti Massari, Renato Toso and Roberto Pamio.
Moonbird Studio (353 W. 200 South, Studio No. 301, 322-3816) — Kids' art from "Bad Dog Rediscovers America," urban kids mentoring project. Exhibit is ongoing.
Museum of Church History and Art (45 N. West Temple, 240-2299) — "Fifth International Art Competition: The Book of Mormon: Its History and Message," featuring 135 new works of art from around the world, through Sept. 4. Also, "And We Lived After the Manner of Happiness: A Children's Exhibit for Families," featuring art from the museum collection interpreted for children, Gary Kapp, through Feb. 19, 2001. And, "The Spiritual Foundations of Latter-day Saint Art," a long-term exhibit of paintings and sculpture, 1840-1940s, from the permanent collection.
Nativo (353 W. 200 South, 531-8555) — Contemporary interpretations of antique Victorian jewelry by Cheryl Elliot.
Phillips Gallery* (444 E. 200 South, 364-8284) — Works by Max Weaver, Waldo Midgley, Francis Zimbeaux and Moishe Smith through May 12. Dibble gallery: Pastel book illustrations by Kathleen Peterson.
Ranch Road Fine Art (350 W. Pierpont, 359-9805) — Original works and Iris prints by such artists as Denis Phillips, Bonnie Phillips, Willamarie Hueselkamp, Pilar Pobil, Al Rounds, Shanahy, Michael Lucarelli and others.
Red Gallery (Artspace Rubber Co., 353 W. 200 South, No. 407, 533-8744) — Works by Lance Clayton, Billy Fever, Tessa Mecham, Ben Fox, Sri Whipple, Sean Graff, Erik Ostling, Martin Novak, Teresa Flowers and Heather Barron.
Riverton Art Museum (1640 W. 13200 South, 253-3020) — Works by Naomi McNamara through May 3.
Ruth Tyler Library (8280 S. 75 West, Midvale, 278-0913) — Oils by Paul Lyons, a member of the Intermountain Society of Artists, through April.
Salt Lake Art Center* (20 S. West Temple) — Main Street gallery: "Contact: Christians and Moors, Image and Ritual in Mexico," featuring the photographs of George O. Jackson, through July 8. Street Gallery: Artist's Boxes Exhibition, through May 12.
Sandy Senior Center (9310 S. 1300 East, 561-3265) — Watercolors by Carol Esterreicher, through April.
ShearerImages (3945 Wasatch Blvd., 277-6644) — Photography by Andy and Marilyn Shearer.
Silvertip Gallery (664 Union Square, Sandy, 571-9504) — Ongoing exhibition of sculpture by William L. Jorgensen, Dee Jorgensen, R.L. Blair, Victor Reece, Avard Fairbanks and Shawn Beeler. SoHo Gallery (142 E. 800 South, 521-8189) — Mixed media paintings and monoprints by John Alan Nyberg, through May 18.
The Stable/Fine Arts (132 E Street, 355-6896) — Portrait paintings.
Sugar Post Pottery and Mudworks Gallery (1950 S. 1100 East, 832-9235) — Clay works by Ben Behunin and Fred Conlon and paintings by Fred Thomas.
Sweet Avenues Branch Library (455 F St., 524-8276) — "Trees, Leaves and Grass: Black and White Photography by William King," through May 13.
Twiggs & Moore Art Gallery (Gardner Historic Village, 1095 W. 7800 South, West Jordan, 255-3004) — Works by Greg Olsen, James Christensen, Arnold Friberg, Nancy Glazier and others. Exhibit ongoing.
University Hospital (Medical Drive, second floor) — "Looking Inwards," featuring abstract works of art from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, through June 15.
Urban Arts Gallery (Second floor, Trolley Square, 322-3111) — Group show with Karl Pace, Tom Mulder, Richard Murray and Jim Stewart.
UtahMuseum of Fine Arts* (University of Utah, South Campus Drive, 581-7332) — "3,000 Years of Art in 30 Minutes," featuring art from such artists as Delacroix, Goya, Leger, Matisse, Mir, Picasso and Renoir, through May 20. Also, "Insight: Women's Photographs From the George Eastman House Collection," featuring photography from 50 women from the history of photography like Dorothea Lange, Margaret Bourke-White, Carrie Mae Weems and many more, through May 24. Also, "The Val A. Browning Memorial Collection of 500 Years of European Masterworks," featuring paintings by Brueghel, Gainsborough, Fragonard, Corot, Van Dyke, Vigee Le Brun and many others. This exhibit will run indefinitely.
Warner Bros. Gallery (Fashion Place Mall, 6191 S. State, 262-6128) — Original animation art, production cels and limited edition collectibles by Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones, Fritz Freleng, Ron Lee and DC artist Alex Ross.
Williams Fine Art* (Main Lobby, Eagle Gate Plaza, 60 E. South Temple, 534-0331) — Group show, featuring traditional and modern artwork, with new paintings by Larry Wade, Steve Songer and Bonnie Posselli. Exhibit runs through April.
* Members of the Salt Lake Gallery Association.
OUTSIDE SALT LAKE CITY
Art of the Earth (100 S. 650 West, Suite 8, Heber, 541-9106) — Works by students and unknown artists.
The Coda Gallery (804 Main, Park City, 655-3803) — "Group Show," featuring David Dornan, Chris Young, Brad Aldridge, Paul and Silvia Davis, Ray Hare, Patty Kimball, Ron Richmond, Doug Himes, A.D. Shaw, Dennis Smith and many others. The gallery also shows jewelry, glasswork and fabrics.
Denver Art Museum (100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 303-640-2466) — "Matisse from the Baltimore Museum of Art," featuring paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by the artist, through June 25.
Eccles Community Art Center (2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 392-6935) — Main gallery: Calligraphic art by members of the Utah Calligraphic Artists along with contemporary works by Steve Stones. Carriage House gallery: The annual print competition of the Ogden Color Camera Clubs. Both exhibits run through April.
Edelweiss Gallery (65 E. Main, Midway, 435-654-1335) — Impressionistic florals and rural scenes in plain-air by David and Sherry Omans.
Fairview Museum of History & Art (85 N. 100 East, Fairview, 427-9216) — A retrospective of 46 pieces by Theodore Milton Wassmer, through May. Also works by Willamarie Huelskamp, John Heber Stansfield, Sharlene Christensen, Kaziah Hancock, Ella Peacock, Dale Peel, Larry Neilson, Linda Anderson and others.
Gallery at Sun River (1580 W. Poppy Hills, St. George, 435-688-6556) — Photography by Michael Fatali.
Kimball Art Center (638 Park Ave., Park City, 649-8882) — Main & Garage galleries: "Wasatch Back Youth Art Exhibit," featuring children's artwork from Summit and Wasatch counties, through May 29. Badami gallery: "Kids on the Block," featuring a traveling exhibition of Russian children art, through May 29.
Museum of Art (Brigham Young University, North Campus Drive, Provo, 378-2787) — "Chihuly Baskets," featuring 50 hand-blown glass vessels inspired by woven Indian baskets, through Sept. 16. Also, "The Tie That Binds: 19th Century Realism," featuring works that demonstrate ties between European and American Realist traditions with works by Jean-Francois Millet, Honore Daumier, Winslow Homer and more. Exhibit runs through May 6. Also, a retrospective exhibition of sculpture, paintings, drawings and etchings by Mahonri Mackintosh Young, through Sept. 9. And "150 Years of American Painting," artwork from BYU's permanent collection.
Myra Powell Gallery (Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 629-8444) — Paintings by Vaughn S. Fairbanks and Grant Fairbanks through April.
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (650 N. 1100 East, Logan, 797-0163) — "Enigmatic Ritual: Paintings & Drawings by Christopher Terry," through June 18.
Peteetneet Art Gallery (10 N. Peteetneet Blvd. (600 East), Payson, 465-3579) — "Willow Stories: Contemporary Navajo Baskets," featuring work by Navajo basket makers, through May 10.
SCERA Art Gallery (745 S. State, Orem, 801-225-2569) — Animal photography by David Marchant through April.
St. George Art Museum (47 E. 200 North, St. George, 634-5942) — "Snow Canyon: the Place and the Art," featuring work by Wulf Barsch, Brian Christensen, James C. Christensen, Robert Marshall, Joe Ostraff, Bruce Hixson Smith, Gary Ernest Smith and Christopher Young. Also, "Look to the Past: Historic Photographs of the Cotton Mission," featuring works from the collection of historian Lynne Clarke. And "Our Living Legacy: Southwest Utah's Cultural Heritage at the New Millennium," featuring photographs by Lin Alder and writings by Lyman Hafen. All exhibits run through May 20.
Taminah Gallery (608 Main, Park City, 655-3264) — Continuing exhibit of works by Jim Wilcox, William Reese, Walt Gonske, John Encinias, Zhang Wen Xin, Veryl Goodnight, Sandy Scoot, Joseph Bohler, Shirley Thompson Smith, Dean Mitchell, Kirk Randle and Lowell Ellsworth Smith.
Tippetts Gallery (Utah State University campus, 797-3460) — Student art show through May 6.
Torrey Gallery (80 E. Main, Torrey, 425-3909) — Works by artists who live in or are influenced by the Capitol Reef area: Doug Snow, Tony Smith, Paul Davis, Sylvia Davis, Wulf Barsch, Bonnie Posselli, Carol Brown, Patricia Kimball, Doug Braithwaite, David Muench, John Telford, Susan Beck, Scott Peterson and Lyman Whitaker.
West Light Images (550 Main, Park City, 1-435-645-8414) — Nature photography by David C. Schultz.
Windows to the World Gallery (545B Main, Park City, 658-3696) — Limited-edition photographic prints by John and Debora Scanlan.
Worthington Gallery (789 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, 435-772-3446) — Pottery by Greg Worthington, Jim Stewart, Bruce Larrabee and Suzanne Storer. Also, paintings by Willamarie Huelskamp and sculptures by Lyman Whitaker.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Arts and Kids announces a call for entries for its Annual Art Competition. All students, 17 years and younger, may enter, and entry is free. To enter send one original work of art, any style and any medium, with name, address and age to Arts and Kids, Suite 101-2111, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Entries must be postmarked by July 31.
West Jordan Arts Council announces a call for entries for its "Diversity" exhibition. Open to artists in Salt Lake County, age 18 and older. Entries due May 8. For more details call 569-5100.
Sevier County announces a call for entries for western art for its Annual Commissioners Art Show in Richfield. Entry day is May 3. Interested parties should call Rachel Olsen at 435-896-6840.
C Gallery and Tennisart announce a call for entries for works of art with a tennis theme to be displayed at Tennisart for four months. For more information, call Constance Theodore at 801-359-8625 or 581-9239.
The Utah Watercolor Society announces a call for entries for its Cache Valley Chapter Juried Open Show that will run from July 13-Aug. 18. Slides are due by June 1. For additional information and rules, call Chris Perkins at 435-563-4045.
Legacy Retirement Residence announces a call for entries for its art series. Can be group or solo. Special need for May and June shows. Interested artists should call Marianne Harman at 801-253-4556.
The Utah Public Art Program in partnership with the Department of Facilities and Construction Management and the University of Utah mathematics department announce a call for entries for the creation of public art. Interested artists should call Jim Glenn at 801-533-3585.
The National Park Academy of the Arts announces a call for entries for its 14th Annual Arts for the Parks competition. The contest deadline is June 1. For immediate entry packet information, access their Web site page at www.artsfortheparks.com or send a SASE to: Arts for the Parks, P.O. Box 608, Jackson Hole, WY 83001.