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Opening reception for Animal Destiny and Other Stories by Todd Powelson. Exhibit runs from Jan 6–Feb 13.
Artist's Statement
I spend a lot of time in the hills surrounding my home. Walking under the sun and trees with other animals. I try to capture the beauty I come across, sometimes through a distorted lens, and share what I’ve discovered through my artwork. I incorporate geometric and imaginal imagery into my work because they help me to express the micro, macro, and fractured nature of reality. Separate colorful forms adding to and defining something larger.
Artist's Bio
Todd Powelson has been showing his artwork throughout Utah and the surrounding states for a number of years. With a focus on digital painting and drawing, his work has grabbed the attention of numerous galleries, the Springville Art Museum, as well as Adobe, the largest art, photography, and design software company in the world. Todd lives in downtown Salt Lake City, where he works as a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Animator, and Visual Artist. You will find him wandering through local canyons and up surrounding mountains, watching the trees, animals, and stars. This natural world is often reflected in Todd's artwork through mythology, archetype, and surrealist imagery.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Exhibits | Arts & Creativity |
The Salt Lake City Public Library's Marmalade Branch is the anchor of a mixed-use project developed as a key part of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City's master plan for the Marmalade/West Capitol Hill area of the city. The neighborhood serves as a gateway to Salt Lake City from the north, and the Marmalade Branch is both a hub for neighborhood gatherings and an important welcome for visitors, highlighting a focus on development in the area. On-street parking is available on 500 North and 300 West, and UTA routes offer service with stops immediately in front of the Library on 300 West.
The two-story Marmalade Branch, designed by Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio and completed in early 2016, provides 18,600 square feet of new construction to support a thriving and growing community. The first floor includes the Moka Cafe, featuring local coffee and chocolate; a Creative Lab with the latest maker technologies like 3D printing and music-making software as well as "old school" tech such as sewing machines and a turntable; a flexible Children's area; and the very popular Music and Movies collection. The second floor includes the Adult collection, study rooms for a range of group sizes, and a large, flexible multi-purpose room with tiered seating to allow for a wide variety of events. The multi-purpose room has already been very popular with the community, hosting community feedback sessions, film screenings, TEDx events, music recitals, and the highly-popular Coffee and Chocolate Society. The second floor also features a wrap-around terrace offering views of the Capitol Building to the east, Salt Lake City's picturesque skyline and landscape to the south and, to the north, views to a public plaza and open green space as part of a new mixed-use development.
The project utilizes an exterior shading device along the west-facing glass to minimize solar heat gain yet still promote a dynamic interaction with the street and passersby. Its compact footprint reduces land use and allows for a high-performance building envelope. The use of LED lights, lighting control systems, occupancy sensors, and daylight harvesting reduce the amount of electrical energy consumption while the flood of natural light creates an inviting interior environment for patrons and an efficient, balanced workplace for staff. In honor of these sustainability features, the Marmalade Branch was awarded the LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
