Exhibit runs from Nov 4 -Jan 10 · Art by students of Salt Lake Arts Academy
ARTIST STATEMENT
What makes a “place” important to us? When does a “place” become more than a location on a map? How can you describe it? When does it become home? In “Portrait of Place,” Salt Lake Art Academy’s 6th-8th grade visual arts students are exploring the ways humans confer meaning on places -- our cityscape, our natural world, and our planet.
For the “Portrait of Place” project, students studied the work of Utah artist, Mark England and American artist, Seonna Hong. Salt Lake Arts Academy students then are exploring human’s relationships with “place” -- in the home, in our city, and on our planet. Our SLArts students were tasked with researching and choosing materials to evoke a feeling, idea or opinion about “place.” Using various materials, students created collages that are examples of the many layers of meaning we create, and find, when we search for our place in the world.
ARTIST BIO
Salt Lake Arts Academy (SLArts) is a public charter school for Grades 5 through 8 in downtown Salt Lake City. Students at SLArts enjoy a rigorous academic curriculum, enriched by daily arts education in Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Art. The pieces in this show were created by students under the direction of visual arts teacher, Elizabeth Wilson.
Our diverse student body comes to SLArts from throughout the Salt Lake Valley. Students are admitted to Salt Lake Arts Academy through an admissions lottery. No special “talent” is required to attend our school, and we serve a wide range of learners. We believe that daily arts experiences build creative habits of mind that lead to student success in high school and beyond.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
