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The Great Transcontinental Railroad
Art Reception
Tuesday, November 05
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
Lower Urban RoomExhibit runs from Sep 29 - Nov 8
ARTIST STATEMENT
2019 is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Regarded as one of the more monumental events in US history, the completion of the railroad happened at Promontory Point in Utah. There are the obvious benefits that came from linking east and west, but at what cost? Environmental destruction, exploitative labor, displacement of Indigenous populations, etc… I invited the participating artists to make a print on this topic to help our ongoing conversation surrounding the US history of westward expansion as well as Manifest Destiny.
ARTIST BIO
Andrew Rice has always called the Rocky Mountain West region his home. Born in Aspen, CO, he received his BFA in printmaking from the University of Colorado in Boulder and his MFA in Salt Lake City, UT at the University of Utah, where he currently teaches printmaking. Through a variety of print processes, oil stick drawings, and collage, Rice’s work investigates the use and occupation of space. How we have a need to carve out a space of our own, no matter our environment.
Rice has exhibited his work widely at national and international venues including the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, CUAC (Central Utah Art Center), the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, MT, 2nd Kaunas International Printmaking Biennial (Kaunas, Lithuania), IMPACT 9 China Academy of Art (Hangzhou, China), Krakow International Print Triennial – Falun, Sweden.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |
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About the branch
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.