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Our Place in the World

Art Reception - Exhibit Runs Until June 4

Multi-media portraits, landscapes, and photography by Advanced Arts Students, Salt Lake Arts Academy 7th and 8th Grade · Exhibit runs from May 4 - June 4

ARTIST STATEMENT:

This year Salt Lake Arts Academy’s curricular theme has been “Earth.” Students have used this as a metaphorical and literal jumping-off place for creativity in their arts classes. Our Advanced Arts Students were asked: what is our relationship with the Earth? How do history, resources and cultural development change how we view the world, and our place in it?  

The Advanced Arts students have answered these questions by exploring “Place,” “Identity” and “Our Dreams,” through drawing, painting, photography and digital arts. In their work in this show, our students hope to express  who they are, who they would like to be and how their surroundings impact and contribute to their own development. 

ARTIST BIO:

Salt Lake Arts Academy (SLArts) is a free 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 Advanced Art students in 7th and 8th Grade, under the direction of Elizabeth Wilson and Henry Miller.

Our diverse student body comes to SLArts from throughout the Salt Lake valley. Students are admitted by lottery; there is no special “talent” 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. 

For more information: www.slarts.org

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |

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Hours
Mon, Jul 07 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 11:00AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

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.

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Sun, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Sun, Jul 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Creative Lab

Tue, Aug 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Level 3 Conference Room