Local artists perform or present short works in a variety of media, including music, dance, film, and spoken word. Held the third Sunday of each month.
PK Opal is a musical group comprised of Cecil Smith and Timo H. Smith’s lyrics focus on beauty in natural phenomena, and liken the complexity of human sexuality and gender to observable occurrences in plants, fungi, and insects. Timo’s musical accompaniment brings a sense of space to these arrangements with flowing soundscapes and unique sonic textures.
Amanda VanValkenburg is a multimedia artist whose work focuses on using technology to examine the three dimensional structure and anatomy of video and fleshing out echoes of memory and exploring the membranes of virtual and physical spaces.
Expansion is a visual investigation of repetition and continuous growth, utilizing found footage and 3D software to play with loops, repetition, and nightmarish visions of replication. Inky digital blemishes bleed into the visual collages, and wash away the image as the expanding “carchitecture” inevitably collapses.
Clarice and Oscar are part of a series of volumetric portraits imitating medical scanning imagery to explore echoes of the past reverberating through video to the present.
Death Duet explores the navigation of an impending death during the final hours of a loved one. Death Duet is created by Franky DeMartino, who is the director of the Allium Movers & a company dancer with the Allure Creative. This work is performed by Andy Sefcik & Heather Morley who are artists with Allium Movers & current Utah Valley University Students. Death Duet is a memorial piece to a dear friend of Franky DeMartino's.
12 Minutes Max is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Paul Reynolds: artist, librarian, and patron of the arts. 12 Minutes Max is a curated monthly performance series featuring experimental short works by local artists in many different disciplines, including dance, music, film, and more. Each piece is followed by a Q&A with the artist. 12MM is modeled after the program originated by On the Boards in Seattle.
This event takes place on the third Sunday of each month.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | All Ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances & Presentations | Music | 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.
