Music, food, and lots of art: How to navigate the Utah Arts Festival

The Utah Arts Festival returns to full strength in Library Square and Washington Square in downtown Salt Lake City, June 23-26, 2022.Music to dance to, or just tap one’s toes. Literary arts to spark the imagination. Art objects to be hung on a wall, worn on one’s body or placed on a table. Films to watch, and enjoy the air conditioning. Food to feast on. Kids’ activities to introduce art to a new generation.

The artists marketplace features some 170 artists and artisans, selling lithographs, paintings, sculpture, wearable art, jewelry and more. The Fear No Film Festival, in the City Library’s auditorium, will screen 70 short films from Utah and 23 countries around the world. Poets and authors will read from their works from the Literary Stage.

The cooperative has been part of the Utah Arts Festival for four years, on the spoken-word and poetry performance stage — making them the only Spanish-language poetry program in Utah. Last year, Aimee Dunsmore, the festival’s executive director approached Guadalupe Blauer about getting the cooperative’s Latino artists a wider platform.

The effort, Dunsmore said, also was inspired by feedback the festival has received over the last few years from artists, particularly amateurs, who said it’s often “scary” or “overwhelming” to apply for events like the Utah Arts Festival. Another reason Latino artists may be reluctant to enter, she said, is that the application forms are usually in English — and Guadalupe Blauer said she often helps translate them.

Dunsmore said she expects to continue the program, and add layers to it — such as providing more resources for artist networking.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

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