Arts
Creature Feature: Lisa Dank – Drag Thing
Lisa Dank was born in Ogden and, three years ago, came to Salt Lake with wide, white eyes and a Trapper Keeper full of bright, bratty personality. Dank, who prefers male pronouns in and outside of performance, was soon spotted onstage at Pure (now Hydrate) by Cartel Chameleon Fenice, who was recruiting performers for a fledgling performance collective affectionately called the Bad Kids. … read more
SLUG Style: Zade Womack
Finding his balance between form and utilitarian purposes, SLUG says Womack does a pretty good job at owning up to what he describes as “functional/slacker/professional” style. … read more
SLUG Style: Cardi Buetler
“Style gives you the ability to be an individual on a regular basis,” Cardi Buetler says. “Everyone has their own identity, and style lets them present that every day in whatever they’re doing.” … read more
Gallery Stroll – Well, That’s Different: Gallery Strolling with Mariah...
During October’s Gallery Stroll, which will be held Oct. 17 from 6–9 p.m., I’ll be heading over to the Art Access Gallery for the opening of Differences, A Dialogue. … read more
Creature Feature: ODGE
“We try to exude fear and anxiety and the stress of being human. When we do perform as Odge, we usually go from a point of fear and move to a more hopeful thing; they each have their little moment to speak when we perform.” … read more
DOVAD, Do as I Do – Weber State University’s Biennal...
Educators at Weber State University (WSU) led by example Friday night at the opening reception for the Department of Visual Art & Design (DOVAD) Biennial Faculty Exhibition in the campus’ own, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery. Thirty-one faculty members displayed their works, fifteen of which were female, a record-breaking number on both accounts for faculty participation. … read more
Creature Feature: Chartreuse
“A lot of people don’t feel like [cis] girls shouldn’t be doing [drag], as females performing as females. I feel I should be able to perform as my own gender if that’s what I want.” … read more
Mestizaje en Microcosmos
A December 2013 graduate from the University of Utah in Art History and Latin American Studies, Olmedo-González gravitates toward self-portraiture in fine art. He acknowledges, furthermore, that more pedestrian (nonart) forms of self-portraiture permeate our psyches as digital simulacra via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. … read more
SLUG Style: Kat Weeks
“I like to have meaning behind what I’m wearing. I’ve got to have some sort of piece of me in whatever I’m wearing and representing.” … read more
Gallery Stroll: Strolling 101
In recognition of all the students returning to school, I offer a little Gallery Stroll education. Gallery Stroll is a monthly event when local galleries stay open later in the evening, typically from 6–9 p.m. for extended viewing opportunities. … read more