The 4-day modern-art fete inspires with dozens of musical artists, interactive art installations & workshops, art marketplace & short films

• Expires Jun 24, 2012
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From Thursday, June 21, to Sunday, June 24, visitors explore visual-art exhibitions such as the vibrant impressionist paintings of Pilar Pobil, art demonstrations from featured artists, the 2012 artist marketplace, and a towering sand sculpture crafted by Ted Siebert. A further feast for the eyes, screenings of short films in seven thematic categories, team-slam poetry competitions, and interactive art labs and exhibitions also go on all weekend. More than 66 musicians and bands also provide a soundtrack to the event with jams in bluegrass, pop rock, afrobeat, and country.

Visitors to the Utah Arts Festival stride across concrete promenades and grassy lawns sprawled out between fountains and modern buildings, which have glass walls that reflect the fest’s vibrant paintings and eclectic sculptures. Since its inception more than 35 years ago, the four-day festival has taken over a multiblock radius to accommodate hundreds of visual artists, musicians, performers, and culinary artists, each celebrating modern art and the local community. Throughout indoor and outdoor exhibitions, visitors explore varied works of visual art represented through special exhibitions and hands-on workshops with featured artists. A marketplace also gives artists a place to sell their paintings, wearable art, and sculptures to help disseminate their crafts and raise enough money for van Gogh’s ghost to move out of their basements.

Musicians score the festival throughout its days with worldwide genres on several outdoor stages, and storytellers and other literary artists tickle ears with eclectic tales and recitations of the UN staff directory. Across the grounds, festival staffers recycle the fete’s discarded plastic, aluminum, and cardboard as well as food scraps and vegetable oil, and promote eco-friendly practices with a protected bicycle lot and bike valet.