Hirad Sab: Art for an Anarchic Future

Hirad Sab: Art for an Anarchic Future
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Scrolling through local artist Hirad Sab’s website is like watching a strange, distorted projection of the not-so-far-off future unfold in front of you. Sleek chrome bodies fall away into glitching, semi-recognizable landscapes while the line between organic matter and digital projections blurs beyond distinction. … read more

Quiet Heroes: Kristen Ries and Maggie Snyder’s Legacy at Sundance

Quiet Heroes: Kristen Ries and Maggie Snyder’s Legacy at Sundance
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Through home video, archival material and more, Quiet Heroes compellingly highlights Kristen Ries’ and Maggie Snyder’s exceptional work and compassion. … read more

Another Valley: Granary Art Center

Another Valley: Granary Art Center
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The exhibits in Granary each explore the idea of travel and presence: the anxiety and compulsion to travel, to document and to frame—to have been somewhere and, years later, still be unraveling what it all means. … read more

Two Sides of the Self: M/M at Slamdance

Two Sides of the Self: M/M at Slamdance
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M/M is a beautifully shot, modern and stylish film by director Drew Lint, and will show at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival. … read more

Indie Filmmakers Assemble: Joe and Anthony Russo Return to Slamdance

Indie Filmmakers Assemble: Joe and Anthony Russo Return to Slamdance
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Before Joe and Anthony Russo became well-known directors by helming key episodes of Arrested Development and Community, and eventually taking the reins of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War, the brothers were like most indie filmmakers—passionate, starving and driven. … read more

Sustainable Filmmaking: Slamdance Polytechnic

Sustainable Filmmaking: Slamdance Polytechnic
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Slamdance Polytechnic promises to provide resources, practical information and learning opportunities together around the Slamdance Film Festival—giving those who are interested in the art of filmmaking a chance to go beyond simply viewing independent films at the festival and one step closer to successfully creating their own. … read more

Critical Beatdown: Local Beat Heads Unite

Critical Beatdown: Local Beat Heads Unite
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For almost a year now, Adam Terry has curated and hosted Critical Beatdown at a bar called Good Grammar in Salt Lake City. The concept was simple: to create an environment where local “beat producers, electronic musicians, beat machinists, synth wizards,” etc. can perform their work in a safe place where experimentation is encouraged and where networking happens naturally. … read more

SLUG Style: Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald

SLUG Style: Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald
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Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald is a librarian at the Sweet Library Branch, a literature buff and a self-proclaimed super nerd. … read more

The Third Space: The Printed Garden’s Good Reads and Grounding

The Third Space: The Printed Garden’s Good Reads and Grounding
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Comfortable, quiet and safe are more than descriptors of the books neatly lining The Printed Garden’s shelves. They are also the central spirit of the store itself; the “third space” Cance has crafted with heaps of heart. … read more

Track History, Tell Stories: Michael McLane on Literature, the Environment and Social Justice

Track History, Tell Stories: Michael McLane on Literature, the Environment...
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Historically and culturally diverse experiences led McLane to use storytelling and poetry to highlight social justice issues pertaining to “the intersection of human processes and how they’re detrimental to the environment—and to us.” … read more

Sound, Symbolism & Meter: Utah Poetry – Rock Canyon Poets

Sound, Symbolism & Meter: Utah Poetry – Rock Canyon Poets
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Rock Canyon Poets holds their workshop every month, along with a separate open mic. They also aim to collaborate with the community. … read more

A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s Tokyo

A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s...
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Tokyo is rewarding and responsible in that its form is all about process and awareness—of readership, authorship and culture. … read more