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The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art has been an award-winning aesthetic force and community leader since it was established in 1931. Located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, UMOCA encourages exploration into what it means to exist in today's world through art that inspires imagination, stimulates thought, and transforms society. The Museum connects people around the contemporary art practice of Utah and beyond to shape an engaged and thoughtful global citizenry. UMOCA strives to be a place where all points of view, experiences, and ages feel welcome to explore the pressing issues of our time through socially relevant art exhibitions and programming. UMOCA is a five-time recipient of funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation and is a 2015 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Works grant award. UMOCA is a 501c3 institution that is supported by public, foundation, and corporate gifts. Admission is a suggested $5 donation.

10/27/2026

On Thursday, October 29 at 7 PM, choreographers and dancers Courtney Mazeika and Peter Farrow present Lighthouse—a live performance and spatial activation responding to Robert Smithson’s Site/Non-site framework.

Created while the artists lived across two different countries, the piece explores distance, balance, and shifting vantage points through live-streamed video projection, real-time travel, and structured choreography accompanied by an original score from composer Jonathan Starr. One performer will begin off-site, journeying toward the museum during the show, while audience members are invited to shift their own positions within the gallery to alter their perspective.

🗓️ Thursday, October 29, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 UMOCA

RSVP is required due to limited capacity.
https://utahmoca.org/event/smithson-site-non-site-activation-lighthouse/.

10/26/2026

✨ APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUT LOUD! ✨

🎨🌈 Out Loud is back—an artistic platform created specifically to amplify young LGBTQIA+ voices.

If accepted, you’ll participate in a FREE 12-week workshop series where you’ll learn from visiting artists, experiment with new mediums, build positive community connections, and develop your unique artistic voice. The program culminates in a featured museum exhibition.

🗓 PROGRAM DETAILS:

Who: Current High School Students ONLY
Cost: FREE (Space is limited!)
Workshops: Tuesdays, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Jan 5 – Mar 23
Exhibition Opening Reception: April 9
Stipend Offered: Accepted students who attend all sessions, create an exhibition-ready piece, and complete a program survey will receive a stipend!

📍 HOW TO APPLY:
https://airtable.com/applQXfhGFpreh0Vh/pagUoOCii6OPMWPZd/form

Join us next Thursday for a live dance performance and spatial activation inspired by Robert Smithson’s Site/Non-site, o...
10/23/2026

Join us next Thursday for a live dance performance and spatial activation inspired by Robert Smithson’s Site/Non-site, on view now at UMOCA.

Lighthouse—created and performed by Courtney Mazeika and Peter Farrow with an original score by Jonathan Starr—blends structured movement with scored improvisation. Exploring distance, balance, and shifting vantage points, the piece uses live-streamed video, real-time travel, and guided audience movement directly within the gallery.

Echoing Smithson’s dialogue between physical space and displaced locations, one performer begins off-site and journeys toward the museum during the show, while visitors are invited to alter their physical positions to shift their own perspective.

🗓 Thursday, October 29 | 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
🎟 RSVP Required (Limited Capacity) — Link in bio to reserve your spot!

Image 2: Robert Smithson, Double Nonsite, California and Nevada, 1968–1969. Map, five painted steel boxes, lava from the Marl Mountains, California, and obsidian from the cinder cone near Truman Springs, Nevada; Map: 31 3/8 × 31 in., Floor Installation: 12 × 71 × 71 in. Courtesy of Art Bridges.

Supported for this program provided by Art Bridges.

Need costume inspiration for tonight? 🎃 Here’s a look back at some of our favorite fits from last year’s Halloween Bash....
10/23/2026

Need costume inspiration for tonight? 🎃 Here’s a look back at some of our favorite fits from last year’s Halloween Bash.

Insect Pinning Workshops are sold out, but you can still RSVP for general admission and enjoy karaoke, photobooth, diy screenprinting, tarot, dj, and open studios. See you tonight!

https://utahmoca.org/event/doomsday-disco-annual-halloween-bash/

We had the pleasure of welcoming artist Pedro Reyes to Salt Lake City last week to speak about the exhibition Artists Ag...
10/21/2026

We had the pleasure of welcoming artist Pedro Reyes to Salt Lake City last week to speak about the exhibition Artists Against the Bomb, an international campaign organized by Pedro's studio and 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN.

Pedro shared insights into the bold, black-and-white graphics on display, tracing how artists, activists, and musicians use visual urgency to safeguard collective memory and demand total nuclear disarmament.

The exhibition is now officially open to the public in UMOCA’s Street Gallery. Come experience these powerful works in person this week.

Artists Against the Bomb exhibition and Pedro Reyes Artist Talk supported by Elliott-Hall Co.; Dan and Gisella Chace; Helen and Jeffrey Cardon; John and Ann Malloly; and Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Downtown is evolving, and UMOCA is part of the story. With new renderings and district plans making headlines, we’re hos...
10/19/2026

Downtown is evolving, and UMOCA is part of the story.

With new renderings and district plans making headlines, we’re hosting a Community Briefing to walk you through our exact timeline and what comes next for the museum.

Whether you’re a long-time supporter, local artist, or neighbor, we want to share the vision for the future of UMOCA with you.

State of the Museum Community Briefing

🗓 Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ 12 pm (noon)
📍 Microsoft Teams Webinar
🔗 Details & RSVP https://tinyurl.com/umocastateofmuseum

Tonight! ARTISTS AGAINST THE BOMB 6 pm — Pedro Reyes Artist Talk (sold out)7 pm — Public guided walkthrough of Artists A...
10/16/2026

Tonight! ARTISTS AGAINST THE BOMB

6 pm — Pedro Reyes Artist Talk (sold out)
7 pm — Public guided walkthrough of Artists Against the Bomb led by Pedro Reyes (first come, first served)
7 pm - 9 pm — Opening Reception

Cash bar available.

Image: Maurycy Gomulicki (Polish, b. 1969)

Opening Tonight! 🏛️Join us tonight for the opening of Steven Chodoriwsky: An ad hoc ad infinitum cul de sac but good in ...
10/16/2026

Opening Tonight! 🏛️

Join us tonight for the opening of Steven Chodoriwsky: An ad hoc ad infinitum cul de sac but good in the AIR Space.

By transplanting every object from his university office into the museum gallery—leaving his campus space entirely vacant—the project explores displacement, collective labor, and the spaces where study happens.

🍸 Cash bar available | Free & open to the public (Suggested donation $10)
See you tonight!

Big things are on the horizon for UMOCA!As downtown Salt Lake City evolves into the new SECC District, we’re preparing f...
10/15/2026

Big things are on the horizon for UMOCA!

As downtown Salt Lake City evolves into the new SECC District, we’re preparing for our most exciting chapter yet.

Join us online for State of the Museum: A Community Briefing for an exclusive look at what lies ahead—including upcoming exhibition reveals, strategic plans for our programming, and a first look at the future of our home in the Intermountain West.

🗓️ Thursday, October 22
⏰ 12- 1 pm
📍 Microsoft Teams (Webinar)

🔗 RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/umocastateofmuseum

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