The Mountain West has rarely drawn the same headlines as New York or Los Angeles when it comes to high-value collecting, yet a quieter transformation is…
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Who Buys Art Along the Wasatch Front — And What Drives Them
A Provo violinist plays Bach deep inside a deserted silver mine
The lights drop to a dim amber glow, and somewhere in the belly of an old silver workings, a single violin cuts through the cold air. A musician from Provo,…
When Clay Takes on the Grain of Petrified Wood
In a Cedar City studio, a potter is turning an ancient geological process into a tactile language of clay. The resulting ceramic jars carry the visual drama of…
A documentary brings the Mountain West’s last drive-in to Ogden
The glow of a cinema screen carries a particular kind of memory across the American West. It belongs to warm evenings, gravel car parks, radio speakers clipped…
Threads of Continuity in Farmington Navajo Weaving
In Farmington, New Mexico, weaving remains a living practice rather than a decorative memory. Navajo, or Diné, weavers work on upright looms, building…
Inside A Salt Lake Artist’s 24-Hour Truck Stop Installation
A 24-hour truck stop is built for movement, yet its aisles are full of people who have paused. Drivers wait for a meal, a fuel receipt, a shower, a phone call…
From a Card Table in Montana to a Mountain West Cultural Pillar
A handful of stapled booklets arranged on a folding table hardly seems like the seedbed of a cultural institution. Yet in Missoula, Montana, that modest…
From demolition piles to flight: a St George sculptor's rebar birds
In a sun-bleached yard on the edge of St George, Utah, where red sandstone cliffs lean toward the Virgin River, a sculptor is turning the bones of forgotten…
A Flagstaff composer maps Grand Canyon echoes into a string quartet
In the high pine forests of northern Arizona, a composer has spent the past three years listening to wind move through stone. The resulting work, a…
Pokie Machine Jackpots Explained for Australian Players
In Australia, a “pokie” is the familiar slot-style gaming machine found in licensed clubs, hotels and casinos. A jackpot is the prize paid when a machine’s…