Announces Affiliation with
337 Project
Salt Lake Art Center announced today that 337 Project will be absorbed into the Art Center as a new community outreach programming arm. Founded by the Art Center’s Executive Director, Adam Price, in 2006, 337 Project has a significant track record of award-winning programming in the community. The agreement was approved unanimously by the boards of both organizations.
As Price notes, “in many ways this is a natural marriage. The 337 Project’s continued focus on community programming will instantly give Salt Lake Art Center a greater ability to project its presence out into the places where people work and live - and then invite them back to our permanent location at the corner of West Temple and South Temple for a continued dialogue about contemporary art.”
According to Salt Lake Art Center Board President Catherine Kanter, “The Art Center and the 337 Project have had a successful collaborative relationship in the past and we are thrilled to have the 337 Project become a valued part of the Salt Lake Art Center that will support our ongoing mission. We look forward to building on the 337 Project’s energy and we see this as a great opportunity for the Art Center to expand its community outreach.”
During his tenure at the 337 Project, Price worked with local artists to create contemporary art in nontraditional contexts. In perhaps the best-known instance, Price gave 150 Utah artists three months to transform a two-story building into a collective work of art. The resulting creation was viewed by over 10,000 visitors in the six days that it was open to the public. Subsequent 337 Project undertakings include the creation of an Urban Gallery on a series of garage doors at local charity Neighborhood House, and the transformation of an old vegetable truck into a mobile gallery bringing original artwork by local and national artists directly to Utah’s schools.
In 2009, 337 Project received the Mayor’s Service to the Arts Award, the Best of State Medallion for Arts in Education, the Best of State Statute for Overall Winner in the education category, and the Best of Broadway Award for Service to the Arts.
About Salt Lake Art Center
Founded in 1931 and located just steps from Temple Square, the award-winning Salt Lake Art Center is one of the region’s hidden gems, sporting three gallery spaces, an outdoor sculpture patio, screening room/lecture hall, resource library, and classroom spaces. Throughout its history, Salt Lake Art Center has exhibited works by leading artists ranging from local favorites LeConte Stewart, Alvin Gittins, and Anna Campbell Bliss to internationally known artists such as Diego Rivera, Andy Warhol, Gary Hill and Sophie Matisse. Exhibiting the best contemporary visual art from around the world, the Art Center provides its visitors with an opportunity to explore the human experience in ways that are both exciting to the senses and deeply thought-provoking. The Art Center rounds out its offerings with a lively mix of community presentations, film screenings, educational classes, and events celebrating the vibrant local art scene.
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