Creative Aging

Whether it’s picking up a paintbrush or taking the opportunity to draw, participating in the arts makes our lives healthier and richer.  
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Celebrating UMFA Staff

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is staffed by an incredible team of experts and working artists. This month we […]
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Curator Interview: Peter Hay

The following is a correspondence interview with Peter Hay, the guest curator of Relative Truths, conducted by J. Attridge.  Relative Truths is the latest […]
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Supporting Artists at Every Age and Stage

By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is an incredible source for accessible educational and […]
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How the UMFA Accessions Donated Art

By Lorraine Jackson, UMFA assistant registrar and Kenley Alligood, UMFA membership manager The Utah Museum of Fine Arts acquires new […]
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Art on the Move

Construction at the UMFA 2025 marks a year of change for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts as we transform […]
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Haunted UMFA: A Beast in the Museum

By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator The Utah Museum of Fine Arts has nearly 20,000 original works of art in […]
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How the UMFA Preserves Art for Generations to Come

By Melanie Espinal and J. Attridge Less than three percent of the UMFA’s permanent collection is on display at a […]
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Diaspora Blues in the Arts of the Pacific

Samoan Barkcloth (Siapo), 20th century, Barkcloth and pigment, Gift of the Peacock Revocable Trust, UMFA2005.1.32. Monique Ho Ching—advocate, future curator, […]
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Women’s Work in the American West: Teaching with Primary Sources (Work-in-Progress)

By Julia Huddleston, graduate student, Department of History, College of Humanities The Fellowship in Collections Engagement in part of “Landscape, […]
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