Spiral Jetty Community Meet-up

Join the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for a fun day of art and science at the Great Salt Lake. Explore Robert Smithson’s monumental earthwork, Spiral Jetty. UMFA members, families, teachers, and students of all ages are invited to explore the landscape, listen to music, create art, and learn about the environment of the Great Salt Lake!

Agenda

All Day (1–4 pm):

• Art Making with the UMFA
  • Take a Walk! Nature and Art Guide
  • Spiral Jetty Activity Guide for Kids
  • Watercolor Landscapes using salt

• Listen to experimental music performed by Clarinetist Katie Porter exploring the themes of Spiral Jetty.

• Chat with the Great Salt Lake Institute of Westminster in the parking lot and around the lake bed.

Scheduled Activities:

1:30 pm & 2:30 pm | Spiral Poems and Stories with Ashley Farmer, Co-Director of Learning and Engagement at the UMFA
Grab a sketchbook and create your own spiral poems, stories, and drawings in this workshop that invites you to record what’s around you.

2 pm & 3 pm | Labyrinth Walk Meditation with Maurena Grossman, Mindfulness Teacher
Meeting the Spiral Jetty as it is
Stepping peacefully with grace, wonder, and awe
Gentle footsteps respectfully guiding us through space and time
Walking with peace, ease, and freedom

Spiral Jetty

The monumental earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) was created by artist Robert Smithson and is located off Rozel Point in the north arm of Great Salt Lake. Made of black basalt rocks and earth gathered from the site, Spiral Jetty is a 15-foot-wide coil that stretches more than 1,500 feet into the lake. Undoubtedly, the most famous large-scale earthwork of the period, it has come to epitomize Land art. Its exceptional art, historical importance, and unique beauty have drawn visitors and media attention from throughout Utah and around the world. 

Follow the Spiral Jetty self-guide at your own pace or join UMFA educators and partners for art making and experiential programs! Programming and activities schedule coming soon!

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Photographic and video material of Spiral Jetty is copyright-protected. For rights and reproduction requests, please contact rights@diaart.org. For general inquiries related to Spiral Jetty, please contact spiraljetty@diaart.org.