A soft, grayscale sketch of a koi fish swimming to the right, with gentle shading and minimal details. Two red circular stamps with Asian characters appear in the lower right corner of the white background.

UMFA in the Wild: Gyotaku Fish Rubbings

at Willard Bay State Park

When: Friday, June 19, 2026, 2 pm–4 pm
Where: Willard Bay State Park

Venture out to Utah’s wild places and join the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for an art-making experience inspired by nature. Take a day trip to Willard Bay State Park and create your own work of art inspired by the traditional Japanese art of Gyotaku fish prints.

Gyotaku was created hundreds of years ago when Japanese fishermen wanted to record the fish they caught. Since there were no cameras, the fishermen would make prints of their fish using ink and rice paper.

This event is free with admission to Willard Bay State Park:
900 W 650 N 
Willard, UT 84340

This event is made possible by: 

Logo for The City Library. The Salt Lake City public lIbrary system.
Logo for the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Foundation
Logos for Zoo Arts & Parks and Salt Lake County appear on the left; a large black block letter U logo, representing the University of Utah, is on the right.

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