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An impressionist style painting of a night sky reflected over a body of water.

UMFA in the Wild: Moon Viewing and Sketching

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 Antelope Island State Park and create your own moonscape art!

Learn about the ancient Chinese tradition of “moon viewing” and get inspired by art depicting the moon and moonscapes. Then do your own moon viewing and draw a sketch of the moon or a moonscape in Utah’s amazing wilderness! 

This event is free with admission to Antelope Island State Park.
Antelope Island Amphitheatre
Davis County, UT


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.

Ralph Albert Blakelock, American, 1847–1919, Silvery Night, late nineteenth century, oil on canvas, Gift of Marion Sharp Robinson, conserved with funds from the Ann K. Stewart Docent and Volunteer Conservation Fund, UMFA1953.013