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Unearth a Story: Copper Wire Sculptures

Unearth a Story at your community library with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Nurture your curiosity, feed your imagination, and embrace the joy of discovery. Join the UMFA at the Salt Lake City Public Library to create your own mini copper sculpture.

Copper is an important metal found in the earth and mined right here in Salt Lake City! The UMFA has many artworks made of copper including Onishi Yasuaki’s large scale installation Stone on Boundary and Ximena Garrido-Lecca’s Modulations – Sequence VI. Get inspired by copper artists then twist and model copper wire to create our own mini sculpture!

This free event will take place at:
Salt Lake City Public Library (The City Library)
210 E 400 S 
Salt Lake City, UT 84111 


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.

Installation view of Onishi Yasuaki: Stone on Boundary at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 2025.