Saturday, October 1 | 12-3 pm
Rozel Point
Adventure with UMFA for a fun day at Spiral Jetty. Friends of all ages are welcome to create art, learn about the science of the lake, and explore the landscape. We’ll meet at Spiral Jetty on Rozel Point in Great Salt Lake.
Download the Spiral Jetty Self-guide for history, directions, and travel tips.
Agenda
All Day 12–3 pm
Art Making (in the parking lot)
Visualizing Data
Watercolor Landscapes using salt
Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster (around the lakebed)
Graduate Student science chats about Great Salt Lake
Information Tables (in the parking lot)
Friends of Great Salt Lake
20-Minute Activities
12:30 pm (Choose one to go to)
Movement with Ai (at the shoreline)
Spiral Jetty Chat with Annie (in the parking lot)
1:00 pm (Choose one to go to)
Movement with Ai (at the shoreline)
Spiral Jetty Chat with Annie (in the parking lot)
1:30 pm (Choose one to go to)
Walking Meditation with Mary Ann (on Spiral Jetty)
Writing with Ashley (in the parking lot)
2:00 pm (Choose one to go to)
Walking Meditation with Mary Ann (on Spiral Jetty)
Writing with Ashley (in the parking lot)
Explore Spirals Through Your Movement
Your body is the artistic instrument in dance. Let's see what kind of movements we can create when we combine inspiration from Spiral Jetty and our own imagination!
Facilitator: Ai Fujii Nelson, Education Director/Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Let’s Chat about Spiral Jetty!
Explore ideas of color, entropy, spirals, materials and other interesting ideas around Robert Smithson’s work in this informal discussion of art and site.
Facilitator: Annie Burbidge Ream, Co-Director of Learning and Engagement
Labyrinth Walk Meditation
Using the spiral as our guide, we will walk into Spiral Jetty to unwind our minds from past ills and walk out with peace and clarity, ready for whatever comes next in our lives.
Facilitator: Mary Ann Urban, Spiral Jetty Enthusiast
Spiral Poems and Stories
Grab a sketchbook and create your own spiral poems, stories, and drawings in this workshop that invites you to record what's around you.
Facilitator: Ashley Farmer, Co-Director of Learning and Engagement
This program is sponsored in part by the Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation