Events

Sven Birger Sandzén, (American, born Sweden, 1871-1954), Two Pines. Manitou, Colorado, 1921, oil on canvas, 17 1/8 x 23 7/8 in., gift of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Stewart, UMFA2017.4.1.
2019 Apr 20 Sat
Third Saturday
DIY Art Palettes
1-4 pm
FREE
Charles-François Daubigny, (French, 1817-1878), The River, undated, oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in., gift of Edward Bartlett Wicks, UMFA1926.010
2019 Apr 23 Tue
Art + Wellness
Mindfulness at the UMFA
3 pm
FREE
Art Tours for Book Lovers
2019 May 1 Wed
Tour
Art Tour for Book Lovers
1 pm
FREE
Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
2019 May 1 Wed
Literature in the galleries
Match: Igniting Creativity through Literature
6:30 pm
FREE
Andrew J. Russell (American, 1829–1902), Supply Trains, 1868, Plate 27, “The Great West Illustrated,” albumen silver print, courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum
2019 May 8 Wed
Talks & Lectures
Working on the Railroad: Chinese Workers and America's First Transcontinental Line | Gordon H. Chang
7 pm
FREE
Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820), Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin West and Her Son, Raphael, ca. 1770, oil on canvas, 35 1/2 in. diam, purchased with funds from the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, UMFA1982.007.003
2019 May 11 Sat
Special Event
Mother's Day Tea
Tickets for Purchase
May ACME Session
2019 May 16 Thu
ACME Session
Arts and Healing
6:30-8:30 pm
FREE
Deborah K. Butterfield, (American, 1949), Rex, 2002, bronze painted, purchased with funds from the Phyllis Cannon Wattis fund for contemporary art, UMFA2003.13.1
2019 May 18 Sat
Third Saturday, Art Making
Stick Sculptures
1-4 pm
FREE
Kawanabe Gyosai, (Japanese, 1831-1889), Ebishu Holding a Fishing Pole, 1850-1899, ink and color on paper, gift of Dr. Marcus Jacobson, UMFA1993.039.004
2019 Jun 1 Sat
Art Making
UMFA in the Wild: Gyotaku Fish Rubbings
10-11:30 am
FREE | East Canyon State Park Pavilion
Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929) Infinity Nets, 1959, acrylic on canvas, 28 5/8 x 35 ¾ inches, purchased with funds from The Phyllis Cannon Wattis Endowment Fund, UMFA2011.2.2
2019 Jun 15 Sat
Third Saturday
Dot Paintings
1-4 pm
FREE