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Land Art Week

October 1-3, 2026

Join us for Land Art Week — three days of talks, tours, and site visits celebrating Utah’s landscape and its legacy of Land art. The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is thrilled to partner with Powder Art Foundation to launch the very first Land Art Week, October 1–3, 2026.

Land Art Week Events
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Presented by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Powder Art Foundation, Land Art Week invites you to explore iconic artworks, meet the artists shaping the field today, and experience art in dialogue with place.

What to Expect: Conversations with artists and scholars, guided exploration of Land art sites, and hands-on experiences across Utah’s landscape.

Artists have been inspired by the landscapes of Utah and the American West for millennia. From ancient petroglyphs carved into rock to early photography documenting expansive vistas, this region has shaped artistic responses to place for generations. Utah is home to two monumental works of Land art from the 1970s—Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels—which continue to inspire artists today.  

The legacy of Land art in Utah continues to grow at Powder Mountain, where the Powder Art Foundation is building an open-air museum of incredible artworks in dialogue with the landscape in Eden, Utah. Site-specific artworks are situated across 8,000 acres of alpine terrain, and can be encountered on snow during ski season or along hiking trails in the warmer months.

Stay tuned for more information and mark your calendars for an inspiring program of conversations, exploration, and amazing art experiences! 

Land Art Week Artist Talk: Lita Albuquerque

Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6 pm

What is Land art? Why is Utah such an amazing destination for artists and art lovers to experience and create it? Explore this topic with an expert artist, and explore art in the UMFA galleries inspired by Utah’s unique and spectacular landscape.

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Two people walk along a the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake in the distance under a cloudy sky.
A tall stack of large, smooth rocks balanced atop a hill, with mountains, trees, and a clear blue sky in the background.
Powder Art Foundation Fall Open House

Friday, October 2, 2026, 11 am–3 pm

Explore newly installed artworks across Powder Mountain through lift-accessed art walks and self-guided discovery while experiencing the Foundation’s evolving outdoor sculpture program in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Spiral Jetty Community Meet-up

Saturday, October 3, 2026, 1 pm–4 pm

Join the UMFA for a fun day of art and science at the Great Salt Lake. Explore Robert Smithson’s monumental earthwork, Spiral Jetty.

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Three people walk along a sandy beach with two dogs on leashes. They wear casual clothing and hats. There are rocks on the sand in the foreground and water with distant hills in the background.

Powder Art Foundation

A bell strung between two trees on a snowy hill.
Davina Semo – Reflector (2020 – 2024). Installation view, Powder Mountain. Photographer: Tristan Sadler

Powder Art Foundation is a place where art, landscape, and movement converge. Situated across 8,000 acres of alpine terrain in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, PAF is an open-air museum presenting site-specific works throughout every season. Here, art is not simply viewed but encountered; on snow, on trail, and through direct engagement with the mountain environment.

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Plan Your Own Adventure

There’s no Wi-Fi out there! Access the Spiral Jetty and Sun Tunnels Self-Guides through the STQRY Guide app.

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Family Backpacks

A young boy stands looking at "Spiral Jetty" in the distance.
The UMFA Spiral Jetty Family Backpack.

Enhance your adventure with a Family Backpack, available for check out from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Salt Lake City Library, or the Brigham City Museum. 

Each backpack contains hands-on and close-looking activities focused on individual art objects and the cultures they represent. Family backpacks provide a more compelling array of hands-on materials and multisensory activities than traditional paper and pencil family guides.

The packs are designed for families with children ages 4–12 and can be checked out at the UMFA welcome desk free of charge. See different backpack themes and their contents below.

Sun Tunnels
Spiral Jetty
Two young boys walk and play on a rocky, dry landscape under a clear blue sky with distant mountains in the background. One child bends near a rock while the other walks ahead holding a ball.
A person sits inside a large concrete pipe on a sandy surface, writing in a notebook. Sunlight shines through circular holes in the pipe, casting spots of light on the inner wall and ground.
Four people kneel on a dry, flat landscape, closely examining objects on the ground. The group includes adults and a child, all wearing hats and casual clothing, with mountains visible in the background.
One of the cement tunnels that comprise Nancy Holt's land art Sun Tunnels.
A group of people dance at the Great Salt Lake.
Spiral Jetty extends into a salt flat with patches of water, surrounded by dry shrubs and rocks under a cloudy sky. People and a vehicle are visible near the spiral. Distant mountains are on the horizon.


Above: Robert Smithson (American, 1938–1973), Spiral Jetty, 1970, Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah, black basalt rock, salt crystals, earth, and water, 1,500 ft. long and approximately 15 ft. wide. © Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation, licensed by VAGA, New York | Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels (1973-76), Great Basin Desert, Utah, Concrete, steel, earth, Overall dimensions: 9 ft. 2-1/2 in. x 68 ft. 6in. x 53 ft. (2.8 x 20.9 x 16.2 m); length on the diagonal: 86 ft. (26.2 m), Photograph: Nancy Holt, Collection Dia Art Foundation with support from Holt/Smithson Foundation © Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society, New York

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