A group of people jump and dance at the Spiral Jetty.

Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 1-4 pm | Free
Rozel Point at the Great Salt Lake

Venture out to the Great Salt Lake and have a Spiral Jetty adventure with the UMFA. Friends of all ages are welcome to create art, learn about the science of the lake, and explore the landscape through the lens of Robert Smithson’s artwork Spiral Jetty.

There’s no Wi-Fi at the lake! Download the UMFA Audio Guide in the Apple Store or in the Google Play Store to take the Spiral Jetty Self-Guide with you on your adventure.


Agenda:

All Day 1 – 4 pm

Art Making (in the parking lot)

  • Take a Walk! Nature and Art Guide 
  • Spiral Jetty Activity Guide for Kids 
  • Watercolor Landscapes using salt  

Jeff Moore: Sounds of Spiral Jetty
 Jeff Moore, Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the U of U will be presenting and discussing sonified seismological recordings he created featuring vibrations at Spiral Jetty

Katie Porter: Experimental Clarinet Music
Clarinetist Katie Porter will be performing works in and around Spiral Jetty. Experimental clarinetist Katie Porter (NYC/Utah) will perform original and classic pieces exploring the themes in Spiral Jetty

Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster (in the parking lot) 

Student science chats about Great Salt Lake (around the lakebed) 

Friends of Great Salt Lake (in the parking lot)

20-Minute Activities

1:30 pm (Choose one to go to) 

  • Explore Spirals Through Your Movement  (at the shoreline) 
  • Let’s Chat about Spiral Jetty!  (in the parking lot) 

2:00 pm (Choose one to go to) 

  • Explore Spirals Through Your Movement  (at the shoreline) 
  • Let’s Chat about Spiral Jetty! (in the parking lot) 

2:30 pm (Choose one to go to) 

  • Labyrinth Walk Meditation (on Spiral Jetty
  • Spiral Poems and Stories (in the parking lot) 

3:00 pm (Choose one to go to) 

  • Labyrinth Walk Meditation (on Spiral Jetty
  • Spiral Poems and Stories (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:  Emily Lawhead, UMFA Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Jordan Carter, Curator Dia Art Foundation 

Labyrinth Walk Meditation 
Meeting the Spiral Jetty as it is 
Stepping peacefully with grace, wonder, and awe 
Gentle footsteps respectfully guiding us through space and time 
Walking with peace, ease, and freedom 

Facilitator: Maurena Grossman, Mindfulness Teacher 

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