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Sundance celebrates the ‘magic’ of being back in-person

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival met the moment by going virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. But on Thursday, there was a palpable sense of relief from the festival's leadership team at being in-person again. Sundance Institute CEO Joana ...

Large Nativity display will be part of Provo Art Stroll on Friday

December’s Downtown Provo Art Stroll on Friday will include a large crèche, or Nativity, display at the Provo Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 175 N. University Ave. The downtown church will be celebrating the holiday spirit with choral performances, the crèche display, a ...

Sundance Film Festival names Eugene Hernandez director

NEW YORK (AP) — After three years as the festival director of the New York Film Festival, Eugene Hernandez has been tapped to lead the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival's fourth director in its nearly four-decade ...

UVU’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts announces its upcoming season

Utah Valley University’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts has announced its upcoming season featuring Patti LuPone, MOMIX and a variety of performers known locally and nationally. “We are so excited to be opening The Noorda once again with a season chock-full of exciting, engaging, ...

BYU Museum of Art acquires new Italian masterwork

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art has acquired a new painting by Italian artist Luca Giordano via donation. Giordano’s "El Prendimiento de Cristo, The Arrest of Christ," illustrates a scene from the New Testament where Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss while the two are surrounded by ...

BYU Museum of Art debuts Old Testament exhibition

Students and community members can take a walk through biblical times Friday when the Brigham Young University Museum of Art’s Prophets, Priests, and Queens: James Tissot’s Men and Women of the Old Testament exhibition officially opens. The exhibition will feature 129 watercolor ...

Springville Museum of Art celebrates 50th year of high school displays

The Springville Museum of Art opened its 50th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show on Saturday. The show features 335 teen artists from around the state, chosen from nearly 1100 applicants — 50 of them receive prizes. Accompanying the teen show is "From Student to Studio," an exhibit ...

BYU adds two new exhibits to Museum of Art

Brigham Young University will add two new exhibitions to its Museum of Art on Friday. "Across the West and Toward the North: Norwegian and American Landscape Photography" will feature landscapes of the Norwegian and American frontiers during the late 1900s. This exhibition has been displayed ...

Neighborhood Art Center expanding, celebrating with grand reopening

Four years ago, a new venture opened in the Provo Towne Centre. Right away, it was different than anything already in the mall. On Monday, the Neighborhood Art Center announced a major expansion of its community workshop space. The popular art center, which is a nonprofit 501(c)3, will hold ...