2021 Utah Design Craft Artist Competition
2021 UTAH DESIGN CRAFT ARTIST COMPETITION: WATERWAYS
11/13/2021: Entries Due
11/20/2021: Exhibition Opens
12/16/2021: Awards Ceremony
1/8/2022: Exhibition Closes
Past Exhibitions
Evolving Perceptions: Art Quilts from SAQA CO/UT/WY Region
Evolving Perceptions
“If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion, and this can lead to new ideas.”
- Edward Bono
"Evolving Perceptions" is a cutting edge exhibit that will stretch the imagination of the viewer and display a mix of new and traditional art quilt techniques.
2020 Utah Plein Air Competition
A Wintertime Plein Air
2020 Utah Plein Air Competition
Congratulations to the Winners!
1st Place: Afternoon Delight, Big Cottonwood by Allen Brockbank
2nd Place: Winter Color by Sean Wallis
3rd Place: Calm and Cool, North Brigham City by Russell Case
The Handmade Object: Utah Designer Craft Alliance Exhibition
This special competition and exhibition will celebrate the 60 year legacy of Utah Designer Craft Alliance, formerly known as Utah Designer Craftsmen. Artists employed fiber, wood, glass, clay, metal, stone, or any mix of these media to create their entries. John Neely, professor of art and ceramics at Utah State University, serves as the jurist for the competition.
The Exhibition Opens Saturday, November 23, 2019 and Runs Through Saturday, January 11, 2020
Admission Is Free
2022 Plein Air Competition
2022 Plein Air Competition
2021 Plein Air Virtual Tour
We are so pleased to bring you a virtual tour of our 2021 Plein Air Competition,THRIVE125: Celebrating Utah's Statehood. Click here to access the tour.
Want more insight? Be sure to watch the Awards Ceremony featuring artists Allen Brockbank, Sean Wallis, and Kraig Jardine and jurist Russell Case.
Follow these helpful hints to get yourself oriented to the virtual tour:
Evolving Perceptions Virtual Tour
We are so pleased to bring you a virtual tour of Evolving Perceptions: Art Quilts from SAQA CO/UT/WY Region. Click here to access the tour.
Click here to access the gallery labels for artist statements and materials used for each piece.
Contemporary Illustration
The Brigham City Museum of Art & History invites you to marvel at its latest exhibition, “Contemporary Illustration”, which will run from September 7 through November 16. From whimsy to gritty, this exhibition is nothing like any other previously seen at the museum.
The exhibition features Eisner winning artists Jill Thompson and Gene Ha, industry giant Sal Velluto, visionaries Jon Wasson, Chuck Pyle, and Patric Reynolds, and local favorites Ned Young and Mark Meyers.
International Art Quilt Exhibition 2019
June 22 - August 31, 2019
47th Annual Quilt Exhibition
International Art Quilt Exhibition & Layered Voices, from SAQA
Prepare to be awed by Utah's foremost art quilt exhibition and show, open now at the Brigham City Museum of Art & History. This exclusive exhibition brings together quilts from around the world to showcase what is possible in the world of fine art quilting. Quilts will come from Japan, South Africa, England, the United States of America, and many places in between.
Zhi Lin: Tracing Chinese Workers’ Footsteps to Promontory Summit
Exhibition March 23, 2019 – June 15, 2019
Zhi Lin: Tracing Chinese Workers’ Footsteps to Promontory Summit features paintings by an internationally-acclaimed artist, Zhi Lin, who has spent more than a decade attempting to trace the history of Chinese workers in the western United States, with a special focus on railroad workers. Zhi’s breathtaking works of art for this exhibition include both representational and abstract pieces that explore the lost experience of those workers.