Artist Talks
Artist Talk: Maruch Santíz Gómez
Tuesday, August 8 | 5:30 - 7:00 | FREE
We are ecstatic to welcome our guest artist and lecturer, Maruch Santiz Gomez!
An exhibition of her photographs & textiles, Beliefs of our Forebears, will be on exhibit.
5:30 p.m. - Artist meet and greet
6:00p.m. - Artist lecture
6:00p.m. - Artist lecture
Beliefs of Our Forebears is presented by Artes de Mexico en Utah and sponsored by the National Museum of Mexican Art Mexican and the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance.
Maruch Santíz Gómez
Jorge Rojas
Artist Talk: Jorge Rojas
Saturday, August 26 | 1:00-2:30 | FREE
Multidisciplinary artist and performer Jorge Rojas will discuss his practice and the process and inspiration behind his exhibition Material Meditations, on display from May 13 to September 16, 2023. Attendees are invited to experience Rojas's work throughout the museum before the talk begins
Q & A with the artist following the talk.
Artist Talk: The Art of Belonging Panel
Tuesday, August 15 | 6:00-7:30 | FREE
The Art of Belonging juried exhibition features dozens of BIPOC artists. Join us for a panel featuring participating artists discussing their work and the theme of belonging.
Featured panelists:
- Mahihonon Esther 'Essie' Aboussou
- Fidalis Buehler
- Russel Daniels
- Bianca Velasquez
Moderated by Jorge Rojas & Fanny Guadalupe Blauer, co-curators of The Art of Belonging initiative. Sponsored by The Utah Division of Arts & Museums.
Mahihonon Esther 'Essie' Aboussou - Metamorphosis
art ACtivities
Open Studio
Every Wednesday from May 24 - September 13 | 11:00-2:00 | FREE
Drop by our Open studio space, Wednesdays 11-2 and use the available drawing materials to make your own art creations inspired by The Art of Belonging exhibitions!
This studio space will not be instructor taught. There will be supplies that can be messy, so we ask you to wear appropriate clothing to create.
This studio space will not be instructor taught. There will be supplies that can be messy, so we ask you to wear appropriate clothing to create.
Please note:
This studio is for all ages
Guardians must always stay with their children under the age of 12
This studio is for all ages
Guardians must always stay with their children under the age of 12
Art for All: Corn Mandalas
Saturday June 10 & Saturday September 16 | 11:00-1:00, 2:00 - 4:00 | FREE
This activity is for ages 5-up
Jorge Rojas is creating a new Corn Mandala for the UVU Museum of Art, the seventh in an ongoing series of temporary site-specific installations made from maize that the artist began 11 years ago. His mandalas are inspired by the significance of corn in Mexican and other Mesoamerican cultures, as well as by other spiritual traditions like Hinduism and Buddhism and their sacred art. But instead of using materials such as sand, flowers, and paint to make his mandalas (as tantric Buddhists famously do), he uses corn kernels to celebrate the importance of maize for Indigenous cultures in the Americas.During this free Art for All program, we will be creating Corn Mandalas inspired by exhibition artist Jorge Rojas. Rojas's mandalas represent the universal and unifying life source from which all life stems and infinitely returns to. They are meant as a joyful celebration of abundance, fertility, renewal of life, healing and protection—an invitation for our community to be present in visualizing love, embracing presence, and lightness.
Art for All: Gente de Maiz (People of Corn)
Saturday July 8 & Saturday August 5| 11:00-1:00, 2:00 - 4:00 | FREE
This activity is for ages 5-up
During this free Art for All program, we will be creating figures called People of Corn, by exhibition artist Jorge Rojas. For more than 12 years, much of Rojas’s sculptural and performance work has celebrated the spiritual significance of corn in cultures throughout the Americas. Rojas hopes that this project will not only encourage people to think about our relationship to the food we eat and establish a space for meaningful and lasting cross-cultural exchange, but also serve as an opportunity for meditation, dialogue, and connection.
During this free Art for All program, we will be creating figures called People of Corn, by exhibition artist Jorge Rojas. For more than 12 years, much of Rojas’s sculptural and performance work has celebrated the spiritual significance of corn in cultures throughout the Americas. Rojas hopes that this project will not only encourage people to think about our relationship to the food we eat and establish a space for meaningful and lasting cross-cultural exchange, but also serve as an opportunity for meditation, dialogue, and connection.
