University of Utah College of Fine Arts

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I G N I T E YO U R FUTURE

OVERVIEW & HISTORY

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LETTER FROM THE DEAN

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FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

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ACADEMIC UNITS + ART & ART HISTORY

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+ BALLET

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FILM & MEDIA ARTS

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MODERN DANCE

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+ MUSIC

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+ THEATRE

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INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK

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THE ARTS ON CAMPUS

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WHY UTAH?

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WORKFORCE & ALUMNI

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APPLICATION & AUDITION

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SCHOLARSHIPS & RESOURCES

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College of Fine Arts 375 S. 1530 E. Rm 250 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.581.6764 Email: info@finearts.utah.edu Website: finearts.utah.edu The Finer Points blog: thefinerpointscfa.com Facebook: facebook.com/uofufinearts Twitter: twitter.com/uofufinearts Instagram: instagram.com/uofufinearts

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OVERVIEW & H I S TO RY

The arts

have always held a place of prominence in Utah. Early settlers began building theatres and dance halls at the same time they started construction on homes and businesses. The fledgling University of Deseret, founded in 1850, was dedicated to “fine art and sciences.� As that institution evolved into The University of Utah, a central focus on the importance of the performing and visual arts remained. The College of Fine Arts was officially established in 1948 and has continued to grow and flourish for more than 60 years. Today, the College is home to the School of Music and the Departments of Art & Art History, Ballet, Film & Media Arts, Modern Dance, and Theatre.

It is an incredibly exciting time for the arts on the University of Utah campus. The College sees such promise in its students, such passion in its faculty, and has perhaps unprecedented influence on the world.

In addition to traditional art forms, the College embraces the infusion of digital technologies in the arts, ensuring that our students do not just appreciate the history of the arts, but also take part in shaping its future.

Photo Credit: Special Collections Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

R AYMO N D T YMA S -J ON ES Associate Vice President for the Arts Dean, College of Fine Arts

Some of the world’s most extraordinary students come to the College of Fine Arts at The University of Utah seeking to explore their creative capacity. While here, they are challenged and taught how to question.

They are immersed in their medium and in our community. And because of the rigorous practice and powerful mentoring from renowned faculty, our graduates become leaders and innovators in both the arts and the many other places their creative thinking is in high demand. Our alumni become change agents in their communities and full participants as global citizens.

I invite each of you to explore and experience all the richness and enlightenment that the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah has to offer in our six academic units: Art & Art History, Ballet, Film & Media Arts, Modern Dance, Music, and Theatre. You can and will be changed professionally and personally for the rest of your life.

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FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS It is the faculty members in the University of Utah College of Fine Arts that make it remarkable. Their commitment to each student, their unique areas of inquiry and creation, and their industry connections provide immersive, progressive, and challenging curricula and experiences for all students. The faculty’s impact goes far beyond

ART & ART HISTORY Beth Krensky • Co-author, “Engaging Classrooms and Communities through Art” AltaMira Press (2009) • Museo Contemporaneo, Valdivia, Chile (2012) • University of Utah Presidential Scholar Award Recipient (2014) Winston Kyan • Author, “Family Space: Buddhist Materiality and Ancestral Fashioning in Magao Cave 231” The Art Bulletin (2010) Maureen O’Hara Ure • Presenter, “The Book Unbound, Material Cultures” University of Edinburgh (2000) • Artist-in-Residence, Sundance Institute Playwrights Lab (1990) Brian Snapp • Presenter, International Ceramic Editors Conference, Fuping, China (2013) • 54th Premio Faenza, International Ceramic Art Competition, Honorable Mention • Honorable Mention, CEBIKO 2nd World Ceramic Biennale, Korea (2003) Carol Sogard • How Magazine’s International Design Award for “Sketch School” (2011) Wendy Wischer • Group exhibit, The Caribbean Triennial at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Dominican Republic (2010) • Grantee, Pollock Krasner, New York (2007) • Visual Arts Fellow, Utah Division of Arts & Museums (2014)

BALLET Jay Kim • Principal Dancer, Korean Ballet Theatre, Seoul, South Korea • Soloist, Universal Ballet Company, South Korea • Principal Dancer, Dayton Ballet Theatre Calvin Kitten • Dancer, Joffrey Ballet • Two-time recipient, Ruth Page Award • Dancer, “Save the Last Dance” (2001)

the classroom, or even the University or the state of Utah. In fact, the College of Fine Arts faculty work reaches the far corners of the globe.

By studying with these faculty members, students become global citizens who work with those who are changing the world. Here are just a few of our faculty members’ achievements.

Maggie Tesch Wright • Principal Dancer, Ballet West • Performer, The Kennedy Center (1996) • Performer, International Competition, Beijing, China (2012) Richard Wacko • Artistic Director, Cheremosh Ukraine Dance • Artistic Director, Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Jennifer Weber • Dancer, Ballet Omaha • Dancer, Omaha Theatre Company

FILM & MEDIA ARTS Sarah Projansky • Author “Spectacular Girls: Media Fascination and Celebrity Culture” New York University Press (2014) • Author “Watching Rape: Film and Television in Postfeminist Culture” New York University Press (2011) • Keynote speaker, International Women’s Film Festival, Israel (2011) and England (2004) Lien Fan Shen • “Ghost Interruption” screening at SIGGRAPH, Seoul, South Korea (2010) • Reconstruction multimedia installation at SIGGRAPH, San Antonio (2002)

MODERN DANCE Ellen Bromberg • International screenings and installations of screendance work at What Matters Festival, Siobhan Davis Studio, Cinedans Amsterdam (2011), Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts (2005), Melbourne International Festival of the Arts (2004), Lincoln Center Walter Reader Theatre (2003) • Commissioned work by the Olympic Alumni Foundation for Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games

Juan Carlos Claudio • Teacher and performer, Open Look International Dances Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (2011) • Teacher, 1st and 2nd International Ballet and Choreography Competition, Beijing, China (2012-2013) • Producer, director, Momentum at RirieWoodbury Dance Company’s 5oth Anniversary Alumni Concert • Featured, Dance Magazine, Dance Studio Life Magazine, Ballet Magazine

MUSIC Mike Cottle • Co-contributing editor for MIT Press “The SuperCollider Book” (2011), the world authority on computer assisted algorithmic composition Kirsten Gunlogson • Performer, Carnegie Hall “Mozart Vesparae Solennes Haydn Theresienmessa” (2005) Catherine Mayes • Author, “Turkish and Hungarian-Gypsy Styles” Chapter 7 of The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory, ed. Danuta Mirka, Oxford University Press (2014) • “Eastern European National Music as Concept and Commodity at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century” Music & Letters 95/1, Oxford University Press (2014) Morris Rosenzweig • New York Music Ensemble commission and U.S. Premiere of “Rough Sleepers” (2008) • Academy Award Recipient

THEATRE Martine Kei Green-Rogers • Dramaturg, “The Comedy of Errors” Oregon Shakespeare Festival Brenda Van der Wiel • Costume designer, “Mary Poppins” Alabama Shakespeare Festival Sarah Shippobotham • Dialect coach, “The Hobbit” Trilogy (2011-2012)

ART & ART HISTORY

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The dynamic environment created within the Department of Art & Art History is fertile ground for those serious about art making, research, critical discourse, and teaching. The faculty is dedicated to excellence and provides an open, respectful center for diversity and creative expression. Faculty members mentor students in innovation, critical thinking, craft, and exploration, with focus on creating exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. This is an outstanding place for students interested in creating a life in the arts.

“I deeply value the strength of the bonds between the students and faculty here in the Department of Art & Art History.

It creates space for honesty where we can give and receive critical feedback. We learn how to defend our vision, something that will help us in any future career.”

– Marcela Torres, art history/ceramics undergrad, Department of Art & Art History

ART & ART HISTORY

EXHIBITION VENUE: Alvin Gittins Gallery (Art Building) AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Art History • Art Teaching • Arts Technology • Book Arts • Ceramics • Graphic Design • Painting • Drawing • Photography/Digital Imaging • Printmaking • Sculpture Intermedia • Cross 3D Focus: Ceramics and Sculpture DEGREES OFFERED:

BA

BFA

MA

MFA

Portfolio review required for some areas.

CONTACT: art.utah.edu 375 S. 1530 E. Rm 161 Art Building Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.581.8677 Email: info@art.utah.edu

BALLET

The Department of Ballet is a vibrant community of dance professionals and exceptional students offering a curriculum that prepares graduates for professional performing and teaching careers. The Department honors and encourages both creative and scholarly research. A balanced and comprehensive course of study designed for the 100+ professionallyoriented students leads to the BFA degree and may include an emphasis or certificate in Ballet Teaching.

The Department’s training is rigorous, exciting, and includes performance and choreographic opportunities with Utah Ballet, Character Dance Ensemble, Ballet Ensemble, Ballet Showcase, and Senior Concert.

“Our faculty have danced for companies such as Joffrey Ballet, Universal Ballet in South Korea, and Ballet West right here in Salt Lake City. We are training under many very talented dancers, performers, and teachers.”

– Andrea Gossels, undergrad, Department of Ballet

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BALLET

PERFORMANCE VENUES: • Hayes Christensen Theatre (Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance) • Kingsbury Hall AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Ballet • Ballet Teaching DEGREES OFFERED:

BFA Audition required.

CONTACT: ballet.utah.edu 330 S. 1500 E. Rm 106 Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.581.8231 Email: info@ballet.utah.edu

The Department of Film & Media Arts is committed to diversity, the creative and professional development of our students and faculty, and the interdisciplinary nature of the artistic enterprise. It seeks to create an environment that provokes change, inspires innovation, and welcomes inquiry. The Department is dedicated to service to the greater university community and to making a difference in the global shared neighborhood.

“I came from Iran to study here as an undergrad not knowing I wanted to be a film major – and one class changed my entire course of study. I graduated and became a successful filmmaker with my own production company, but still wanted to learn more and in an environment that cultivates creativity, so I returned for my Master’s. There is no better place for creative freedom and to learn to be a strong independent filmmaker.”

– Jahanara Saleh, MFA, Department of Film & Media Arts

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FILM & MEDIA ARTS SCREENING VENUES: • The Post Theater (at Fort Douglas) • The Tower Theatre (off-campus) • Kingsbury Hall AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Animation • Critical Studies • Documentary Studies • Entertainment Arts & Engineering (EAE) • Film & Media Arts • Film Production • Game Arts • Game Production • Screenwriting • Special Effects DEGREES OFFERED:

BA

MFA

CONTACT: film.utah.edu 375 S. 1530 E. Rm 270 Film & Media Arts Building Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.581.5127 Email: info@film.utah.edu

The Department of Modern Dance offers a comprehensive and rigorous course of study designed for those with serious professional aspirations. The broadbased and in-depth curriculum prepares students for multiple career options in dance as performers, teachers, choreographers, videographers, administrators, arts advocates, and other dance-related activities.

“The University of Utah Department of Modern Dance has provided me with an incredible array of research opportunities, which in turn is passed on to the students. It allows us all to benefit from real life experiences by learning and growing together. The more I learn, the more I have to offer.� –Juan Carlos Claudio, Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Dance

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MODERN DANCE

PERFORMANCE VENUES: • Hayes Christensen Theatre (Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance) • Kingsbury Hall

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AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Modern Dance • Modern Dance Teaching DEGREES OFFERED:

BFA

MFA

Audition required.

CONTACT: dance.utah.edu 330 S. 1500 E. Rm 106 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance Phone: 801.581.7327 Email: info@dance.utah.edu

MUSIC

The School of Music educates professionally-oriented students by providing rigorous musical and academic experiences. It also strives to serve both the art of music and its communities through performance, composition, research and publication, and the participation of its students and faculty in festivals, conferences, competitions, and recordings. The School of Music serves as a vibrant center for intellectual, educational, and cultural musical activities within the university, community, region, and nation.

“Because of the close collaboration between the University of Utah School of Music and the Utah Symphony Chorus, I have the rare opportunity to hold leadership positions in both. That kind of experience is truly outstanding.”

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MUSIC

PERFORMANCE VENUES: • Libby Gardner Concert Hall (David P. Gardner Hall) • Thompson Chamber Music Hall (David P. Gardner Hall) • Dumke Recital Hall (David P. Gardner Hall) • Kingsbury Hall AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Composition • Conducting • Instrumental Performance o Brass o Harp o Strings o Percussion o Woodwinds • Jazz o Composition o Performance • Keyboard o Piano o Organ • Music Education o Choral o Instrumental • Musicology • Music Theory • Vocal Performance DEGREES OFFERED:

BA

BMus

MMus

DMA

Audition required.

CONTACT: music.utah.edu 1375 E. Presidents Circle David P. Gardner Hall Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Phone: 801.581.6762 Email: info@music.utah.edu

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T H E AT R E

The Department of Theatre’s faculty consists of artists and scholars who provide academic training, engaged learning, and creative exploration for students who wish to pursue careers in theatre, related fields, or advanced graduate education. The Department is committed to the highest standards of excellence, embraces equity and diversity, and promotes personal wellness and responsibility. It supports teaching, creative work, scholarship, and service. Finally, it seeks to be a place where students and faculty learn and grow, explore, discover, and innovate. It is a community of artists and scholars committed to transformative education with academic and creative endeavor.

“Students in the University of Utah Department of Theatre receive a diversity of ideologies and approaches they can then incorporate into their own work. It is not our attempt to put a stamp on our students, but allow them the space to continue to expand their own creative process.”

– Jerry Gardner, Associate Professor, Actor Training Program, Department of Theatre

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T H E AT R E

PERFORMANCE VENUES: • Babcock Theatre (lower level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre) • Studio 115 (Performing Arts Building) • Kingsbury Hall AREAS TO EXPLORE: • Actor Training Program (ATP) • Costume Design • Directing • Dramaturgy • Hair and Makeup • Lighting Design • Musical Theatre Program (MTP) • Performing Arts Design Program (PADP) • Playwriting • Set Design • Sound Design • Stage Management • Theatre Studies • Theatre Teaching DEGREES OFFERED:

BA

BFA

Audition required for MTP and ATP. CONTACT: theatre.utah.edu 240 S. 1500 E. Rm 206 Performing Arts Building Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.581.6448 Email: info@theatre.utah.edu

Interdisciplinary Work The University of Utah is a partner with the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru), which generates knowledge, advocacy, and resources that enable universities to integrate artists and arts practices, fostering highly adaptive creators and thinkers.

The students here at the University of Utah College of Fine Arts are not only immersed in their medium and in a community of similarly-focused artists, they are provided the opportunity to collaborate with other students and faculty across artistic disciplines and across campus.

Some collaborations take place in formal interdisciplinary programs such as the Entertainment Art & Engineering and Screendance programs, and others stem from projects, research, and creation of our students and faculty with those from other disciplines.

EAE

Screendance

Entertainment Arts & Engineering is the

Screendance as both a practice and an

overarching term used to describe the

area of theoretical discourse is burgeoning

interdisciplinary work between the College

worldwide, as evidenced by the proliferation

of Engineering and the College of Fine

of Screendance festivals, symposia,

Arts. This work encompasses the wide

conferences, and publications. Also known

array of fields in video game design and

as dance for camera, cine dance, and video

development, and students from both

dance, this exciting hybrid form, which in

colleges work closely together throughout

the past has been found at the margins

their academic careers. This partnership

of practice in the fields of dance and

between disciplines reflects the current state

film, is now taking a central place as an

of the interactive entertainment business

independent art form.

world, and EAE students leave the program prepared to work effectively in a team

The University of Utah’s Department of

environment. The Entertainment Arts &

Modern Dance has played a leading role in

Engineering program is offered at both the

contributing to the field of Screendance. In

undergraduate and graduate level.

addition to hosting the International Dance for the Camera Festival and Workshop since 1999, the Department has offered courses in the theory, history, and practice of Screen Dance since 1998. The Graduate Certificate Program, which is a collaboration between the Department of Modern Dance and the Department of Film & Media Arts, is an outgrowth of these activities and has been designed to meet the growing demand of dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and artists who are seeking a more in-depth experience in exploring the relationship between the moving body and the moving frame. This program provides professional level production courses with state-of-theart equipment, as well as movement and theory classes.

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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MARRIOTT LIBRARY

THEATRE

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING

MUSIC

ART & ART HISTORY

MODERN DANCE

BALLET FILM & MEDIA ARTS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SCREENDANCE EAE

COLLEGE OF NURSING

The range of interdisciplinary work that intersects with the arts is as broad and diverse as the creative imaginations of our students, faculty, and staff. For example, a PhD candidate in the School of Business is working with students in the Department of Ballet to study how they react to public criticism in the studio setting. A Theatre professor uses dramatization practices to better prepare future doctors to show empathy to their patients. And even within the College of Fine Arts, we find interesting collaborations among the academic units, such as the School of Music’s Philharmonia playing the score to the Department of Ballet’s production of Cinderella. Here are just a few of the interdisciplinary collaborations across the University of Utah’s campus.

DEPT. OF COMMUNICATION

DEPT. OF ENGLISH

The Arts on Campus The arts on the University of Utah campus are as vibrant, plentiful, and accessible as they have ever been. Between the academic arts, professional arts, youth arts, and the University’s new President’s Gallery in the Park Building, there are hundreds of performances, exhibits, screenings, and events each year.

Arts Pass In 2011, the University started a program

Pioneer Theatre Company — Pioneer

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

called U & the Arts, or Arts Pass, that gives

Theatre Company offers a wide range

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts inspires

students free or significantly reduced-price

of exceptional theatre that explores

critical dialogue and illuminates the role of

access to arts events on campus. Events

the breadth of the human experience –

art in our lives. The Utah Museum of Fine

include student and faculty performances

challenging the intellect, stirring emotions,

Arts is Utah’s primary cultural resource for

and exhibitions, along with those of the

igniting imaginations, and encouraging

global visual arts. It is unique in its dual role

professional arts organizations on campus:

conversation. A fully professional theatre in-

as both a university and state art museum.

Kingsbury Hall, Pioneer Theatre Company,

residence at the University of Utah, Pioneer

It is Utah’s only visual arts institution that

and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA).

Theatre Company produces a seven-play

collects, exhibits, interprets, and preserves

The idea was the brainchild of Raymond

season running from September through

a comprehensive collection of more than

Tymas-Jones, Dean of the College of Fine

May, including a mixture of classics, large-

5,000 years of art from around the world.

Arts and Associate Vice President for the

scale musicals, contemporary dramas, and

Arts, as a way to raise the visibility of the

comedies. Over the past 10 years, the theatre

Arts Pass: Admission to the UMFA for

breadth of programming available on

has developed a reputation for Broadway-

students is free with a student ID.

campus and encourage students to take

quality productions, including mounting

advantage of the signature arts experiences

Utah premieres as well as regional theatre

Youth Arts

available to them.

premieres.

The University of Utah Youth Arts Division provides a diverse array of arts experiences

Professional Affiliates

Arts Pass: Discounted prices and free tickets

and offerings for youth with lessons in

Kingsbury Hall — As the performing arts

are available to students with their student

acting, dancing, art-making, and music.

center on the University of Utah campus,

ID at various rates. Preview night: free

University students and faculty work

Kingsbury Hall’s mission is to create

(Thursday before opening night); Reserved

regularly in K-12 school settings, as well as

opportunities for connection – between

seats: half-price (Monday-Thursday); Student

in a variety of community and on-campus

artist and audience, with a moment in a

Rush: tickets are free (hour before curtain,

programs.

performance that touches an individual,

any performance).

and for master class students discovering

President’s Gallery:

something new in their craft. Kingsbury Hall

A Sense of Place exhibition

connects patrons with the best, world-class

The new President’s Gallery, located in

performing arts in Salt Lake and the energy

the Park Building, engages the university

only live performances can bring.

community, recognizes talent within the university community, and supports the arts

Arts Pass: Admission to most Kingsbury Hall Presents performances is just $5 with a student ID.

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KINGSBURY HALL

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY

UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

CITY CREEK CANYON SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY

THE DEPOT

UTAH OPERA

UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

ABRAVANEL HALL ROSE WAGNER PERFORMING ARTS

UTAH SYMPHONY

REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE

RED BUTTE GARDENS EMIGRATION CANYON

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH KINGSBURY HALL UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

URBAN LOUNGE PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY

BALLET WEST

RIRIE WOODBURY

KILBY COURT

TOWER THEATRE CAPITOL THEATRE BROADWAY THEATRE (SALT LAKE FILM SOCIETY)

MILLCREEK CANYON

Bored? Try one of the hundreds of rock climbing routes.

I need some sun.

What are the prospects for a road trip? Epic.

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON

RIO TINTO STADIUM

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The University of Utah is nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, a medium-sized metropolis with a thriving artistic scene coupled with access to some of the best outdoor recreation in the world.

Need a break from the city?

Breathtaking hikes are just minutes away.

CANYONS

I don’t want to ski at one of these seven resorts. Are there more options close by? Yes.

DEER VALLEY

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT

WASATCH MOUNTAINS

KIMBALL ART CENTER

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

SOLITUDE

BRIGHTON

ALTA

SNOWBIRD

Workforce & Alumni In addition to the rigorous creative exploration done in the University of Utah College of Fine Arts, the programs and faculty prepare committed students for a graceful entrance into the workforce after graduation – both in and out of the arts.

The College’s alumni go on to change the creative landscapes in their fields and across the world.

Research conducted by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) out of Indiana University shows that arts students (not just at the U, but across the country) want resources and skills to aid their transitions into the workforce. The College constantly strives to provide opportunities to meet this need.

76% of University of Utah College of Fine Arts alumni surveyed either work or worked as professional artists. Of those not in the arts, the second highest job placement is in education.

University of Utah College of Fine Arts Alumni have gone on to do amazing things with incredible companies. Below are a smattering of examples:

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BALLET

FILM & MEDIA ARTS

Caitlin McInnis BA ‘09 • Assistant Director, Thomas Hayeses Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Bashaun Williams BFA ‘11 • Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah

Lonny Danler MFA ‘09 • Digital Imaging Technician on Nebraska and Godzilla

Kim Larkin BA ‘04 • Carnegie Mellon University, MA • Director, Digital Farm Collective, Phoenix, Arizona

Anna Marra BFA ‘11 • BodyVox, Portland, Oregon

Jeremy Nielsen BA ’98, MFA ‘12 • Professor at Central Wyoming College, head of Film Department • Member Wyoming Film Commission financial incentive committee, Riverton, Wyoming

Lindsey Larsen BA ‘10 • Harvard University, M. Ed. Abbey Hepner BFA ‘08 • Puffin Foundation grantee • Society for Photographic Education grantee • University of New Mexico, MFA David Price BFA ‘14 • A-Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Kimberly Ballard MFA ‘12 • Ballet West Paige Brown BFA ‘13 • Central West Ballet • Oklahoma City Ballet

Christine K. Walker MFA ‘86 • Co-founder of Werc Werk Works • Produced Todd Solondz’s film Life During Wartime • Produced Howl starring James Franco Trent Harris BFA ’75, MFA ‘77 • National Geographic Films

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90%

98%

ArtsForce

of University of Utah College of Fine Arts alumni surveyed rated their education at the U of U as good or excellent.

In order to provide art-focused workforce training, in 2013 the College of Fine Arts created a first-of-itskind program called ArtsForce, which contextualizes the skills learned by artists, helping them articulate the incredible value of an arts education. ArtsForce

of University of Utah College of Fine Arts alumni surveyed mentioned creative thinking and problem solving as important to their career.

provides world-renowned guest artists and speakers, varieties of workshops and panels, and networking opportunities that allows it to be a profound and personal experience for attendees. For more information on ArtsForce, visit artsforceutah.com.

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MUSIC

THEATRE

Emily Terndrup BFA ‘11 • Gallim Dance Company, New York City, New York • Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More

DeAunn Davis DMA in Horn Performance ’14 • Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno

Leo Geter MFA ‘96 • Executive Producer, The Closer • Actor, Footloose

Laja Field BFA ‘12 • Staats Theater Kassel, Germany

Celena Shafer M.Mus in Vocal Performance ’99 • Johanna, Sweeney Todd, Lyric Opera of Chicago • Aithra, in Die ägyptische Helena, • Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam • Nanetta, Falstaff, Los Angeles Opera • Gilda, Rigoletto, Welsh National Opera

Tamara Riewe BFA ‘01 • Trisha Brown Dance Company, New York City, New York Nathan Shaw BFA ‘04 • Repertory Dance Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah • Judge Memorial Catholic High School Teacher, Salt Lake City, Utah • RawMoves Dance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah • SBDance, Salt Lake City, Utah Ai Fuji BFA ‘98 • Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah • Ballet West Academy instructor

Christoph Luty B. Mus in Jazz Performance ’89 • Bassist, The Jeff Hamilton Trio Josh Wright M.MUS in Piano Performance ’11 • Winner of the Heida Hermanns Piano Competition (2013), and The Washington International Piano Competition (2014).

• Solo recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center (2014).

Klea Blackhurst BFA ‘85 • The Onion News Network • Pioneer Theatre Company Maria Alena Ramirez BFA ‘95 • Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Broadway Production • War Horse, U.S. Touring Company Claybourne Elder BA ‘06 • Bonnie & Clyde, Broadway Production

Application & Audition The University of Utah is one of the premier

ART & ART HISTORY

institutions of higher education in the

Undergraduate: No additional review process is required to declare an Art & Art History

Intermountain West. With accolades

major. However, students declaring a Graphic Design emphasis will have to first go through a

as a top-tier research university and a member of the Pac-12, the U offers diverse learning experiences. To be admitted

portfolio review process during their second year.

Graduate: All incoming graduate students must submit an application, along with the required support materials, including a portfolio review.

to the University of Utah as either an

BALLET

undergraduate or graduate student,

Undergraduate: To apply to audition with the Department of Ballet, prospective students

you must complete the University-wide

must complete the departmental application. Prospective students can register for a fall or

application process and follow the steps on admissions.utah.edu.

spring audition, or can submit a DVD audition. They can also audition for the Department by attending a Ballet West Summer Intensive Audition.

FILM & MEDIA ARTS

Additionally, to begin your educational journey as a student in the College of Fine Arts, you may be required to complete an audition or review process.

Undergraduate: No additional review process is required to declare a Film & Media Arts major or any of the Film & Media Arts emphases.

Graduate: All incoming graduate students must submit an application, along with the required support materials, as well as a sample of their filmmaking.

MODERN DANCE Undergraduate: All incoming undergraduate students (including incoming freshman majors, minors, and transfer students) must submit a departmental application and audition for admissions into the Department of Modern Dance. Those wishing to audition for acceptance into the Department of Modern Dance are asked to submit an application for undergraduate admission to the University of Utah at least one month prior to the student’s audition date.

Graduate: All incoming graduate students must submit an application, along with the required support materials. The Graduate Record Exam is not required.

MUSIC Undergraduate: All undergraduate music major and minor applicants are required to audition vocally or on their major instrument.

Graduate: All performance-based graduate degrees require an audition. Applicants to graduate programs in music education, composition, music theory, and musicology do not audition, but have other admission requirements. Most ensembles hold separate auditions the week before fall semester.

THEATRE Undergraduate: Any student who has been accepted to the University of Utah is eligible to declare Theatre as a major.

Actor Training Program and Musical Theatre Program: Admission to the Actor Training Program (ATP) and Musical Theatre Program (MTP) is by audition only. In-person auditions are preferred. Applicants may come to the University of Utah and participate in the on-campus auditions, or audition in one of the cities visited by the Department as part of the National Unified Auditions.

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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F U TA H + C O L L E G E O F F I N E A R T S

The main photos in this publication were taken by Brent Rowland.

Supplemental photography from: • Elenor Heyborne • Luke Isley • Kingsbury Hall • Pioneer Theatre Company • Chelsea Rowe • Spencer Sandstrom • Utah Museum of Fine Arts • Amelia Walchli • Alex Weisman, Icewolf Photography Design by The Summit Group Communications.

Scholarships & Resources In addition to departmental awards, the College of Fine Arts also awards these scholarships: • • • • •

Fine Arts Advisory Board Scholarship Siciliano Utah Fine Arts Institute Scholarship Emma Eccles Jones Fine Arts Housing Scholarship Jack Lunt Prize for Summer Study The Hanks Family Prize for Summer Study

Fine Arts Honors Scholarships for Artistic Merit: The University of Utah recognizes that students with high artistic talent enrich the experiences of the greater university community. The Fine Arts Honors Scholarship for Artistic Merit program recognizes incoming freshmen students who through the audition and portfolio processes demonstrate high artistic merit and potential. The Fine Arts Honors Scholarships for Artistic Merit are four-year, renewable scholarships for both in-state and out-of-state incoming freshmen.

Fine Arts Fees (FAF) Grants: Funding is available for student groups interested in special projects. Any College of Fine Arts student group, registered through the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU), may apply for a FAF Grant for noncredit activities that: 1. Enhance student learning 2. Enhance the student experience for the larger University community 3. Create or host fine arts events on campus and in the greater Salt Lake City area Throughout the year, the College of Fine Arts holds grant opportunities workshops to help students understand these funding opportunities. Visit finearts.utah.edu for dates, guidelines/instructions, applications, and more.

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