Craft Lake City invites the public to attend a free virtual “Lunch & Learn” discussion celebrating Celebration of the Hand: The Soul of the West, the organization’s newest outdoor art exhibition featuring photography by Utah-based artist Seth Stern. The online event will take place Friday, May 15 at 1:00 p.m. and will offer attendees the opportunity to hear directly from the artist about the inspiration, stories and experiences behind each piece in the exhibition.
During the live virtual discussion, moderated by Craft Lake City Executive Director Angela H. Brown, Stern will share insight into his story, the exhibition and how he documents cowboy culture across the American West. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the artist, ask questions and learn more about the work currently on display in downtown Salt Lake City.
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About the Artist: Seth Stern is a photographer whose journey to becoming “The Cowboy Photographer” began after leaving the film industry in Los Angeles and living out of his car while traveling the country. Inspired by the outlaw country music he was raised on, Stern became devoted to photographing a world far different from his own through intimate black-and-white portraiture and candid imagery. Stern views his work as both personal redemption and testimony, using photography to explore faith, healing and the transformative power of human connection.
Currently on display throughout downtown Salt Lake City, The Soul of the West features 14 large-scale black-and-white photographs installed in outdoor exhibition frames along Broadway (300 South) between 200 East and Main Street. The exhibition is free to view and accessible to the public day and night throughout the months of May and June.
Craft Lake City’s Celebration of the Hand program presents rotating public exhibitions that showcase artists, ideas and stories relevant to Utah communities while making art accessible outside of traditional gallery spaces.
About Craft Lake City: Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition for handmade creativity.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, Utah Arts & Museums, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and SLUG Magazine.
About Celebration of the Hand: Craft Lake City curates this rotating outdoor art exhibition in fourteen metal frames adjacent to the sidewalks in downtown Salt Lake City (located on the north and south sides of Broadway, 300 South, between 200 West and 200 East). Celebration of the Hand installations are open to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and are free of charge.
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