The Visual Art Institute is a nonprofit after-school art program for youth ages 5 - 18. The purpose of VAI is to foster and preserve the creative voices of youth by assisting them in exploring their imagination and artistic abilities through in-depth training, independent study, and experimentation in all aspects of visual art. Find out what makes VAI unique.

FALL Semester classes

 

REGISTRATION has begun for FALL CLASSES

Elementary school students -- INTRO TO DRAWING, FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE, COLORED PENCIL DRAWING, SKETCHBOOK

Junior high and high school students -- CLAYMATION, SCREENPRINTING, ANATOMY DRAWING, MURAL PAINTING

Register now--classes fill up quickly and space is limited.

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New Sandy location!   In addition to our current Sugar House location, we will now also be offering select classes from the current schedule at our new Eastmont Middle School location in Sandy.  Elementary classes in Sandy are from 4:00-5:30pm.  Jr. high and high school classes in Sandy are from 4:00-6:00pm. 

Eastmont Middle School is located at 10100 South 1300 East, Sandy, Ut

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announcements

 

GARFO ART CENTER

July 9th - September 10th, 2010

containment: new perspectives on the human form

Containment is an exhibition that surveys and re-evaluates the figure in contemporary art from the inside out. Local, national, and international artists Jenny Morgan, Pooneh Maghazehe, Sri Whipple, Jayoung Yoon, Rebecca Campbell, Rob Lorie, Shantel Kristin Bennett, and Jaron Anderson—work across diverse media to examine the figure; both as a container for human emotion and the mind, and as something contained by the outside world and all its cultural and historic implications.

Using figurative work as a springboard, containment features the often more traditional approach (painting and portrait), but also branches to alternative interpretations and methods of dealing with the body. Video, performance, costume, cast, and textile works reveal a look at not only the recognized surface of the body, but also at the interior--and exterior--and the constructions and shrouding made to encase it.

The accomplished emerging artists in containment have been featured in several noteable publications, institutions, and prominent galleries worldwide, including Adbusters, The New York Times, Washington Post, Art Ltd., New American Paintings, Flavorpill, The Chelsea Museum, PS-1, The Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery, LA Louver, and more.

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 9th, 2010 6-9pm

 

Admission is FREE and open to the public


Location: Visual Art Institute

1838 S. 1500 E. SLC, UT 84105

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In the News

 

March 2010

Friends of Friends   • ...artists asking other artists is a novel approach, a risk that could produce bold new visions on a space’s wall..."  •  City weekly.

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Process Points  • Sculptural Collaborations in Paper:  An interview with Amber Heaton   • 15bytes.

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December 2009

Oh So Material   • Visual Art Institute showcases raw materials that create art   •  City weekly.

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June 2009

Gallery Goings On:GARFO  • Catalyst Magazine highlights the Visual Art Institutes' recent progress with the Garfo Art Center at the old Garfield schoolhouse.  "This building has so much history, but not many people know what's going on inside of it now," says Despain.  "The GARFO Gallery is going to invite community members inside to meet the teachers, artists, and students here, and explore our space," adds Riches.

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