Salt Lake City Art Galleries

(Salt Lake City, Utah - UT, USA)

Salt Lake City offers art lovers a good selection of galleries to tantalize the senses. With a focus on the contemporary rather than traditional fine arts, the art museums and galleries in Salt Lake City display some challenging, thought provoking works. Exhibits often cover a range of social issues, with the intention of exploring not only different mediums, but the way in which art can educate or challenge public perceptions.

Those who crave a more conventional rather than experimental approach to exhibiting will find comfort in both the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Art, where more traditional works are displayed. Located on South West Temple and part of the Salt Palace Convention Center, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art stands alongside the Abravanel Hall and the Visitors Bureau, and close to the Arrow Press Square Shopping Center.

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

Address: 20 Southwest Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84101, USA
Tel: +1 801 328 4201
With an emphasis on contemporary art in various mediums, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art contains an impressive collection of art works that attempt to challenge and educate public perceptions on a range of contemporary issues affecting society through the means of art. This unique, thought provoking approach provides visitors with an interesting experience even though they may come away with more questions about what they have seen than answers.
Open hours: Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday - 11:00 to 18:00, Friday - 11:00 to 21:00

Art Access Gallery

Address: 230 South 500 West #125, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84101, USA
Tel: +1 801 328 0703
With a somewhat experimental approach to displaying art, the Art Access Gallery exhibits a range of different mediums including glassworks, paintings and craft work. Located in the Artspace complex on Pierpont Avenue, close to Pioneer Park, the gallery also shows changing exhibits of up to nine different artists work every year with a focus on contemporary social issues and under-served communities.
Open hours: Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 17:00
Admission: free

Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Art

Address: 900 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84105, USA
Tel: +1 801 533 5760
Standing within the very heart of the historic Liberty Park, the Chase Home Museum is known for its displays of Utah folk art, including ranch craft, Native American and ethnic craft, textiles and more. Bird lovers may like to pay a visit to the nearby Tracy Aviary after their time spent appreciating the art works at Chase Home.
Open hours: daily - 12:00 to 17:00
Admission: free

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Address: 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84112, USA
Tel: +1 801 581 7332
Various changing exhibits, as well as the Browning Collection and exhibits on Pan-Asian art and European masterworks, are housed in this enlightening art museum, which incorporates arts from around the globe. Featuring a number of large art galleries and exhibition spaces, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts also houses a café, where you can refresh your taste buds before or after embarking upon a sensory adventure around the museum.
Open hours: Tuesday to Friday - 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday - 10:00 to 20:00, Saturday and Sunday - 11:00 to 17:00
Admission: charge, discounts for seniors and under 18s, children six years old and under are free