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Beach Season Is Here
June 14th, 2023
The Rocky Mountain winter of 2023 felt like 3 winters in one. Alta Resort received over 900″ of snow. Guardsman Pass Road just opened, but only after several feet of packed snow and ice were removed — in June! While we have enjoyed the deluge of water and the oh-so green spring, we are ready […]
Art Imitates Nature
June 11th, 2023
Written by Rachelle Pimentel, Fine Art Consultant I think we can all remember a time we were awestruck by the beauty of a sunset or the vastness of the ocean. Through the centuries, artists have found inspiration in the beauty and complexity of the natural world, and their creations have become a testament to the […]
How to Get Paintings to Speak to You (Playlist Included!)
June 7th, 2023
Music and art are both very emotional, but sometimes they need each other to fully reveal their layered emotion to the viewer. One of my favorite things about art, art galleries, or museums is taking the time to really get into the artwork. By ‘into’ I don’t just mean staring so long at a […]
The Intern’s Guide to Provo Art Stops
June 2nd, 2023
Lucky us! We have a new intern, Ellie Lemonnier, who is assisting us at the gallery and also writing for us. Join us in welcoming her, and enjoy reading her piece on finding works of art in the nearby town of Provo, Utah. Having grown up a close fifty minutes away in Provo, I have […]
Pick Your Favorite Flower, And We’ll Pick Your New Favorite Artist
May 30th, 2023
After the long snowy season, we’re excited to see Park City finally in bloom. Which flowers are you most looking forward to seeing this Spring? Pick your favorite flower from the grid above, and we’ll show you which artist’s work beautifully matches your style and spirit: LILY If you picked the Lily, you’ll love […]
Picture This: Curating The Best Shelfie
May 27th, 2023
In our next segment of our “Picture This” blog series, we show you how to dress up your shelves in style. With these fun Photoshopped examples, we’re here to offer you a few tips and tricks to curate the perfect “Shelfie” using fresh new Gallery MAR artwork. After all, we’ve all collected those meaningful objects, […]
Pamela Murphy: Preservations in Time
May 20th, 2023
In her peaceful, silvery paintings, Wisconsin-based artist Pamela Murphy captures a quiet moment in time, preserving an almost forgotten memory like fossilized amber. Through layers of paint, gold leaf, and textured canvas, applied, reapplied, and scraped away, she reveals the history of the canvas while enshrining the history of its subject. The quiet power of […]
Bring Your Kids to the Gallery
May 14th, 2023
Children Who Are Exposed to Awe-Inspiring Art Are More Likely to Become Generous, Empathic Adults, a New Study Says. The study found that children who viewed inspiring videos were more likely to help refugees. Sarah Cascone, from March 29, 2023, in Artnet News. Want to raise kind, generous kids? Take them to the art museum! […]
Kehoe’s “Little Hollywood” Brightens Encircle House
May 10th, 2023
Gallery artist Kevin Kehoe recently updated us on a little generosity he is spreading to the members and guests of Encircle House: a safe haven house / gathering place for LBGTQ youth in the Heber Valley. The organization is now housed in the old Zion’s Bank Victorian House, after undergoing an amazing transformation […]
Gallery MAR Artist Friendships
May 7th, 2023
At Gallery MAR, we have always strived to curate an environment for our collectors and our artists that is positive, inspiring, and uplifting. We love to see how the different styles of our artists’ pieces work together in the bright, modern setting of our gallery. Similarly, we love to see the ways in which our artists […]