The Urban Gallery is the the brainchild of Adam Price, attorney and arts supporter, and Jacob Brace, executive director of Neighborhood House, a nonprofit daycare and adult day-services site. The facility's garage doors will feature a changing exhibition of works, with the first show curated by Lela Graybill, of the University of Utah Art History Department, who selected 11 pieces from a field of nearly 70 applicants. Garage-door artists include Trent Call, Joe Thomas, Sri Whipple's and Margaret Willis.
In May, Price approached Brace about the possibility of creating an art installation to celebrate Neighborhood House's 30th anniversary of providing adult services - and 114th birthday for providing children's services.
The gallery is viewable any time, free of charge. It currently consists of eight pieces "hung" inside the frames of the garage doors, and includes two pieces of sculpture and a wood panel inside the building, at 1050 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City.
The Urban Gallery opened Oct. 3, with an unveiling of the garage doors by Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon. For more information, visit www.337project.org.
- Julie Checkoway
