Performers take Utah Arts Festival to the next level — quite literally
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Bandaloop performs at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.
The Utah Arts Festival kicked off Thursday with creations of all kinds, including vertical dance by Bandaloop, paintings by Darrell Driver, leatherwork by Alice Dave and sculptures by Malen Pierson.
The event continues through Sunday at Library and Washington squares in Salt Lake City.

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A piece by artist Brian Smith at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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A skeletal saxophone-playing sculpture by Fred Conlon gets flaming hot at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Bandaloop performs at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Bandaloop performs at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Pottery by Brad Henry at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Glasswork by Stan O'Neil at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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A detail from Arash Rahimi's "Soul of Life" at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Detail from a sculpture by Malen Pierson at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Detail from work by artist Darrell Driver at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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Leatherwork by Alice Dave at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.

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A detail from work by artist Jennifer Seeley at the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday June 21, 2018.