Insights Tour: For the Future

Insights Tour: For the Future Registration Required Want to experience works of art through the unique lense of the people who see it everyday? Insights Tours at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts provide you with the perspectives of those who know these works of art in unique ways! These lunch-hour tours are a perfect midday break, and you can even stop by the Museum Café for a bite to eat! Explore the special exhibition For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001-2026 through the eyes of Museum staff members. This 45-minute tour will provide insights into the works of art on view, their unique histories, and the ways the Museum stewards them. Spencer Finch, American, born 1962, Great Salt Lake and Vicinity (Pantone Observations), 2018, collage of ready-made Pantone chips on printed map on paper. Gift of the artist. UMFA2018.4.2 Related Exhibition For the Future For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001-2026 celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Marcia and John Price Museum Building by showcasing some of the Utah Museum of Fine Art's most notable art acquisitions of the past 25 years. Learn More This free tour will be led by Emily Lawhead, associate curator of Modern and Contemporary art at the UMFA! My tour will focus on the contemporary artworks in For the Future, looking especially at how the UMFA's collection has developed through relationships with living artists. We'll also consider Utah's longstanding contributions to contemporary art, particularly through Land art, and how those legacies continue to shape the Museum's work today. Emily Lawhead, PhD, is curator of Modern and Contemporary art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. She holds a BA in Comparative Cultural Studies from Northern Arizona University, an MA in Museum Studies from the University of San Francisco, and a PhD in the History of Art & Architecture from the University of Oregon. Her research explores intersections of art and technology, with recent publications on topics including interactive digital art, immersive exhibitions, and the history of AI art. At the UMFA, Emily spearheads the salt exhibition series, site-specific commissions in the Great Hall, and the Museum's vibrant photography, new media, and modern and contemporary art collections. Explore more Insights Tours on the For the Future event calendar! Browse all For the Future events