Downtown SLC’s Gallery Stroll offers a mix of old and new art

For the cultured art enthusiasts living in Salt Lake City – or guys in need of a good date idea – there are few local options better to check out than the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll downtown. If you’ve never been before, the Gallery Stroll is basically just a tour that runs through a ton of art galleries and exhibits downtown – and completely free of charge! It’s an easy way to scope out some cool works of art with plenty of variety to pick from.

This month’s Gallery Stroll is happening this Friday, January 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. The Salt Lake Tribune recently did a preview piece for the upcoming event, highlighting exhibits that will give you a great mix of both old and brand new art worth a look:

• Peripheries: Utah native Steven Stradley has put on this solo exhibition at the CUAC, which promises to feature “nontraditional paintings” that “highlight the often discarded and forgotten architectural elements specific to CUAC’s gallery space while simultaneously exploring the self-referential properties of painting.” What does that mean? Your guess is good as mine. But it definitely promises to be a one-of-a-kind experience and it’s always nice to go out and support the homegrown talent.
• Trent Harris – Echo Cave: Another Utahn! Trent Harris is a filmmaker, ready to unveil his debut exhibit “Trent Harris: Echo Cave” at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, which will combine experimental films with a gallery of drawings, posters and sketches.

So if art is your thing, or you’re just curious to see what all the buzz is about, spend a couple hours this Friday night on the downtown Gallery Stroll! A Salt Lake City real estate agent can help you get a feel for the city and cool events like these, while also showing off some of the best available houses for sale.