MUSE Fall 2019
In three acts: Creating an opera by children
Crafting your own musical stories offers a little bit of everything, arts supporters say, but kids admit it’s a lot of work. By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Todd...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Rediscovering cultural heritage, one seed at a time
By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Todd Anderson First came the blessing of the seeds. On a dramatically overcast spring evening, Mayan artist Maria Elena Ku’lub Gomez offered a...
Last updated: May 16, 2026
Twenty years on, Spy Hop is growing up
How does a hip youth arts agency stay digitally relevant as it enters its third decade? By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Keith Johnson In the grand tradition of...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Can a play change the world? Or really, change the conversation about youth suicide in Utah?
Utah Shakespeare Festival has a ‘brilliant’ idea about using art to spark complicated conversations about what’s worth living for. By Ellen Fagg Weist The Utah Shakespeare Festival is skilled at...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Meet the Utah artist crocheting her way to a new life
Winning a state competition offered Carole Alden the hook for a life breakthrough. By Ellen Fagg Weist Last year, when Carole Alden heard an announcement over the prison loudspeaker that...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Raising the Curtain on Utah’s historic theaters
By Laurel Cannon AlderAdditional reporting by Tracy Hansford When movie theaters popped up on main streets across America in the early 1900s, they opened the window to the world. Children...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
