People flock to Park City, Utah for the sports, food, and drink, but it’s also an art hub of the west. Actually many discover Park City is for art lovers. Besides the natural art of the mountains and forests, aesthetes love that the city has a booming artist population. There are more than a few art galleries in the Historic District that host special events and shows.
Fatali Gallery
The Fatali Gallery is right on Main Street. For over two decades Fatali has made use of film, photography, writing, and music. He specializes in large-format, widescreen still, and motion picture images of the southwest. He is among the world’s top landscape photographers, and his love and respect for the beauty and energy of the west shows in his pieces of art.
J GO Gallery
Also on Main Street, the J GO Gallery promotes contemporary artists who reinterpret the west. J GO Gallery incorporates Sparkle & Bling, a collection of art jewelry. Additionally, the gallery provides installation and curation services for commercial and residential projects. It is a place to go for tourists and locals who are avid art lovers.
Kimball Art Center
The Kimball Art Center is located on Park Avenue. It’s a non-profit, community-supported organization that provides artists of all ages the ability to learn about art as well as showcase their creations. Exhibitions range from museum collections to focusing on local artists. Free educational outreach programs are offered to kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Park City Kimball Arts Festival takes place the first weekend in August, featuring 200 artists and spanning 12 categories.
Montgomery-Lee Fine Art
The Montgomery-Lee is a short distance from Park City accommodations and many consider the gallery the city’s premier art hub. It features the finest in realistic and impressionistic paintings and sculptures by 20th century artists ranging from the most established to those coming into the mainstream. Artists include Steve Songer, Robert Moore, Jared Sanders, Joe Alleman, Dean Bradshaw, and others. The bronze collection includes works by Richard MacDonald, Sandy Scott, Gerald Balciar, and Kent Ullberg.
Mountain Trails Gallery
On Main Street, the Mountain Trails Gallery has a diverse collection of fine art. Paintings and sculptures are created by world-renowned artists and emerging talent. The gallery offers bodies of western art, contemporary landscapes, figurative works, still lifes, and wildlife paintings. Guests take in an eyefull of art within one of Utah’s most historic buildings.
Thomas Kearns McCarthey Gallery
The McCarthey Gallery is on Main Street. One of the foremost dealers in Russian Impressionistic art in the US ,the gallery has a wide inventory of collectible and museum quality works by Russia’s most respected artists. Aside from renowned Russian artists, the gallery works with artists from the US and around the globe.
Terzian Galleries
Established in 2004, the Terzian features works from regional and nationally-known artists. The gallery is most recognized for its eclectic collection, which includes paintings, glass, bronze, ceramics, and jewelry with a contemporary twist.
Trove Gallery
The Trove is known for colorful, fun, and a light-hearted aesthetic. It has a great collection of pieces from Utah artists as well as those from around the country. It is open daily all year.
Grace Walton is a travel writer who has most recently been exploring Utah. She writes about the things to see and do for a range of travel and lifestyle blogs.
