Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
Vejigante Mask-Painting Workshop
Exhibitions
Elpitha Tsoutsounakis (she/her) is a Cretan-American designer, printer, and founding faculty in the Division of Multi-disciplinary Design at the University of Utah. She directs the Field Studio Geontological Survey, or FSGS, a design research collective thinking with Ochre and other lithic dimensions. Visit the FSGS archive at unknownprospect.org for past survey installations.
OPENING RECEPTION
Geontological Survey of the Big Field
Elpitha Tsoutsounakis
Dec. 14, 2024 - March 15, 2025
Piecing Together Home:
New American Reflections on
Home and Belonging
Sept. 14 - Nov. 30
“Piecing Together Home: New American Reflections on Home and Belonging” is a show curated by the International Rescue Committee that features a variety of artists’ work. The show explores the questions of what home looks like for a refugee and how folk art weaves its way into a refugee’s daily experiences. The exhibition will tell the stories of new Americans from across the Salt Lake Valley and their journey of resettlement through their artwork.
Each year, Utah welcomes around 1,200 refugees through the federal Refugee Admissions Program, in addition to other displaced people and those who choose to immigrate to the U.S. seeking opportunities. These new Americans bring skills and cultural traditions with them as they bravely make the Salt Lake Valley their new home. This exhibition showcases how some new Americans adapt in new environments and create a sense of home and belonging for themselves in a new country.
Opening Reception:
Guidelines:
- Each location can request either to have an assembly presentation or a single class visual arts workshop. Requests will be reviewed case by case to determine if an artform/artist can accommodate an assembly.
- ***Visual arts workshops typically can only accommodate a single classroom/group***
- Teaching artists can have up to two workshops per year through the Living Folk Arts program.
- Priority will go to schools, teachers, and organizations that did not take part in the program during FY2024 (August 2023-June 2024).
To request a workshop:
About the Chase Home
The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is the only museum in the country dedicated to displaying a state-owned collection of contemporary folk art. It features objects made by Utah artists from the state’s American Indian, rural, occupational and ethnic communities. The Museum offers a snapshot of Utah’s heritage and contemporary culture. The Chase Home, built more than 150 years ago in a traditional hall-and-parlor style from adobe bricks, is a fine example of 19th century folk art.
The mission of the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is to bring together Utah's diverse cultures and communities to preserve and celebrate their traditions. We strive to accomplish this mission by providing and creating a space where various groups of people can engage with folk and traditional arts through exhibitions, workshops, guided tours, school field trips, and community events. The Chase Home Museum hosts a variety of events in partnership with community organizations that include: artist visits, demonstrations, meet-ups, concerts, and performances.
The Chase Home Museum is always free and open to the public during posted hours. The ground level has two exhibition galleries as well as a timeline with information about the history of Liberty Park, the Chase family and the Chase Home. There are two exhibition galleries on the second level that are only accessible by stairs. The museum also houses a small library of folk and traditional arts related resources that are available for browsing while at the museum.
Community Engagement & Workshops
Guided Tours & Field Trips
State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection
In 1899, the Utah legislature passed Alice Merrill Horne’s “Art Bill,” which created the first state-funded arts council in the nation. The law’s purpose was to support local artists, expand the influence of art in education, sponsor an annual art exhibition, and establish a state art collection.
Established in 1976, the Utah Folk Art Collection contains over 450 pieces of traditional arts and crafts from the State’s European, Asian, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and African communities. As a critical part of the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection, it includes paintings, sculptures, textiles, woodcarving, metalwork, saddles, beadwork, and more.
The State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection grows annually through selections made by the Art Acquisition Committee. The committee includes appointed community experts who recommend, review, and approve the commission and acquisition of Utah art.
Planning Your Visit
The Chase Home Museum is located in the middle of Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. To visit, enter the park from either 900 South or 1300 South and follow the signs to parking lots near the center of the park. From each parking lot, there are sidewalks leading to the museum.
The entrance to the museum includes a ramp, and the first floor is wheelchair accessible, offering two galleries and a history timeline of the Chase Home. The second level is only accessible via stairs. There are no public restrooms. For questions about location, hours, and accessibility, please see the contact information below.
Questions?
Chase Home Museum
Information Desk
801.245.7285
Jenna Ehlinger
Museum Manager
801.953.3859
Ian Hallagan
Folk Arts Coordinator
801.645.2821
Elisha Condie
Museum Assistant
801.245.7285