Special UAA Updates, Visual Arts, Music, Partner Programs, & UAA Rental View this email in your browser Fostering the arts in all forms in order to create an aware, empowered, and connected community.  Urban Arts Gallery STAR WARS Day / May the 4th / Heroes vs Villains! 137 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Thursday, May 4: May the 4th be with you! The Urban Arts Gallery and Salt Lake Comic Con team up to bring you the 5th annual Star Wars day art exhibit and cosplay contest. Check out the largest Star Wars art exhibit in the west. Cosplay contest at 8:00pm win multi-passes to Salt Lake Comic Con and other great prizes. Cookies and Blue Milk will be served. RSVP, here Urban Arts Festival: Call for Artists May 15 Deadline! May 15:  Call for Artists. If you would like to have a booth or table at the Urban Arts Festival the deadline to apply is May 15th. That's less than two weeks away! Apply Here: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=5520 The Urban Arts Festival is now accepting artist applications for the 2017 Urban Arts Festival, which will be heldSeptember 16th and 17th at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City. Approximately 200 artists will be selected in categories ranging from painting and photography to jewelry, clothing, sculpture, and more. The application period will be open through Monday, May 15th. Connect May 12, 2017 at the Urban Arts Gallery, 7-9pm Friday, May 12:  Show Us Your Art! It’s easy! Bring up to TWO pieces of ready-to-hang work. BRING YOUR OWN EASELS/ TABLE EASELS! Vote for your favorite 3 pieces. Top 5 selected artists showcase their work in the gallery until our next event. All top selected are entered to win a portion of $4,000 at the end of the year.  RSVP here WORKSHOPS / EVENTS Go Unite A Gamified Non-Profit Resource Sharing Group Go Unite continues! We host free, FUN project management workshops for emerging non-profit and grass roots leaders -- designed to foster collective impact among the different social sectors.  Our workshop curriculum uses GAMES and activities to help tomorrow's leaders organize their projects, share resources, and much more! RSVP for our free workshops HERE at the SLC Arts Hub. Go Unite!  MUSIC  Midnight Records Productions At Counterpoint Studios, 2335 South West Temple, SLC Midnight Records Productions at Counterpoint Studios is your Utah Arts Alliance community based full service audio recording facility specializing in affordable recording services for area artists, musicians and singer songwriters. Emerging Musicians check out this amazing opportunity to record in Salt Lake's Premier recording studio for free! The Utah Arts Alliance in its never ending quest to promote the arts in Salt Lake City has opened the doors of Counterpoint Recording Studios for free, one day a month. If you have original music and are over 21, contact Rowan at 801 855 6556or [email protected] for bookings and details.  PARTNER PROGRAMS Capoeira (At the SLC Arts Hub)   Salt Lake Capoeira is a capoeira school and performing group located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and directed by Mestre Jamaika (Mauro Romualdo), a three-time Brazilian Capoeira Champion with international performing and teaching experience. He leads a diverse group of talented, enthusiastic, and dedicated students. Samba Fogo (At the SLC Arts Hub) Brazilian Dance Classes Samba Fogo is Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian drumming, dance, song, and/or creative movement classes where students connect more fully to their classmates as they engage with exciting cultural content and gain a global perspective. UAA Rental The Art Factory 193 W. 2100 S. SSLC UT 84115 The newest addition to UAA programs, The Art Factory is a Creative Industries Incubator. It is located at 193 W. 2100 S. SSLC UT 84115, conveniently next to the Trax Central Pointe Station Stop. The Factory has affordable studio, office, rehearsal & event space between 250-5,500 sq., ft. Rents start at $400/month, utilities included. Contact [email protected] for more info or to arrange a tour. Studio and Event Space at UAA Artist Studios, Galleries, Indoor/ Outdoor Event Spaces Make your next event a memorable one! Contact us to book our venues at the SLC Arts Hub, Urban Arts Gallery, the Art Garden, and Counterpoint Studios. Contact [email protected]for more info.