A night to show off Salt Lake City: Free art appreciation event to close Sundance Film Festival

An art installation by Maru Quevedo. Quevedo and seven other artists will be featured at Frame By Frame in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

An art installation by Maru Quevedo. Quevedo and seven other artists will be featured at Frame By Frame in Salt Lake City on Saturday. (Block Arts District)


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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Frame By Frame will close the Sundance Film Festival with an art event.
  • The event features music, storytelling, and art installations to showcase Salt Lake City's creativity.
  • Collaborators include the Block Arts District and Fice Gallery; it's free and open to all.

SALT LAKE CITY — While the Sundance Film Festival is all about highlighting the artistry of film, a new event on the closing night of the festival is meant to celebrate all types of art.

"Just like a film is built frame by frame, this event really showcases the vibrant elements that make Salt Lake City's creative community unique," said Britney Helmers, director of the Blocks Art District.

Frame By Frame is essentially a party for appreciating art through music, storytelling, visual art and community, Helmers said.

Frame By Frame will debut Saturday — the last night of the Sundance Film Festival — from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in "a small, little unknown alley" at 223 Floral Street, located behind official Sundance Film Festival venue Broadway Centre Cinemas.

Local and national artists will perform, including Sasha Marie, who is known for "genre-blending soundscapes" she uses for musical storytelling. "Larger than life" art installations curated by art collective SISTER and Fice Gallery will fill the alley walls, culminating in a night that highlights the "vibrancy" of Salt Lake City.

"Really, it's a whole community coming together to really embrace the creative space that we have in sharing that story," she said.

Helmers said the free festivities are for all ages, and everyone is welcome. There will be free T-shirts, live screen printing, DJs and more from local creatives.

"It really came out of an inception idea to highlight our creative economy and creative community during Sundance. While Sundance is recognized all around the world ... through Frame By Frame, we want to amplify our local artistic voices and continue to put Salt Lake City on the map," she said.

Because so many people travel to Utah for the film festival, Frame By Frame is meant to show all the visitors that "Salt Lake City is cool," Utahns care about the festival and that everyone is welcome to immerse themselves in the local artistic community, Helmers said.

People exit the Egyptian Theatre after watching a film inside on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City on Jan. 24.
People exit the Egyptian Theatre after watching a film inside on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City on Jan. 24. (Photo: Tess Crowley, Deseret News)

People who come to the event are encouraged to explore the neighborhood and can dine at the many restaurants and bars nearby, she added.

Frame By Frame was created through the collaboration of the Block Arts District, Sundance Film Festival, Utah Film Commission, Visit Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, and the Fice Gallery. Such partnerships are key to enhancing communities and building community events, she said.

"The arts are truly what create community. We are creating a space in downtown where everyone is invited. Everyone is welcome and you can experience it however you'd like to, whether it's dancing or just enjoying the art installations," Helmers said.

Frame By Frame is "chance to pause and appreciate the beauty of each frame — the art, the music, the stories that make The Blocks unique. It's a celebration of how these frames come together to build something extraordinary: a dynamic, thriving cultural heartbeat in the heart of Salt Lake City," The Blocks Art District website says.

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Cassidy Wixom is an award-winning reporter for KSL.com. She covers Utah County communities, arts and entertainment, and breaking news. Cassidy graduated from BYU before joining KSL in 2022.

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