Third Saturday for Families: Copper Foil Sculptures

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Third Saturday for families: Copper Foil Sculptures Create art inspired by Stone on Boundary! When: Thursday, January 1, 1970, 12 am Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Look no further than the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Admission to the Museum is free every third Saturday of the month, and there is always an art-making activity for the whole family. This Third Saturday you’ll mold copper foil and wire to make a small sculpture inspired by Stone on Boundary. The breathtaking sculpture in the G. W. Anderson Family Great Hall is a landscape of copper, wire, and undulating forms. Artist, Onishi Yasuaki created the monumental installation out of 5,000 copper foils that are molded from river rocks in Osaka, Japan and Salt Lake City, Utah. The installation reflects Utah’s vast and varied landscape – from river stones in deep canyons to the towering peaks of the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains and the dynamic red rock formations in southern parts of the state. Explore Stone on Boundary from all angles—from below in the Great Hall, from above on the second floor, and surrounded by it on the platform of the Grand Staircase. Draw inspiration from the work, then join us in the classroom to mold copper foil and wire to make a sculpture inspired by the techniques used by Onishi. Header Image: Installation view of Onishi Yasuaki: Stone on Boundary at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 2025. You may Also Like Evening for Educators: Phenomena in Focus Free evening for teachers, science coaches, and librarians, to explore scientific phenomena and Utah’s K-12 SEEd core standards at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Learn More

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