Spiral Jetty Community Meet-up

Venture out to the Great Salt Lake with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for Land Art Week! When: Thursday, January 1, 1970, 12 am Join the UMFA for a fun day of art and science at the Great Salt Lake. Explore Robert Smithson’s monumental earthwork, Spiral Jetty . UMFA members, families, teachers, and students of all ages are invited to explore the landscape, listen to music, create art, and learn about the environment of the Great Salt Lake! Spiral Jetty The monumental earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) was created by artist Robert Smithson and is located off Rozel Point in the north arm of Great Salt Lake. Made of black basalt rocks and earth gathered from the site, Spiral Jetty is a 15-foot-wide coil that stretches more than 1,500 feet into the lake. Undoubtedly, the most famous large-scale earthwork of the period, it has come to epitomize Land art. Its exceptional art, historical importance, and unique beauty have drawn visitors and media attention from throughout Utah and around the world. Follow the Spiral Jetty self-guide at your own pace or join UMFA educators and partners for art making and experiential programs! Programming and activities schedule coming soon! Learn more about Spiral Jetty Robert Smithson (American, 1938–1973), Spiral Jetty , 1970, Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah, black basalt rock, salt crystals, earth, and water, 1,500 ft. long and approximately 15 ft. wide. © Holt/Smithson Foundation and Dia Art Foundation, licensed by VAGA, New York. You May Also like Time Trip …Trip, a meditation on Spiral Jetty’s locale and the people who lived nearby at the time of the artwork’s construction. Journey to the time that Spiral Jetty took shape while, on the other… Learn More Robert Smithson’s Nonsite, Site Uncertain (1968) …way for the artist’s construction of Spiral Jetty. This spring, to honor fifty years of the iconic earthwork, the Museum is thrilled to welcome Smithson’s 1968 sculpture Nonsite, Site Uncertain… Learn More Photographic and video m