Myth in Memory considers and explores mythology in the experience of the everyman—storytelling, archetypes appearing in the everyday, oral histories, family cultures, reinterpretations and modernizations of ancient myth, ritual, and the truths that persist through fictions. Joseph Campbell, in “The Power of Myth,” affirmed the mystical, cosmological, sociological, and pedagogical functions of myth asserting that its role is to illuminate “how to live a human lifetime under any circumstances.”

Artists participating in the exhibition include M. Barnewitz, Sunnie Bybee, Chris Dunsmore, Stefanie Dykes, Dale Enggass, Grant Fuhst, Megan Knobloch Geilman, Josh Graham, KOSA, Jamie Kyle, Mitchell Lee, Michelle Macfarlane, Nick Pedersen, Serena Perrone, Nora Price, Wren Ross, Sarah Stoddard, Sarah Morton Taggert, Claire Taylor, Becky Thomas, Mary Toscano, and Amber Carr Wallace.

The exhibition will be available to view by appointment, Aug 7 – Sep 18. A group of up to five people can view it at a time, and the groups are intended to be "individual household groups," to lessen the impact on the health of the Finch Lane Gallery staff. You can make an appointment to view the exhibition here http://saltlakearts.org/program/current-exhibitions/

The Halophyte Collective and Salt Lake Arts Council also hosted a panel discussion of the Myth in Memory exhibition on Thursday, August 20, at 7pm. Panelists included Art Historian Hikmet Sidney Loe; Nancy Rivera, Visual Arts Coordinator, Utah Division of Arts & Museums; and Jorge Rojas, Director of Learning and Engagement, Utah Museum of Fine Art. You can view the full discussion here https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=155&v=ngOh13QYSrM&feature=emb_logo