Located in Green River, Utah, Epicenter provides the opportunity to study and make work about the land, its history, and its inhabitants. Since its founding in 2009, Epicenter has brought hundreds of artists, designers, architects, and creative thinkers to the town of Green River for residencies and curated gatherings that seed new projects in and about its rural context. In doing so, the organization hopes to upend stereotypes about small towns and offer new perspectives on instigating change in the Mountain West.
Epicenter
Epicenter studio/office in Green River, Utah. Photo by Danny Baxter.
Green River Welcome Sign installation in Green River, Utah, by artist Lisa Ward. Photo by John Watson.
Projection of "Localized Gestures" film on a vacant billboard in Green River, Utah, by artist Calista Lyon. Photo by Calista Lyon.
Lecture at Hatt Ranch near Green River, Utah, during Epicenter's 2022 Spring Summit by artist/designer Elpitha Tsoutsounakis. Photo by Danny Baxter.
Artist Chip Thomas (asissited by artist Summer Orr) installing a wheat paste mural during Epicenter's 2022 Spring Summit in Green River, Utah. Photo by Danny Baxter.
“It is an honor to be part of The Warhol Foundation’s mission to support the visual arts coupled with its commitment to specifically support the voices of women, POC, Native Americans, and LGBTQ. It is simply thrilling to be part of an organization where we get to see these values writ large and implement real change in real life ways in the visual arts community that still so needs to move forward in terms of social justice, equality, and diversity. We put our money where our mouth is. How many institutions actually do that?”
Deborah Kass, Artist