Always art. Always free.
More than just your typical art gallery, the Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery is named after world renowned Spanish born artist and Utah resident Pilar Pobil. The exhibits displayed in this gallery are curated to reflect her wish to, “provide a place for art to bring out the best in our souls.” We pride ourselves in celebrating the diversity of our community and promoting local artists as much as possible. The Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery provides a place for the community to see and present great art, every day, for free.
The Bridge, Plaza, and Crescent Galleries house small collections of artworks by local artists, small travelling exhibitions, and educational displays. Most of this art is for sale at accessible prices.
In all our exhibition spaces, we encourage the expression of ideas, values, public education, and civic engagement. Our team works directly with artists and collectors to bring the best artwork to the local community. We use our expertise in displaying and presenting art, artifacts and information in ways that build appreciation for diversity and enrich the community.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Monday - Thursday 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday -Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm
CLOSED Sunday
Plaza Gallery
In Her Circle
January 16 - June 6, 2025
How does one express a group of artists connected to a central person? Nine of the ten women in this exhibit have been associated with the tenth central person by her invitation and sense of community. Some have known her many years – one, her entire life – while others have known her just a short while. Welcome to “In Her Circle,” a collection of work not beholden to time, location, or particulars. This exhibit has been pre-curated, so to speak, by the banding and bonding of artists within the “inner” circle “In Her” circle. From a broader perspective, all the art has been created by females at various stages of life and career. Observers experience art through the lens — or circle — of each artist as they move from piece to piece. Dissimilarities in subject matter, style, and media suggest a cooperative mosaic composed with camaraderie and purpose.
Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery
Box & Litho
March 7 - April 23, 2025
This Box & Litho show consists of many of the surreal works of a pair of artists (father and son) who can’t help overlapping in their art making habits. They have a mutual penchant for complexities of drawing, assemblage, and collage which are derivatives of their hand-printed lithographic images. The artists want viewers to discover the many modular images and icons. Meaning can be gleaned from reflecting on the combination of images and objects or simply enjoy the formal qualities.
Passage to Peru
April 15 - May 9, 2025
bRIDGE & Crescent Gallery
For more than fifty years, Ernesto Apomayta has painted masterpieces of art on canvas, paper, wood, and walls. His work is displayed around the world. China hails him as “the last great Chinese calligrapher.” Peru celebrates him as their greatest living artist. American galleries, museums, and art institutes acknowledge his work and have proudly both private and public exhibitions. National embassies in Europe, America, and Latin America have hosted Ernesto, exhibited his masterpieces, and commissioned time-honored murals. The exhibited artworks are part of the larger collection of Peruvian, Latin American, and Chinese art comprising the remaining originals from Ernesto’s 50 years as an internationally esteemed artist.
Crescent Gallery
What Spring Means to Me
April 21 - June 30, 2025
“What Spring Means to Me” explores themes of happiness, warmth, inspiration, new beginnings, new life, and blooming colors. All artworks were created by members of the Harman Senior Center with assistance from the Utah Division of Arts & Museum's Creative Aging Grant and support from the West Valley City Division of Arts & Culture. We are proud to display our senior residents' artwork as part of the city’s annual SpringFest gathering.
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery
Utah Muslim Heritage: 100+ Years of History
May 2 - June 24, 2025
Join us for an unforgettable journey through over a century of history, culture, and personal stories for Utah Muslim Heritage: 100+ Years of History, a groundbreaking exhibit celebrating the lives of Utah's Muslim community. This immersive experience brings you into the heart of Muslim homes across the state, showcasing a curated collection of personal items, heirlooms, religious artifact, and contemporary and historical artworks that span centuries across the globe. The exhibit will transform the gallery into a living space, blending past and present in a vibrant, interactive setting that mirrors the very homes from which these treasures come.
CRESCENT Gallery
Following in the Footprints of Chinese Railroad Workers
May 5 - May 31, 2025
On May 10, 1869, the First U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed. Thousands of hard-working Chinese laborers formed the main workforce for the Western half of the project working for the Central Pacific Railroad. They constructed the hardest parts of the entire system that stretched from Sacramento to Omaha. Compared to the Union Pacific line built across the Plains, the C.P. route took them across higher mountains, deeper canyons, and harsher deserts. Yet for too many years, the stories of these Chinese pioneers went untold.
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Call For Entries
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Utah Travels Exhibit
In partnership with the Wasatch Camera Club, West Valley Arts’ Utah Travels photography exhibition showcases the remarkable photographic images captured by Utahn’s during their diverse travel experiences. The exhibit allows an opportunity for professional and amateur photographers of all ages to publicly present their most distinct travel photos. Images may represent destinations thousands of miles away or a few miles from home. These photos reflect the beauty, richness, and diversity of people, events, nature, culture, and all that celebrates humanity and planet earth.
Mi Vida - My Art
Art by Pilar Pobil.
When you grow up seeing art everywhere, on the outsides and insides of public buildings and in homes, it will get into your subconscious and pop out unexpectedly. In Spain we are challenged by what we see and the light and color in landscapes…(click to read more)
Front Row Center Exhibit
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.