Press

Best Artists in Action
2007 City Weekly Best of Utah Awards

"Visionary partners Kristina Robb and Brandon Garcia are teaching Salt Lake City residents how art can be a catalyst for community action and dialogue."

Three in a Pickle
Brian Staker, City Weekly

"In its five-year history, the building has showcased some of the most adventurous performance and installation exhibits that probably wouldn’t have found a home elsewhere in this city."

Transitional Zones
Ric Collier, Salt Lake Art Center Director

"I left the Pickle Company with a sense of great hope, a sense of great joy and pride, that a group of young artists could have the confidence to create work dependent on soulful introspection, not external validation."

Shoots and Ladders
Jamie Gadette, City Weekly

"Robb and Garcia went back to the drawing board... and realized that what Salt Lake City artists really need is help with the nuts and bolts of creating... [They] are optimistic that with the right motivation and resources, Salt Lake City could easily produce some of the best art in the country."

'99 Entrepreneurs
Michelle Sweetser, Dartmouth Alma Matters

"Art can get so removed from the world around it, but that's not where its true potential lies. We're trying to use art to inspire people to continually challenge their world views, take an active role in shaping their lives, and to form real connections with each other."

Nudging Utah art beyond Westernalia
Lynda Perceval, Salt Lake Tribune

"[A space] where people could actually take risks and do really contemporary things without worrying whether they were going to draw a large audience or whether [their work] was going to be salable."

Mentoring the Real in TRASA’s Urban Collective
Melissa Bond, Catalyst Magazine

"Art, they believe, is about activism. It’s about risk and exploring the circumstances of one’s life and community in significant and deeply authentic ways."

How to Build an Art Community
Dan Thomas, RED Magazine

"TRASA really is unique to Salt Lake City. It is an art venue, but it is more appropriately described as a collective space for artists to collaborate. "

TRASA: Urban, Art, Collective
Simon Powell-Evans, Gadfly Magazine

"TRASA is ushering in the new movement—a convergence of local art, music, and activism..."