MICA is a grassroots cultural organization dedicated to art, justice, belonging, and community power. Through gallery shows, performances, education, dialogue, public art, and activism we seek to build and strengthen our west side Salt Lake communities.
MICA works out of Sugar Space Arts Warehouse, located in the Poplar Grove neighborhood of Salt Lake City. We moved to Sugar Space after 15 years at Salt Lake's iconic Mestizo Coffee House.
Pain and Possibility 2021: Radical Futures for Collective Learning Qualifications due August 6 Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA), in partnership with Sugar Space
Each year the President delivers a State of the Union Address. They boast about their achievements and share their vision for the future of our
It is our incredible honor to announce that, for the year 2020, MICA recognizes the SLC MURAL MAKERS as the recipients of the Ruby Chacón Social
MICA is excited to be launching our new internet home: mestizoarts.org. At this site, you'll find highlights from past gallery shows, community events, and youth
It is our honor and responsibility to acknowledge the indigenous peoples that originated here in Utah — that have lived on and protected this land, survived on this land, and formed a relationship with this land for millennia. We acknowledge the legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that shape our communities. We pay our respects to the indigenous elders of this land, past and present, and offer our deep gratitude.
Rotating header images:
Piece from the exhibition Eros and Thatanos by artist Brad Overton.
Piece from Hands Up Don't Shoot: A Group Exhibition
Part of the exhibition Zacuanpapalotls, by artist Nadia Rea Morales
Piece from the exhibition I Honor You by artist Denae Shanidiin
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132 S 800 W
Salt Lake City, UT
84104
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123 Jeremy St.
Salt Lake City, UT
84104
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