Utah Arts Council
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The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is an agency of the state government of Utah
, responsible for the promotion of the arts
and Utah museums. It is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture. The Utah Division of Arts & Museums includes the Utah Office of Museum Services and the Utah Arts Council as advisory and policy-making boards.
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums primary offices are located in the Glendinning Home, next to the Governor's Mansion
in Salt Lake City
. The folk arts program is housed in the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
. The visual, public, and design arts programs are based out of offices in the Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City. The Division operates two public galleries: the Alice Gallery at the Glendinning Home, which exhibits artwork from Utah's State Fine Art Collection and Traveling Exhibition Program, as well as the Rio Gallery, located at the Rio Grande Depot. The Rio Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Utah's contemporary artists.
The Director of the Utah Division of Arts and Museums is Margaret Hunt.
(an artist, art patron, and the first woman elected to the Utah State House of Representatives) and fellow artist George Ottinger.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, responsible for the promotion of the arts
The arts
The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and...
and Utah museums. It is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture. The Utah Division of Arts & Museums includes the Utah Office of Museum Services and the Utah Arts Council as advisory and policy-making boards.
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums primary offices are located in the Glendinning Home, next to the Governor's Mansion
Utah Governor's Mansion
The Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and family. It is located at 603 E. South Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah....
in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
. The folk arts program is housed in the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is operated by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. It is the permanent home of the State Folk Arts Collection since 1987 and over 200,000 visitors have experience its free programs...
. The visual, public, and design arts programs are based out of offices in the Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City. The Division operates two public galleries: the Alice Gallery at the Glendinning Home, which exhibits artwork from Utah's State Fine Art Collection and Traveling Exhibition Program, as well as the Rio Gallery, located at the Rio Grande Depot. The Rio Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Utah's contemporary artists.
The Director of the Utah Division of Arts and Museums is Margaret Hunt.
Utah Arts Council
The Utah Arts Council was established in 1899 as the Utah Art Institute through the passage of the "Art Bill," legislation drafted by Alice Merrill HorneAlice Merrill Horne
Alice Merrill Horne was a Utah artist and politician.Born Alice Merrill in Fillmore, Utah to Charles Merrill and his wife the former Bathsheba Smith, she married George H. Horne, who spent much of his career as a banker in Salt Lake City...
(an artist, art patron, and the first woman elected to the Utah State House of Representatives) and fellow artist George Ottinger.