Hey, It’s Peter Hay!
We want to welcome our new Visual Arts Coordinator, Peter Hay. Peter has called Salt Lake City home for the past three years. His background is as a cultural programmer, educator, and artist. He grew...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our 2023-24 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Recipients
We’re excited to announce the eight apprenticeship pairs for the 2023-24 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. Since 1989, our Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program has supported a rich multitude of...
View ArticleFarewell to Our Outgoing Board Members
Thirty-six years of cumulative service were recently celebrated as five board members retired from Utah Division of Arts & Museums board service. Staff and board members honored them with the...
View ArticleKudos to Marie Desrochers on Her Utah Museums Association Award
At this year’s Utah Museums Association (UMA) conference in Vernal, our own Marie Desrochers was recognized with the Public Service Award. Marie is the Outreach Preservation Coordinator for our agency...
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Artworks made of original Capitol dome copper installed back in the Capitol
In 1980, a powerful windstorm with gusts of up to 70 mph caused segments of the Utah Capitol dome’s original copper cladding to fly off, and much of the copper that remained was damaged. The copper...
View ArticleArts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) Data
The newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Building on its 30-year legacy as the largest and...
View ArticleUA&M Arts Education team hosts national arts education conference
UA&M’s Arts Education program hosted the annual gathering of the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) arts education managers from across the U.S. and territories, here in Salt Lake...
View ArticleA Fond Farewell to Jill Remington Love
We are sad to say good-bye to Jill Remington Love, who will be leaving her post as executive director of our parent department, the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement, at the end...
View ArticleOur Utah Collections Preservation Program Receives NEH Funding
We’re pleased to share that, in a competitive process, Utah Arts & Museums’ Utah Collections Preservation (UCP) program has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities’...
View ArticleLiving Folk Arts for Kids and Adults
Our Arts Education Program and Folk Arts Program received an unexpected funding increase. The staff instantly responded by sending folk artists into classrooms, community centers, museums, and a Head...
View ArticleKudos to Marie Desrochers on Her Utah Museums Association Award
At this year’s Utah Museums Association (UMA) conference in Vernal, our own Marie Desrochers was recognized with the Public Service Award. Marie is the Outreach Preservation Coordinator for our agency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Artworks made of original Capitol dome copper installed back in the Capitol
In 1980, a powerful windstorm with gusts of up to 70 mph caused segments of the Utah Capitol dome’s original copper cladding to fly off, and much of the copper that remained was damaged. The copper...
View ArticleArts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) Data
The newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic and social impact study of the nation’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Building on its 30-year legacy as the largest and...
View ArticleUA&M Arts Education team hosts national arts education conference
UA&M’s Arts Education program hosted the annual gathering of the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) arts education managers from across the U.S. and territories, here in Salt Lake...
View ArticleA Fond Farewell to Jill Remington Love
We are sad to say good-bye to Jill Remington Love, who will be leaving her post as executive director of our parent department, the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement, at the end...
View ArticleOur Utah Collections Preservation Program Receives NEH Funding
We’re pleased to share that, in a competitive process, Utah Arts & Museums’ Utah Collections Preservation (UCP) program has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities’...
View ArticleLiving Folk Arts for Kids and Adults
Our Arts Education Program and Folk Arts Program received an unexpected funding increase. The staff instantly responded by sending folk artists into classrooms, community centers, museums, and a Head...
View ArticleWelcome to Our New Board Members
Our Utah Arts Advisory Board is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members, Dr. Samuel Tsugawa from Utah County, representing music, and John Ballard from Salt Lake County, representing...
View ArticleSAM.gov Registration
All organizations looking to apply for a grant from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums (UA&M) need a Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov, the System for Award Management (SAM) administered by...
View ArticleOur Thanks to Caitlin and Krista!
Eighteen years of cumulative service were recently celebrated as two members retired from the Utah Division of Arts & Museums board. Staff and board members honored them with the following...
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