We hosted an informational Zoom webinar with Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs, Americans for the Arts; & Executive Director, Americans for the Arts Action Fund. The webinar was geared to cultural organizations of all sizes, and it covered CARES Act funding and other COVID-19-related resources. The webinar was held June 17, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. …
From our friends at Americans for the Arts comes information about COVID-19’s impact on the arts across the country as of early May: Nationally, financial losses to nonprofit arts organizations are estimated to be $4.98 billion, to date. Arts organizations have lost 208 million admissions due to cancelled events, resulting in a $6.6 billion loss in event-related spending by audiences (restaurants, …
Below is an archive of our Utah Cultural Sector Community Update newsletters. UA&M Cultural Sector Update: Join Us on 3/8/21 Call UA&M Cultural Sector Update: Join Us on 2/8/21 Call UA&M Cultural Sector Update: Join Us on 1/11/21 Call 2020 12 9 Utah Cultural Sector: Utah’s immunization plan 2020 11 23 Utah Cultural Sector: Happy (and safe) Thanksgiving! 2020 11 9 …
Our friend Victoria Lyons of the arts education organization Bad Dog Arts recently shared a lovely message with us: “One of the big things that we have taught children and teens through the years is all about creative problem-solving skills. Now we get to test out those skills for ourselves. Our mantra has been Imagine, Dare, Create. We are being …
Like many industries, Utah’s cultural community has been hit hard. Performing groups were shut down first, since many performance venues serve more than 100 people. Plus, most of our museums and performances will be the last to come back online. If you want a strong, vital cultural community when COVID-19 is over, consider these activities to support your favorite artist, …
3/12/2020 Announcements from Gov. Gary R. Herbert, the Utah COVID-19 Community Task Force, the Utah Department of Health, and the Utah Association of Local Health Departments These proactive measures to limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Utah communities are effective for the next two weeks beginning on Monday, March 16, 2020. At that time, the Utah Coronavirus Task …
In keeping with the spirit of the Better Days 2020 celebration of Utah women’s suffrage this week, we wanted to give a shout-out to the remarkable Utah woman who founded our agency: Alice Merrill Horne. Our friend Laura Durham wrote a lovely profile of Alice for the Better Days 2020 website. As Laura writes: “In 1899, Utah Representative Alice Merrill …
The Utah legislative season is upon us, along with Utah’s cultural days on Capitol Hill (Arts Day on the Hill and Museums Advocacy Day among them). We thought we’d share a helpful information sheet that explains why Governor Herbert is proposing a $3 million increase for our agency’s grants budget this year. UA&M Information Sheet
Two cultural institutions in Utah recently got shout-outs on the national stage. Granary Arts in Ephraim was listed as one of 10 great DIY art spaces across the country in USA TODAY: “Art flourishes in remote central Utah thanks to artists based in a historic granary building on the high plains.” Amy Jorgensen, executive director/chief curator of Granary Arts, said, …
Government funding of arts and culture plays a large role in bridging significant funding gaps between rural and urban areas. While the most recent “Giving USA 2018 Report” suggests that some foundations are increasing their focus on rural development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture report found that only 5.5 percent of large foundation grant dollars go to rural areas. In contrast, …
Earlier this summer, Americans for the Arts honored Weber Valley Youth Center and artist David Griggs for his site-specific artwork, Where the River Flows, as among 50 outstanding public art projects created in 2018. The art installation was commissioned through our agency’s Public Art Program. The Public Art Network Year in Review program is the only national program that specifically …
Each year, we award two $10,000 fellowships to individual visual artists to acknowledge their artistic excellence and encourage their careers. Artists practicing in a variety of media – such as painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, craft, and new genres – are eligible. Our 2019 fellows were Jim Jacobs of Ogden and Shane Deeter of La Sal. We checked in with them recently to …
