The Utah Division of Arts & Museums recently secured new funding from a national grant program to advance creative aging programs for older adults in Utah. The Creative Aging, Creative Futures program, a joint initiative of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, builds upon the remarkable success of previous initiatives: Leveraging State Investments in Creative …
Our agency is delighted to have partnered with the Utah State Capitol Preservation Board to install five paintings by Edna Merrill Van Frank at the new North Capitol Building, where the state art collection will be housed. These artworks were created in the 1940s as commercial decorations for Auerbach’s department store. This rival of ZCMI, located in downtown Salt Lake …
What a fantastic celebratory year 2024 was! As the first state arts agency in the nation, acknowledging and celebrating our 125th anniversary was a significant milestone and a key component of our strategic plan. The campaign highlighted our role in promoting the value and impact of Utah’s cultural community through increasing visibility, community awareness, and engagement, and our vital role …
From Utah Arts & Museums Director Victoria Panella Bourns: “Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Governor’s Mansion Artist Awards. I was deeply moved by the acceptance speech of one honoree, artist Emily Christensen McPhie. She articulated the role of the arts beautifully and granted me permission to reproduce her thoughts on our blog.” By Emily Christensen McPhie I …
We at the Utah Division of Arts & Museums are celebrating our agency’s 125th anniversary in 2024. The division has been acquiring art by Utah artists ever since its founding in 1899, and we’d like to share five highlights from the division’s collection, known as the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection. This collection now includes more than …
