Utah Division Of Arts And Museums
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.
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