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 Utah Rep. Alice Merrill Horne (an artist, art patron, and the first woman elected to the Utah State House of Representatives) and fellow artist George Ottinger.
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