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The Utah Arts Council Board of Directors has approved the distribution of $997,693 in grants to 183 nonprofit arts organizations located throughout the state of Utah. The grants will support arts program costs occurring in the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
"As Utah continues to grow and develop, we receive a greater number of compelling applications. Unfortunately, our funding has not increased with this demand, and so each year we are faced with the challenge of who to fund. This year, due to economic fluctuations, we decided to make very slight decreases to the amount given to individual organizations, and in turn, we were able to assist a greater number of organizations across the board," said Margaret Hunt, Executive Director of the Utah Arts Council.
Grants are distributed in eight categories: community arts councils, dance, literary arts, literary magazines, multi-disciplinary artwork, music, theatre, and the visual arts (which also encompasses architecture and environmental art and design). Recipient organizations are located in 17 counties throughout the state (see the list of grantees in Utah County below. A complete list of grants is available on request).
For information about grant recipients or the grants program for nonprofit organizations, contact Katie Woslager at 801.236.7549 or
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For information regarding other Utah Arts Council programs visit www.arts.utah.gov or call 801.236.7555.
The Utah Arts Council is part of the Division of Arts and Museums within the Utah Department of Community and Culture.
2008-09 grants to nonprofit organizations in Utah County:
Actor's Repertory Theatre Ensemble (Provo) $515
American Fork Arts Council (American Fork)$1,000
American Fork Symphony (American Fork)$1,700
American Fork Visual Art Board (American Fork)$1,000
American Fork Youth Theater/American Fork City (American Fork) $700
Center Stage Youth Performers/Pleasant Grove City (Pleasant Grove)$800
Friends of the Orem Public Library/City of Orem (Orem)$3,900
Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild of Utah (Orem)$1,900
Payson Community Theatre (Payson)$800
Pleasant Grove Orchestra (Pleasant Grove)$700
SACE Broadcasting, Inc. (Spanish Fork)$1,000
SCERA (Orem)$2,250
Spanish Fork Children's Theatre (Spanish Fork)$800
Springville Museum of Art (Springville)$16,500
Springville Playhouse, Inc. (Springville)$500
Utah Baroque Ensemble (Orem)$750
Utah County Art Board/Utah County (Provo)$800
Utah Premiere Brass (Orem)$1,800
Utah Regional Ballet (Lindon)$5,000
Utah Valley Symphony (Provo)$4,000
Utah County total: $46,415 |
