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Utah

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $13,470,670 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Utah.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Utah…

  • Added 3.4 percent or $9.6 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
  • Employed 69,047 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $5.1 billion

Nearly 62 percent of Utah’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while more than 26 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 37 participating museums in Utah. 

More than 3,991 students from 106 high schools in Utah participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 1,039 adults and students in Utah.


Utah Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Utah, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. 

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Utah, go to our Recent Grant Search.

State Highlights

A neon sign outside the town of Green River, Utah.
Rural and Proud
A local arts organization called Epicenter in Green River, Utah, is committed to arts-based rural development.
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Native man performing a Hoop dance at an elementary school.
Grant Spotlight: BYU ARTS Partnership Native American Curriculum Initiative
Aug 19, 2022
We talk with Cally Flox and Brenda Beyal Beyal (Diné [Navajo]) about the mission of BYU ARTS Partnership Native American Curriculum Initiative, the importance of privileging Native voices when telling the stories of Native people, and how NACI has benefitted Utah youth.
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Man wearing a colorful Peruvian hat and vest painting an icon in his hand.
Jeronimo E. Lozano
2008
2008 National Heritage Fellow Jeronimo E. Lozano carries on the ancient Peruvian tradition of hand-crafted retablos, originally portable altar boxes carried by travelers for protection.
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State & Regional Contacts

Utah Division of Arts & Museums
3760 S Highland Dr
Millcreek, UT 84106
801/236-7555

Creative West (Regional Arts Organization)
1743 Wazee Street, suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303/629-1166
wearecreativewest.org 

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