Utah Arts & Museums Project grants provide support for projects that are open and accessible to the general public, and that showcase the richness of their communities through arts and museums.
Donor Name: Utah Division of Arts and Museums
State: Utah
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/06/2022
Details:
The following disciplines will be considered for funding:
- Arts – dance, folk arts, literary, media arts and film, performing arts, public art installations, theater, visual arts
- Museums – anthropology/archaeology, arts, botanical gardens, children’s, history, natural history, paleontology, science, zoological
- Applications from organizations that do not have a cultural mission, but are producing significant arts or cultural activities.
- Festivals – a nonprofit or government entity can request funding to support the artistic part of a festival (for example but not limited to paying a performing artist or paying a professional artist to oversee a children’s art yard). If a festival is an arts specific event, then the festival in its entirety can be applied for.
Examples of previously funded Vibrant Projects: exhibitions, museum education activities, museum community history project (oral history, research, etc.), museum interpretation/signage/labeling, museum public events related to exhibitions or programs, workshops/classes; creative aging; providing art experiences to veterans; creating a community mural under the direction of a professional artist; providing an artistic activity within a festival; fostering preservation of artistic traditions of a refugee or other historically underrepresented population; artistic endeavors tied to community revitalization; or other innovative projects that advance arts or museums in a community or geographic region, and have a strong public component. If you have questions as to whether your proposed project might fit, please contact the grants office for guidance.
Eligibility Criteria
Utah based:
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Municipalities, government agencies
- Federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
- Correctional/juvenile facilities, social service agencies, libraries or community centers
- Fiscally sponsored projects with a community focus
For more information, visit Utah Division of Arts & Museums.
