The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a state government agency responsible for the promotion of arts and museums in Utah . It is a division of the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts. It includes the Utah Office of Museum Services and the Utah Arts Council as advisory and policy-making boards.
8-774: The Division's primary offices, as well as its arts education and literary arts programs, are located in the Glendinning Home, next to the Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City . Its folk arts and museum services programs are housed in the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts . Its visual, public, and design arts programs operate from offices in the Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City. The Division maintains two public galleries:
16-596: A quality and style similar to that of Eastern mansions like those of the Vanderbilts and Carnegies. The mansion also served not only as a home and a place for the Senator to conduct official business, but also as a venue for entertainment where guests would dance and enjoy the music of live orchestras. During this period many political and religious dignitaries were guests in the Kearns mansion, including President Theodore Roosevelt, who
24-583: The South Temple Historic District ) in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States. Completed in 1902 for United States Senator and mining magnate Thomas Kearns , the house was designed by notable Utah architect Carl M. Neuhausen , who also designed the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. The elegant home was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in
32-649: The Alice Gallery at the Glendinning Home, exhibiting artwork from Utah's State Fine Art Collection and Traveling Exhibition Program; and the Rio Gallery, at the Rio Grande Depot, exhibiting artwork of contemporary Utah artists. The Division's director is Victoria Bourns (2017). 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, arts patron, and
40-539: The first woman elected to the Utah State House of Representatives ) and fellow artist George M. Ottinger . This Utah -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Utah Governor%27s Mansion The Utah Governor's Mansion (also known as the Kearns Mansion ) is the official residence of the governor of Utah and family. It is located at 603 East South Temple Street (within
48-458: The mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, Governor Scott Matheson proposed that the mansion be restored as a governor's residence and, after an extensive renovation, the mansion became a residence once again in 1980. On December 15, 1993, a fire, caused by faulty wiring on the Christmas tree in the main hall, destroyed much of the mansion. Governor Mike Leavitt was not at home at
56-547: The time, but First Lady Jackie Leavitt and her staff were quick to notify the Salt Lake City Fire Department, and their response kept the mansion from suffering more significant damage. A long and painstaking restoration was begun, to restore the mansion to its original state and salvage as much of the historical interior as possible. The $ 7.8 million restoration brought the home back to its original 1902 style, while providing many current safety standards, such as
64-617: Was a personal friend of Senator Kearns. Senator Kearns died in 1918, and in February 1937, Jennie Judge Kearns donated the Kearns Mansion to the State of Utah. The mansion was donated with the condition that it serve as the Governor's Residence. For the next twenty years the governors of Utah used the mansion as their primary residence. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied
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