What We Do
Office of Museum Services
The Office of Museum Services (OMS) is a state agency that promotes Utah museums and the essential role they play in our state as sources of community pride, centers of public education, and institutions that encourage economic development and tourism. The Office assists Utah museums in improving their ability to:
- care for and manage collections
- develop quality educational resources
- provide access to collections for research
- identifys and successfully compete for financial resources
Utah Arts Council
Established in 1899 by the Utah Legislature three short years after Utah received statehood, the Utah Arts Council (UAC) is the primary agency through which Utah State Legislature appropriations and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts combine to stimulate and advance the arts in all their phases in the state. The Council supports individual artists, arts and cultural organizations and constituents by:
- acting as a state coordinator and advisor
- assisting with professional development where needed
- providing direct matching grants to more than 200 nonprofit organizations across the state
- conducting programs which provide more than 500 outreach services to schools, local arts councils and organizations, community centers, performing groups and individual artists
- serving as a catalyst for arts programming throughout the state
- assisting arts organizations, groups and individuals in bringing the arts to the people of Utah
Reports and Plans
- Division of Arts and Museums Strategic Plan 2007-2011. Following two years of research, holding Listening Tours to gather information on the needs in the arts in various communities, and interviewing other state arts agencies on best practices, the Utah Arts Council staff prepared a strategic plan for 2007-2011, approved by its Board of Directors in early 2007.