Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Utah Arts Council Centennial exhibit records, 1999.

0.20 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains records relating to the exhibit. The records exist in a variety of formats, documenting the process of creating the exhibit, as well as the exhibit itself.

Scope and Content

In celebration of the 100th birthday of the Utah Arts Council, a special exhibit of the State Collection was put on display at the Union Pacific Depot in downtown Salt Lake City. All three components of the collection - - Fine Art, Folk Art and Public Art - - were displayed together in depot's lobby. The Folk Arts objects were displayed with interpretive labels that featured each artist's photo, biography and some information about the community or artistic tradition. This series contains photo slides of miscellaneous artifacts in the exhibit, a booklet produced for the exhibit, documents relating to the planning process, and VHS tapes of the 1996 artist reception.

Arrangement

None.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public: UCA 63G-2-302.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

This collection came into the custody of the Utah State Archives and Records Service in 2010 as part of a massive transfer of records from the Folk Arts Program. In 2023 staff from the Folk Arts Program collaborated with the State Archives to bring better intellectual and physical control over that unaccessioned collection.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Archival processing of this collection was done by Elizabeth Setterberg from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and Carlton Jemmett of the Division of Archives and Records Service between June 2023 and July 2025.

Additional processing of this series was done by Katie McGirt between March and September 2026.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Colored photo slides with misc. photos of artifacts in exhibit (photos by Kent Miles). Booklet from exhibit. Documents related to the planning process for centennial exhibits. VHS tapes from 1996 Artist Reception (not a part of the official 1999 exhibit)