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Utah Arts Festival 2025 Preview

In August 2024, Utah Arts Festival executive director Aimee Dunsmore faced a situation no non-profit leader wants to face.

Attendees at the Utah Arts Festival In August 2024, Utah Arts Festival executive director Aimee Dunsmore faced a situation no non-profit leader wants to face. After disappointing attendance at the 2024 festival resulted in a significant budget shortfall, UAF needed to figure out how to pay its bills.

So Dunsmore did the only thing that made sense to her: She was honest. In a press release, UAF laid out their situation in clear terms. "For all intents and purposes, the programming was great: well-received on site, very good energy," Dunsmore said.

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