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Inside Utah’s fall arts season: New programs, free transit a...
Arts Issue 2026
Benjamin Wood Cat Palmer Zach Abend How do you know that you live in a place that values the arts? There are things both seen and unseen in the culture that give you a hint, from attendance numbers to the number of smaller organizations that get an opportunity to flourish, along with high-profile events like the Utah Arts Festival and Utah Shakespeare Festival.
But a lot of it starts at the top—the sense that at a government level, there’s a recognition that art and artists make this a better place to live, and are not merely the first ones to get the budgetary axe.
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Places in this story
- Pioneer Theatre Company
Professional theatre on the University of Utah campus: a full season of plays and musicals, with season tickets and single performances.
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Contemporary art museum downtown: rotating exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, and the museum shop.