The Arts and Museums Administration budget provides for 5-staff members, and the travel costs for advisory panels and the Arts Council Board of Directors meetings. This program covers current expense costs and provides operating supplies and maintenance to the various Utah Arts Council (UAC) and Office of Museum Services facilities including the Rio Grande Depot, Art House, Chase Home, and Glendinning Office.
Administration works with the UAC board and the OMS board and staff to develop and respond to department and division goals. Through a collaborative partnership with Zoo, Arts and Parks Program and Visit Salt Lake, the Division of Arts and Museums a state-wide marketing and calendaring program called NowPlayingUtah (NPU) was established. NPU leverages this information by providing data feeds for arts, museums and cultural activities to the Salt Lake Tribune, (nowsaltlake.com), Downtown Alliance and Visit Salt Lake.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $570,400 from all sources for Administration. This is a 3.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $570,400 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
Administration uses its funding for staff support and other administrative operations. The program history is detailed below.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.