Molly Bitton, UAF development director, also is continuing to extend the year-round visibility for UAF’s presence in the creative arts communities. In 2021 alone, according to numbers compiled by the Utah Cultural Alliance, the state’s cultural industry directly or indirectly supported approximately 7.5% of all Utah jobs, generated an estimated $347.9 million in direct tax revenue, and generated $4.8 billion in GDP, which represented 2.1% of Utah’s total GDP.īetween 60% and 65% of the organization’s annual revenue comes from the festival, which costs a bit more than $2 million to stage. The festival’s multifaceted slates reflect just how broadly the slate can be when it comes to representing artists. The Library TRAX light-rail station is located directly across from the festival’s main entrance. Volunteer options are listed, including how many slots remain available.Īnother new feature for the festival involves the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Festivalgoers can use their UAF tickets as their transit fare. There are buttons to click for donating to UAF or for signing up to volunteer at a venue. There also are coupons including discounts provided by some of the artists who are participating as well as offers for other festival items and purchases. To encourage app downloads, UAF also has included a scavenger hunt on the app, where participants can win prizes. Artist and performer listings include links to their website and social media, so that app users can share, bookmark and have on hand whenever they need it. The search function gives users the opportunity to build their festival schedule and star their favorite artists, performers and activities. The 14 buttons on the landing screen take users to categories including tickets and passes, searchable schedules for the six stages, performers, films, literary events, workshops, the Emerging Artists program, activities for children, food and beverage options, additional vendors, a festival map and a photo booth for users to capture their experiences with their mobile device camera. But, in the aftermath of the pandemic, as QR codes, digital apps and other remote mobile options became widespread for users, UAF decided that this year would be the ideal time to launch an accessible, comprehensive app with clear navigational logistics.Īvailable free for both iOS and Android users, the app puts everything that typically was available in the printed guide right at anyone’s fingertips. Several years ago, UAF had tested a mobile app for the festival but as Third Sun’s Jocelyn Kearl explains, it was ahead of its time, as festival patrons still preferred a printed program. This includes 170 local, national and internationally known performers on six stages, a juried international short film program, a multidisciplinary Art Yard for kids, one of the largest Artists Marketplace in UAF history, the most extensive Literary Arts program since it was launched in 1995, along with a similar scale and scope in Urban Arts and the involvement of the City Library and The Leonardo museum on the civic campus. Certainly, the 31 hours in which the festival will be open to the public will be packed with performances and activities at every program venue. But, as Aimée Dunsmore, UAF’s executive director, explains, losing that fourth day does not mean the usual scale and scope of performers and venues has shrunk. The most significant one is that the event, which typically has been held over four days, will now just be three: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The 47th Utah Arts Festival, which opens June 23 at the downtown civic plaza comprising Washington Square and Library Square, has several changes. For more information about the Emerging Artists program, see this link, and for a top-line summary of the festival’s programs, see this link. This curtain raiser is in three sections. Follow The Utah Review through June 22 for previews, interviews and features as part of our annual wall-to-wall coverage. For more information about this year’s festival, see the Utah Arts Festival website and ticket information. As this is the state’s largest multidisciplinary arts and cultural gathering each year, The Utah Review considers the Utah Arts Festival a worthy arts and cultural barometer for the state, as this curtain raiser indicates. on June 25) on the Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Utah Review begins its preview coverage today of the 46th Utah Arts Festival, which will be held June 23-25 (noon to 11 p.m.
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