Many of Salt Lake City s artists are eager to grab a chunk of a handsome $500,000 grant newly awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts available to Utah artists beginning next month.
The $500,000 grant is financed as part of the American Rescue Plan and will be administered by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, which plans to distribute funding through its Artist Career Empowerment and Racial Equity grant programs.
The Salt Lake City Arts Council is one among 66 art agencies nationwide and the only agency statewide to receive a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to aid in the recovery of the cultural sector from the pandemic.