Show state art center ce anter to open saturday but a stones throw from brigham youngs sal take lake theatre and a social hoefft hall of hallowed anem T wl s ta fy wy ory fUu uis to toa cultural ul tural field the all stabat state alt center will be opened to the public saturday november 19 49 the old building known as the elks club at 63 69 south state street has bas been completed transformed brok men and federal art project staff members have converted an old barroom a dark dark basement pool hall and A a restaurant into streamlined modern art apt gallardes gall arles classrooms offices studios and a lecture hall have also been provided for As one of 65 art centers that have sprang sprung up under the direction of at the federal art project the utah center becomes an all active agency in a nationwide nation wide movement to tb break up the of culture held by the larger centers of population ul ula tion atlon the me utah state institute affine of fine arts ants a branch of the state government ern ment created by the legislature in 1809 will own and operate the center the institute provides the ahe bu building dIding the light aught and heat and nd funds tor minor operation expense tho the federal art project for its part supplies a staff of IS 15 people a director teachers clerical help and gallery attendants three exhibits will be run con currently for three week periods period one a traveling exhibit another of utah art and the third of indus trial art arl occasionally student art exhibits will be held exhibits lectures classes recitals will be run concurrently for three week periods one a traveling exhibit another of utah art and the third of industrial art occasionally student art exhibits will be exhibits Ili bits lectures classes recitals will be free tho the art center according to sata director B E J bird has purposely been placed at a focal point in the business district so eo that it can serve all classes and groups with the least inconvenience tho the utah state art center 11 said yr mr bird is designed as I a rallying point for all persons in utah tah who are interested in art Asis stanco stance will fill be given other communities muni ties in the securing of exhibits wherever groups will prefer cooperation branch centers will be set up governor henry 11 II blood is lion nry cry chairman of the art center advisory board and mayor john 31 wallace vice chairman gall gail martin Is ia active chairman and donald B goodall formerly of tho the chico chicago dinstitt institute of fine arts will be director ir 0 othe lih salt sat lake center |