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Show All-State Art Center Opens In Salt Lake City Saturday But a stone's throw from Brigham Young's Salt Lake Theater and Social Hall of hallowed memory, Utah's newest venture in the cultural cul-tural field, the all State Art Center was opened to the public, Saturday, Satur-day, November 19. The old building known as the Elks' Club at 59 South State street has been completely transformed. WPA workmen and Federal Art Project staff-members have converted an old barroom, a dark busemttiit pool-hall, and a restaurant res-taurant Into stream-lined, modern art galleries. Classrooms, officers, .studios and a lecture hall have also been provided for. The Utah State Inrtitute of Fine Arts, a branch of the state government, govern-ment, created by the legislature in l!i!)D, will own and operate the center. cen-ter. The Institute provides the building, the light and heat and funds for minor operation expense. The Federal Art Project lor its part supplies a staff of 15 people a director, di-rector, teacher, clerical help, and gallery attendants. Three exhibits will be run concurrently con-currently for three week periods one a traveling exhibit, another of Utah art, and the third of industrial art. Occasionally, student art exhibits ex-hibits will be held. Exhibits, lectures, lec-tures, classes, recitals will be free. The Art Center, according to State Director E. J. Bird, has purposely been placed at a focal point in the business district so that it can' serve all classes and groups with the least Inconvenience. "The Utah State Art Center," said Mr. Bird, "is designed as a rallying point for all persons in Utah, who are Interested in art. Assistance will be given other communities in the securing of exhibits. Wherever groups will proffer cooperation, branch centers will be set up." Governor Henry H. Blood is honorary hon-orary chairman of the Art Center advisory board and Mayor John M. Wallace, vice-chairman. Gall Martin Mar-tin is active chairman and Donald B. Goodall, formerly of the Chicago Institute of Fine Arts staff will be director of the Salt Lake center. n |