JurisdictionUtahTitle 9Cultural and Community Engagement
Ch. 9-6Arts and Museums Development
Part 9-6-4Utah Percent-for-Art Act
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(1)The division shall follow these guidelines in administering the program:
(1)(a) Works of art shall be acquired under the program for use only with respect to those buildings or facilities that the division determines have significant public use or access, especially where the design and technical construction of the building or facility lend themselves to works of art. All funds set aside and administered by the program from appropriations for any state building or facility of which any part is obtained from the issuance of bonds shall be used only to acquire works of art that will be placed in or at, and remain a part of, that building or facility, to the extent necessary to preserve the federal income tax exemption otherwise allowed for interest paid on the bonds.
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(1) The division shall follow these guidelines in administering the program:
(1)(a) Works of art shall be acquired under the program for use only with respect to those buildings or facilities that the division determines have significant public use or access, especially where the design and technical construction of the building or facility lend themselves to works of art. All funds set aside and administered by the program from appropriations for any state building or facility of which any part is obtained from the issuance of bonds shall be used only to acquire works of art that will be placed in or at, and remain a part of, that building or facility, to the extent necessary to preserve the federal income tax exemption otherwise allowed for interest paid on the bonds.
(1)(b) The goal of the division in administering the program is to fairly distribute works of art throughout the various social, economic, and geographic communities of the state.
(1)(c) The division:
(1)(c)(i) shall give first preference to Utah artists; and
(1)(c)(ii) may consider artists from other states and give preference to artists from other states that have similar percent-for-art programs and demonstrate a reciprocal preference for Utah artists.
(1)(d) The division shall involve the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, or the director's designee, and the project architect in the process of screening or selecting works of art or artists to create works of art for each project and shall involve in that process representatives from the project's principal user or contracting agency, the community in which the project is located, and the art profession. The project's principal user or contracting agency shall have representation at least equal to any other entity on the selection committee, as designated by the project's president or director. Any selection and placement of art shall be by a majority decision of the user agency representatives on the committee and a majority decision of the entire committee. The selection and placement shall be approved by the president or director of the principal user.
(1)(e) Any relocation of art placed under this program shall be done with the participation from the division and the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and with approval from the president or director of the principal user.
(1)(f) The costs of administering the program and conserving and maintaining all works of art placed under the program are limited to 15% of the funds deposited in the Utah Percent-for-Art Account.
(2) The division shall adopt procedures, guidelines, and rules as necessary to implement this chapter and administer the program.