We are a Salt Lake County agency, dedicated to building deep and engaging connections and dialogue around the arts and culture in our community.  For more than forty years, we have been an active participant in the arts community, providing the spaces, places and services to create and perform great art.

We are edgy and elegant.  On any given night, you can see the most avant-garde of modern dance, enjoy the sublime sounds of the symphony or experience a classical ballet.

We are tradition and innovation. Enjoy a traditional Broadway musical one night or get swept away in the drama of an opera, and the next day witness a local theater company interpret current events and their effect on our community.

In 1975, Salt Lake County residents passed the Bicentennial Bond, creating the now Arts & Culture division and providing funds to renovate the Capitol Theatre and construct Abravanel Hall and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Over time, we have added new venues and services, including the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in 1999, the County Art Collection in 1985, ArtTix in 1991, the Eccles Theater in 2016, and the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center in 2020.