AGENCY: Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program

SERIES: 31228
TITLE: Utah Folk Masters festival records
DATES: 1994-2008.
ARRANGEMENT: Generally by format, thereunder usually by assigned project number.

DESCRIPTION: Utah Folk Masters was a daylong educational folk festival presented annually by the Folk Arts Program at the Utah State Fair. The festival features recipients of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grants and the Ethnic Arts Matching Grants. Apprenticeship pairs demonstrated their folk art working together throughout the daytime hours, and an evening performance schedule featured folk music and ethnic dance. Audiences ranged from 3000 to 7000 annually.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Slides: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Photo negatives: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Compact disc: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Sound recordings: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records are being appraised as permanent and historic because they record important cultural heritage history in Utah, and may be the only source of information for some cultural communities and history in the state.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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