Culture Bytes

For this week's episode, we speak to Conlon Bonner, Hale Center Theatre Sandy's new Director of Diversity and Outreach. Conlon outlines what his new role will entail at HCT Sandy and some goals he has for the Diversity and Outreach committee at the organization.

In this week's episode, we speak to Susi Feltch-Malohifo’ou of Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources. We discuss the various aspects of her organization and what it means to truly reach the under served Pacific Islander community within Utah.

Join us as we talk to Wes Whitby from Treehouse Museum! Wes is the Programs Manager for Treehouse Museum and Director of the Treehouse Troupe for the Museum. We discuss the many ways that Treehouse Museum has adapted to the challenges of COVID-19.

We speak to Melanie Budge, Manager of Development, Marketing, and Communications for West Valley Arts, a member-organization of Utah Cultural Alliance. She discusses with us the various items of discussion within her organization as to how best to tackle COVID-19 and ensuring that programming can still happen. She also tells us a bit about what she has learned in approaching DEIA within her organization and what she thinks could be done better to ensure cultures are well-represented in West Valley Arts' programming.

This week, we start a new season of our podcasts looking at an organization that strives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within all of their programming for the state of Utah. Join our Programs Coordinator intern, Ernesto Balderas, as he discusses Mexican-American artwork and the experience of Mexican American artists in Utah with Fanny Bauer and Jorge Rodriguez, Board Members of Artes de Mexico en Utah.

In this episode, we discuss Utah's economic response to the challenges posed to organizations during these times of COVID-19. Joining us is guest Ben Hart, the Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

For this episode, we spoke to Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Brad Wilson on various issues related to the arts and humanities within Utah. Speaker Wilson gives some background in to initiatives he would like to see implemented to support the cultural sector and what the arts and humanities means to him.

In this special episode we spoke with  GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Jon Huntsman about his positions regarding the arts and humanities. He took questions live via zoom! Stay tuned for more interviews like this one with the rest of the candidates!

In this special episode we spoke with  GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Thomas Wright about his positions regarding arts, humanities, film, and museums. He took questions live via zoom! Stay tuned for more interviews like this one with the rest of the candidates!

We spoke with Tim Riley about Archeology, Early Peoples, and the new exhibit opening at the Prehistoric Museum. Learn more here.

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