Photos: NEA leader meets with arts leaders, students in Salt Lake City

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the work space of Artist-In-Residence Paul Crow at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the "Grandma's Cupboard" exhibit by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler with curator Rebecca Maksym at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours an exhibit by artist Shawn Porter at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu visits the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, an organization that has received NEA support, to tour the space and exhibits Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours an exhibit by artist Firelei Báez at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015.

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Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the work space of Artist-In-Residence Paul Crow at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the work space of Artist-In-Residence Paul Crow at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the "Grandma's Cupboard" exhibit by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler with curator Rebecca Maksym at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours an exhibit by artist Shawn Porter at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu visits the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, an organization that has received NEA support, to tour the space and exhibits Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours an exhibit by artist Firelei Báez at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the "Grandma's Cupboard" exhibit by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the "Grandma's Cupboard" exhibit by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu tours the "Grandma's Cupboard" exhibit by Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler with curator Rebecca Maksym at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 9, 2015. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu visits the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, an organization that has received NEA support, to tour the space and exhibits Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· October 9, 2015 7:02 pm

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Jane Chu, chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, visited with arts leaders and students in Salt Lake City on Friday, stopping by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and Spy Hop, which have both been recipients of National Endowment for the Arts support. Chu was in Salt Lake City to speak with state arts agency directors at the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Leadership Institute.

The National Endowment for the Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary. For more on the anniversary, and stories about how the NEA has affected Utahns, visit http://arts.gov/50th/stories.