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Millcreek Arts Council reports rising donations, asks council for support
Summary
Millcreek Arts Council told the City Council it increased fundraising, paid $18,000 to local artists in 2024 and logged more than 542 volunteer hours; council indicated it will consider up to $40,000 in support at a later meeting.
The Millcreek Arts Council reported higher fundraising, growing attendance at city events and increased direct payments to local artists during a presentation at the city council work session April 14.
Council members heard that the council logged more than 542 volunteer hours in 2024, the Arts Fest drew about 4,000 attendees in a single day, and the arts council paid out more than $18,000 to local artists last year. Mitchell and Angel, representing the Millcreek Arts Council, told the council the group also sold over $3,000 in art at a benefit for Friends of the Great Salt Lake and attracted about 300 attendees to that event.
The arts council said Arts Fest operated with two stages and 11 local acts last year, expanded its summer “Jam in the Park” series to 10 performances with more than 3,000 season attendees, and continues a monthly visual-arts showing at the library that is booked into 2026. The council also noted an ongoing agreement with the Salt Lake Eastern Arts Club for an annual Chinese calligraphy class and described a new collaboration with Millcreek Community Theater, run by Tracy Nelshen.
“Every year, we’ve increased our money to local artists,” Mitchell said, summarizing the council’s approach to event revenue and artist compensation.
City staff and council members praised the volunteer-run organization’s work. The mayor (identified in the meeting as Mike) told the Arts Council the city will discuss internal options to provide accounting support and said the council will consider a request to appropriate up to $40,000 later in the meeting’s regular session.
The Arts Council acknowledged recordkeeping gaps after a treasurer transition and a change in banks (now Canyon View Credit Union), and said its volunteer-hour totals reflect board-member logging only, not all volunteers recruited by the council’s volunteer coordinator, Heidi.
The council did not take a formal funding vote during the work session; councilors said the appropriation would be considered at a later regular meeting and staff would present options for bookkeeping support.
The presentation closed with a three-minute video highlighting the year’s activities and council members thanking the arts council for growing programs that engage youth and local performers.
