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Welcome to Magna Arts Council

The Magna Arts Council has a well-structured team and a network of partners to support its activities and events. We believe a strong community engagement strategy, utilizing both institutional partnerships and grassroots volunteer recruitment efforts is essential to maintain effective communication channels and coordination internally, with our partners, and volunteers to ensure the success of events and activities.

Regular meetings are held via an online meeting platform to allow our partners, volunteers, and community residents to attend and get updates. We hope this will help keep everyone aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.

The Magna Arts Council hosts a variety of events and maintains partnerships that foster community engagement in the arts. Through ongoing collaboration and outreach efforts, we sustain and expand these initiatives. These events enrich Magna's cultural landscape and underscore the value of our partnerships."

The key components are:

Leadership
Partnerships
Events

Below is breakdown of each of these components.

Events:

Open Mic Night

  • Partnership with Magna Library.

  • Frequency: 8 to 10 events per year.

  • Duration: 2 hours per event.

  • Features: Music, comedy, and poetry performances by community participants.

  • Logistics: The Arts Council provides a sound system, and the Library offers space and refreshments.

Annual Arts Seminar

  • Partnership with Magna Library.

  • Focus: Different art discipline each time.

  • Features: Panel of experts, education, outreach, Q&A..

Music & Movies in the Park

  • Concert series presenting live music and movies.

  • Frequency: Every Friday night from June to August.

  • Attendance: 300+ people per event.

  • Features: 14 musical acts presented each year.

  • Location: Pleasant Green Park.

  • Sponsorship: Salt Lake County Parks and Rec waives park rental fees.

Group Art Night

  • Partnership with Magna Library.

  • Features: Artist-guided sessions for creating art.

  • Attendance: 20 participants per session.

  • Success: Highly successful program.

Magna Main Street arts Festival

  • Annual event held in August.

  • Features: Live music, Fine Arts Contest, street performers, arts and food vendors.

  • Attendance: 5 to 7 thousand people.

  • Location: Historic Magna Main Street.

Leadership:

  • Wes Furgason

    President

  • Tammy Furgason

    Secretary

  • Todd Richards

    Treasurer

  • Carolyn Richards

    Board Member

  • Melissa Wayman

    Board Member

  • Melissa Gates

    Board Member

  • Cassie Gurtierrez

    Webmaster

Partnerships:

Magna Library: Collaborating with the library for events and activities such as community arts classes and seminars, and open mic talent nights

We engage with local Schools, community organizations, and religious organizations for volunteer support.