Press

For press prior to 2013 or for press images, please contact Zachary Norman at 801.328.4201 x115 or zachary.norman@utahmoca.org.

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Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez’s “Casta Paintings” Are Haunting Works About Hybrid Identity 10/4/2019 – 15 Bytes

Claire Taylor Reaches the Sublime Through Observation 5/7/2019 – 15 Bytes

Firelei Báez’s Intoxicating Installation Is a Feminist Ode to the African Diaspora 5/3/2019 – Artsy

Curator Jared Steffensen discusses Shady Acres 5/3/2019 – KUED Contact

Art as Wellness: UMOCA’s See Me Exhibit 5/2/2019 – SLUG Magazine

Art In Motion: The League of Reluctant Bicyclists Takes to the Streets 5/2/2019 – SLUG Magazine

Funny, Unique and Relatable Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 4/29/2019 – Utah Stories

Laura Hurtado named Executive Director of UMOCA 3/12/2019 – Utah Now

Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez wins Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting 2/28/19 – Lincoln Journal Star

Defining Suburbia 02/12/2019 – 15 Bytes

Warhol Foundation Names Fall 2018 Grants 01/16/19 – ARTNEWS

Buster Graybill 08/13/18 – EUTOPIA

Downtown Salt Lake wants you to notice The Blocks. Here’s what it actually is 07/19/18 – Deseret News

Salt Lake’s Art Galleries: The Strolls, the Stops, and the Must-Sees – Marriott Traveler

Salt Lake City launches new effort to promote the arts and drive visitors downtown 07/11/18 – The Salt Lake Tribune

UMOCA’s Working Hard to Be Useless spiritually rich multimedia exhibition on urban spaces, defensive architecture 07/05/18 – The Utah Review

Playing After Paris: Violence, Resilience, and Reconciliation in the Work of Chase Westfall 06/28/18 – 15 BYTES

UMOCA GALA 2018: SEVEN DEADLY SINS 06/11/18 – SLUG Magazine

SELECTIVE NATURE: NANCY RIVERA 05/31/18 – SLUG Magazine

Teen Spirit: UMOCA’s Out Loud program gives the experiences of queer youth an artistic voice. 05/30/18 – Salt Lake City Weekly

Museum roles in challenging times is the focus of four talks 05/10/18 – University of Oregon

25 Best Things to Do in Salt Lake City, Utah 05/7/2018 – Vacation Idea Dream Vacation Magazine

UTAH BREWERS GUILD: HOW LIQUID CRAFT INFLUENCES A CITY 04/5/2018 – Slug Magazine

TO INFINITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH WREN ROSS 03/1/2018 – SLUG Magazine 

How far into the tunnel are you willing to shine your flashlight? Earl Gravy and Homebodies, Away Teams at UMOCA 02/09/18 – 15 Bytes 

Goodnight 2017: UMOCA’s 2018 Galleries 02/06/18 – SLUG Magazine

PERMADEATH is More Than a Game 02/02/18 – The Daily Utah Chronicle 

Desire Lines at UMOCA: Janell James 02/01/18 – SLUG Magazine

Desire Lines at UMOCA: Kelly Larsen 02/01/18 – SLUG Magazine

Desire Lines at UMOCA: Jane Christensen 02/01/18 – SLUG Magazine

Contact in the Community: UMOCA Cities of Conviction 11/18/17 – KUED 7 

Robert Feintuch on the Vicissitudes of the Body 11/13/17 – D/railed Magazine 

Best of Utah 2017 – Salt Lake City Weekly

UMOCA Sense/Ability Tours 9/19/17 – Utah Easy 2 Love

Exhibit Gets Personal With Young Muslims And Their Hijabs 9/15/17 – Kuer

Cultural connection 9/13/17 – Gulf News

Balqis Al Rashed 9/10/17 – The Let’s Go Eat Show

Saudi Artist talk about their work 9/8/17 – SLC CULTURE

JDEED x UMOCA | Balqis Al Rashed 9/7/17 – jdeed

Dreams Well in Sand: Cities of Conviction Brings Saudi Artists to UMOCA 9/4/17 – 15 BYTES

Shrinking Rooms, Expanding Boundaries 9/1/17 – The Utah Chronicle

IN A STATE OF PLAY: BALQIS AL RASHED 8/31/17 – SLUG MAGAZINE

Hot, dry and full of religious folks — new art show draws parallels between Saudi Arabia and Utah 8/31/17 – Deseret News

Art & Chill: UMOCA is a U-Must-A 8/29/17 – The Utah Chronicle

UMOCA Presents Jason Manley’s ‘Shrinking Room’  2017– Experience Arts Salt Lake

An All-Saudi Arabian Show takes Salt Lake City 8/27/17  – jdeed

Saudi artists find common threads with Utah 8/25/17 – The Salt Lake Tribune

Art Exhibition Connects Saudi Arabian and Latter-day Saints Experiences 8/25/17 – HUFFPOST

Spiritual links between Saudi and Utah are the focus of new exhibition 8/22/17 – Anna Seaman

UMOCA PRESENTS SHRINKING ROOM 8/17/17 – Salt Lake Magazine

PRESS RELEASE: JASON MANLEY @ UMOCA 8/3/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance

PRESS RELEASE: “CITIES OF CONVICTION” @ UMOCA 7/28/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance

Women Make Individualized Hijab to Dispel Stereotypes 7/28/17 – Utah Public Radio

DISPELLING STEREOTYPES OF THE HIJAB – AL HAJAD’S THE HIJAB PROJECT 7/21/17 – Utah Cultural Alliance

The Essential A&E Picks for July 20-26 7/19/17 – Salt Lake City Weekly

Cultural Conversation – Jared Steffensen Curator of Exhibitions at UMOCA & Stephen Stapleton of CultuRunners 7/2/17 – 97.5 FM The Zone

Salt Lake City: Where Art Lovers Feel at Home 7/1/17 – Articles Reader

Backstage at the Utah Arts Festival 2017: Kids Art Yard a model of creative up-cycling art, community partnerships 6/20/17 – The Utah Review

Op-ed: Art that stands the test of time is often unsettling (by Kristian Anderson, Executive Director of UMOCA) 6/17/17 – Salt Lake Tribune 

13 Summer Art Opportunities for Children 6/15/17 – KSL

Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2017: New stories, voices, creative tools unite artistic community for 41st annual festival 6/11/17 – The Utah Review

O’Neill Re-imagines “Sun Tunnels” 6/9/17 – The Daily Utah Chronicle

Spring Break Fun 6/5/17 – The Road Home

We Are Here: Utah’s WNBTQ Artists of Color 6/1/17 – SLUG Magazine

Utah Pride Festival Announces Honorees 5/30/17 – Q Salt Lake Magazine

We Are UMOCA 5/23/17 – ZAP is YOU

Utah Artist and U. Art Students Help Local Kids Build ‘Wings to Fly’ 5/18/17 – Deseret News

Custom ‘GREENbike’ to Help Support Local Art 5/4/17 – Fox 13 Now

The Art of Biking 4/27/17 – Utah Public Radio

Bodies in Space: Rona Pondick and Robert Feintuch at UMOCA 2/27/17 – SLUG Magazine

UMOCA’s 2017 Gala 2/23/17 – KUED7

Art museum’s new exhibitions tackle history, violence and homelessness in 21st-century America 2/22/17 – Deseret News

UMOCA’s The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be takes a look at the present we never imagined 2/1/17 – 15 Bytes

UMOCA Director Kristian Anderson on Utah’s Art Scene and the Year Ahead 12/29/16 – KCPW

2 Utah Dance Companies, 2 Twists on “The Nutcracker”  12/09/2016 – Salt Lake Tribune

Bosniak Mosque Open House, Female Ambassador to Speak, Dance Your Way Through History, Mad-Cool Science  12/07/2016 – Salt Lake City Weekly

Moving Matters 11/30/2016 – Love More Dance More

Rejecting the Very Idea of Sculpture 11/28/2016 – One Good Eye

Best Mixed Media/Sculpture/Interactive Exhibition – David Brothers: Rolithica, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art  9/14/16 – City Weekly

UMOCA to Host Object[ed]: Shaping Sculpture in Contemporary Art 8/26/16 – Salt Lake Magazine 

Unspeakable Practices 6/8/2016 – City Weekly

UMOCA Gala 2016 at the Fallout  6/04/2016 – Slug

Jim Williams’ Smiling Faces: Exploring The Idea Of Home As Self-Portrait 5/5/2016 – SLUG

Humor and hyperbole: Idealogue at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 3/6/2016 – 15Bytes

More to museums: Museum directors, curator say museums offer community meaningful opportunities 4/3/2016 – Deseret News

Yoshua Okón: “Oracle” at Utah MOCA 3/2016 – art ltd. magazine

Art Museum Features Collaborative Work Of Local Students And International Artist 3/14/2016 – Utah Public Radio

L’arte Contro Il Potere, Con Ideologue 2/29/2016 – MAMe

UMOCA Opening 2016 2/9/2016 – SLUG Magazine

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art tackles politics, immigration in new exhibits 2/7/2016 – Deseret News

Ideologue, 2/5/2016 – e-flux

UMOCA Executive Director Kristian Anderson on Art, Leisure and Economy 2/4/2016 – KCPW

Sisyphean Art: David Brothers’ Rolithica 2/4/2016 – SLUG Magazine

He’s Got a Feeling 2/3/2016 – City Weekly

Wrestling with the Self: Andrew Moncrief at UMOCA 2/2/2016 – 15Bytes

David Brothers on Rolithica 1/29/2016 – KRCL

A Strange Feeling | UMOCA 1/28/2016 – cityhomeCOLLECTIVE

Local artist learning the business of his craft 1/20/2016 – Comox Valley Record

Adrift: Jean Richardson at UMOCA 12/02/2015 – 15Bytes

Sculpture Magazine Itinerary: Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler 12/01/2015 – Sculpture Magazine

Word (and Picture) Jazz from Filmmaker Tyrone Davies: In Camera in UMOCA’s Projects Gallery 11/30/2015 – 15Bytes

Ben Gaulon wants you to Corrupt.Yourself: Some serious fun in UMOCA’s Codec Gallery 11/27/2015 – 15Bytes

Obscura: modified photographs by Stefan Lesueur at UMOCA 11/25/2015 – 15Bytes

Fluid Art: Fall 2015 Review 11/08/2015 – Crafty Beer Girls

Sophie Calle: Unfinished 11/05/2015 – caa.reviews

Firelei Baez: Patterns of Resistance 10/28/15 – City Weekly

Contact in the Community: UMOCA 10/22/15 – KUED

Utah Museum Exhibits Art of Award-Winning Painter 10/13/15 – Utah Public Radio

Firelei Báez Patterns of Resistance 09/30/15 – e-flux

UMOCA reveals new exhibitions after museum-wide reinstallation 09/19/2015 – Deseret News

Subtle Alterations in Perspective: Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler at UMOCA 09/10/15 – 15Bytes

Best of Utah Arts 2015: Best Public Art – UMOCA Art Truck 09/09/15 – City Weekly

Material Girl, Material World: Lizze Määttälä at UMOCA’s Projects Gallery 09/02/15 – 15Bytes

Artists (re)discover America at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 08/28/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune

Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler, and Mel Ziegler Grandma’s Cupboard 08/26/15 – e-flux

E.A.T. | UMOCA 08/14/15 – Utah Style & Design

7 Things To Do In Utah This Summer 07/31/15 – Phoenix New Times

The Ups and Downs of Rebranding a Brand That Has Been Established for 84 Years 07/16/15 – National Arts Marketing Project

Fluid Art, Exhibits and a Bike Tour at UMOCA 07/15/15 – Salt Lake Magazine

Sean Morello’s Constellations & Supersymmetries at UMOCA 07/09/15 – 15Bytes

Ring the Bell Until It Cracks: Scott Tsuchitani’s Internment in the Street Gallery at UMOCA 07/04/15 – 15Bytes

God Save the UMOCA! 06/29/15 – Cityhome Collective

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Going Beyond Traditional Museums 06/22/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune

Lunatic Fringe Gets Vicious at UMOCA’s 2015 Gala 06/22/15 – Lunatic Fringe Salon Blog

Photos: UMOCA Gala 2015 @ The Complex 06.06 06/08/15 – SLUG Magazine

Adjunct: Four Artists Who Show What They’ve Learned 06/01/15 – 15Bytes

Art Auction to Support UMOCA 05/18/15 – Salt Lake Magazine

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 2015 Annual Gala 05/08/15 – KUED

12 Utah arts groups receive NEA grants 05/08/15 – Salt Lake Magazine

NEA head visits Utah artists; more than $1M in grants coming to local groups 05/07/15 – The Salt Lake Tribune

UMOCA Artists | Eisel Does It 05/05/15 – cityhomeCOLLECTIVE

Great-looking Utah show riffs on ideas of research, curation and art theory 04/29/15 – It’s Nice That

Growing a Community Garden 04/22/15 – Salt Lake Magazine

Essentials: Entertainment Picks April 9-15 04/09/15 – City Weekly

Art exhibition highlights differences in collections of LDS Church, state of Utah 03/26/15 – Deseret News

The Monitoring Gaze: Panopticon at UMOCA 03/24/15 – 15 Bytes

Exhibitions Review: Church and State 03/15/15 – 15 Bytes

Panopticon: Visibility, Data and the Monitoring Gaze  03/05/15 – Digicult

Laura Allred Hurtado on Curating Contemporary Mormon Art 03/04/15 – Mormon Artist

Panopticon at UMOCA  02/19/15 – Ugly Mag

Panopticon: Visibility, Data, and the Monitoring Gaze  02/17/15 – e-flux

UMOCA Art Exhibit: Church vs. State 02/13/15 – Salt Lake Magazine

UMOCA – Panopticon  02/05/15 – KUED

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art helps young artists blend old with new  01/12/15 – The Sat Lake Tribune

Here Are 9 Ways That Grown-Ups Can Celebrate Salt Lake City’s EVE  12/26/14 – The Salt Lake Tribune

Trent Call: Processed; Entertainment Picks Dec. 25-31  12/26/14 – City Weekly

Trent Call: Processed Opening Reception @ UMOCA 12/18/14 – SLUG

Trent Call: Processed @ UMOCA Exhibit 12.12  12/12/14 – SLUG

Fluid Art and the Craft @ UMOCA  11/12/14 – SLUG

As American As Apple Pie: Amy Jorgensen’s Far From the Tree 11/3/14 – 15 Bytes

Nor Any Drop to Drink: William Lamson’s Hydrologies at UMOCA  11/18/14  – 15 Bytes

Video games as art – Level Up Series 10/20/14 – UVU Review

William Lamson: Hydrologies – Essentials 10/16/14 – City Weekly

Salt Lake City Loaded With Fun for the Winter 10/14/14 – Chicago Tribune

Catherine Yass: Wall @ UMOCA  10/13/14 – Utah Cultural Alliance

October Salt Lake Gallery Stroll offers colorful variety – William Lamson 10/17/14 – Salt Lake Tribune

Community to vote for favorite garage mural inspired by children  9/4/2014 – KSL

Trent Harris: Echo Cave  9/01/2014 – X-TRA Magazine

Bikuben at UMOCA  7/9/2014 – 15 Bytes

Christopher Kelly explores the human psyche through fantasy 6/26/2014 – City Weekly

Christopher Kelly: GOD COMPLEX @ UMOCA 6/26/2014 – 15 Bytes

Summer Camps from UMOCA and Discovery Gateway  6/26/2014 – 15 Bytes

UMOCA 2014 | Rounded Up  6/10/2014 – Cityhome Collective

Five for the Road, What to do in SLC   5/25/2014 – Salt Lake Magazine

Art: UMOCA opens two compelling exhibits  5/25/2014 – Salt Lake Magazine

Sound Off | UMOCA Silent Auction  5/22/2014 – Cityhome Collective

In Motion: Borders and Migrations  5/21/2014 – KUED: Contact

UMOCA will show Ohanian’s “Hanksville” 5/13/2014 – Park Record

In Motion: Borders and Migrations @ UMOCA  5/12/2014 – 15 Bytes

Salt Lake City’s 10 Contemporary Art Galleries You Should Visit  5/9/2014 – The Culture Trip

Drinking: Utah celebrates Craft Beer Week, May 12-18   5/9/2014 – Salt Lake Tribune Tribune

City Home Collective covers UMOCA’s Diamond Horseshoe Roundup  4/15/2014 – City Home Collective Blog

do it: The Compendium 4/8/2014 – KCPW Blog

Andrea Jensen: Entropostasis  4/8/2014 – City Weekly

‘Stroller Tours’ roll into Utah Museum of Contemporary Art  4/4/14 – Deseret News

Love UT Give UT  3/20/2014 – KUED: Contact

Trent Harris Retrospecitve 3/12/2014 – 15 Bytes

do it: UMOCA’s touring exhibition 3/11/2014 –  City Weekly

What is UMOCA? 3/2/2014 – Foster Art Program Blog

Utah filmmaker’s ‘bizarro’ art goes on exhibit 1/20/2014 – KSL

UMOCA picks Kristian Anderson as new executive director 1/11/2014 – Salt Lake Tribune

Kristian Anderson Appointed Executive Director of Utah Museum of Contemporary Art  1/10/14 – Art Forum

UMOCA touts cult director 1/8/2014 – The Daily Utah Chronicle

Essentials: A&E Picks Jan. 2-8 1/2/2014  1/2/2014 – City Weekly

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: do it  12/9/2013 – KUED: Contact

Smallpools and beach balls, all part of Salt Lake City’s Eve 5.0 12/18/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune

Stephanie Leitch, Artist continues exploring her Utah surroundings 12/2/2013 – City Weekly

Spyhop @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 11/12/2013 – Utah Cultural Alliance

UMOCA Projects Gallery and Artist-In-Residence Call for Entries 11/3/2013 – 15 Bytes

November Gallery Stroll, Featuring UMOCA 11/1/2013 – Slug Magazine

Tala Madani is Awarded the 2013 Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting 9/28/2013 – Pillar Corrias Gallery, London

‘Creating Absence’ Twists the Ordinary 9/10/2013 – Daily Utah Chronicle

Neighborhood House, Urban Gallery VI: Drawn Together 9/10/2013 – Enjoy Utah!

U of U to host three of the UMOCA ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ pianos  9/4/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune

Kinetic Spaces Review 8/28/2013 – Slug Magazine

Ogden-based O-Town Arts kicks off Locals only exhibit at SLC’s UMOCA 8/15/2013 – Getting Out!

Artist plans urban bird study for UMOCA’s Art Truck 8/7/2013 – Salt Lake Tribune

Top 10 museums galleries sights in salt lake city 7/30/2013 – The Guardian

Free Family Art Activities at UMFA July 20  7/20/2013 – About.com Salt Lake City

Gianni Pettena Forgiven by Nature, CW Pick 7/18-24/2013 – City Weekly

Utah Biennial at UMOCA 5/21/2013 – City Weekly

Family Art Saturdays Begin May 12 at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art  5/6/2013 – Deseret News

He Can Bild It, The life and art of Jared Lindsey Clark  4/13/2013 – 15 Bytes

CityWeekly’s Brian Staker Looks at Prvacki’s “Theater of the Social” 4/1/2013 – City Weekly

UMOCA and Ana Prvacki in Wallpaper Magazine 3/18/2013 – Wall Paper Magazine

KRLC Webcast

Laura Hurtado on Analogital

5 Free Things to do in Salt Lake City 1/13/2013 – Associated Press

“Adam Price leaving as UMOCA’s executive director” 11/04/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“The Right Answer Battleground States at UMOCA” 11/07/2012 – 15 Bytes

“Graphic design splits on party lines, too” 11/07/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“At Utah exhibits, a meeting at intersection of art and politics”  11/01/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Voting Against Ruffled Feathers” 11/01/2012 – New York Times

“UMOCA announces new ‘Artist-in-Residence’ program” 10/20/2012 – Deseret News

“Battleground States” 10/15/2012 – City Weekly

“Take a look: John Bell’s The Next Dinner at UMOCA” 10/14/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine

“Personal Testimony: Battleground States at UMOCA” 10/9/2012 – 15 Bytes

“CityViews ‘Escape from Camp 14′/’Your Land/My Land: Election ‘12′” 10/3/2012 – KCPW

“Fall Arts Guide: The first step into Utah arts — simplified“ 9/29/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“‘The Next Supper’ merges food and art” 9/28/2012 – The Daily Utah Chronicle

 ”Jason Metcalf: Abracadabra” 9/22/2012 – City Weekly

“Want to be museum savvy? Sign up for ‘Art Fitness Training’” 9/19/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Art Fitness at UMOCA: Working Your Art-Viewing Muscles”  9/17/2012 – City Weekly

“ABRACADABRA: Superstition enters new exhibit at UMOCA” 9/6/2012 –Salt Lake Magazine

“The Cricket: Artist explores border between identity and myth” 9/5/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Mr. Winkle exhibit debuts at UMOCA” 8/22/2012 – The Utah Chronicle

“Making Art Out of November’s Election” 8/16/2012 –The New York Times

“Dan Nailen: UMOCA & Plan B” 8/03/2012 –KUER

“The Tip of the Iceberg: Video Work at UMOCA” 8/01/2012 –15 bytes

UMOCA Displaying “AS IT LAYS” 8/01/2012 – AMA

“UMOCA Presenting ‘Mr. Winkle’ Exhibition” 7/19/2012 – Entertainment Journal

“Mr. Winkle on KCPW” 7/09/2012 – KCPW

“Take TRAX to UMOCA” 7/6/2012 – Let’s Ride UTA

“Exhibit Features Fantastically Cute Pooch” 7/5/2012 – GO!

“International piano exhibit comes to Salt Lake City” 6/16/2012 – Deseret News

“Pianos adorn Salt Lake sidewalks as part of art exhibit” 6/14/2012 – Deseret News

“Pianos invading downtown Salt Lake!” 6/14/2012 – ABC 4

“Art installation places pianos downtown for public to play” 6/14/2012 – Fox13now.com

“‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ pianos hit downtown area” 6/14/2012 – KSL.com. KSL Radio: listen here (opens up .mp3 file).

“Salt Lake City street pianos invite public to ‘Play Me’” 6/14/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Play Me, I’m Yours” 6/14/2012 – Visit Salt Lake

“Grand pianos” 6/14/2012 – Herald Extra

“Play Me, I’m Yours by artist Luke Jerram in SLC” 6/13/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine

“‘Cantastoria’ on display at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art” 6/5/2012 – Park Record

“The Art of Exhibitions: A discussion with the UMOCA’s new curator Aaron Moulton” 6/2012 – 15 bytes

“Art installation invites people to play piano in downtown Salt Lake City” 6/4/2012 –Salt Lake Tribune

“‘Casting Jesus’ to premiere at Utah Museum” 5/25/2012 –Park Record

“UMOCA Presents Casting Jesus by Christian Jankowski” 5/17/2012 – Salt Lake Magazine

CW Picks Mark Hedengren: The Invincibility Fable 5/11/2012 –Salt Lake City Weekly

“Family Art Saturdays begin May 12 at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art” 5/6/2012 –Deseret News

“Utah photographer Mark Hendengren explores swimming holes, drugs and danger” 5/3/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

CW Picks Tobias’ “Cupcake Project” 4/19/2012 – Salt Lake City Weekly

“Spring comes to Salt Lake’s Gallery Stroll” 4/18/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Art notes: Kids jacked up on ‘Dew’ at the old swimming hole…” 4/12/2012 – Salt Lake Tribune

“Warhol Foundation gives UMOCA $120,000 grant” 4/7/2012 – Deseret News