Marsha Holland // Unaffiliated // Utah House of Representatives District 73 (A+)

1. Should government invest in funding the arts and humanities at fiscally responsible levels?

Answer: Yes

2. Do you support investing money into K-12 arts and humanities education at fiscally responsible levels?

Answer: Yes

3. Do you believe that arts and humanities education should be required in the k-12 curriculum?

Answer: Yes

4. Do you consider the arts and culture sector to be an economic driver in Utah?

Answer: Yes

5. Do you support Utah's Percent-for-Art Act, which designates 1% of public building costs for public art?

Answer: Yes

6. Do you support preserving the Utah Historic Preservation Tax Credit?

Answer: Yes

7. Do you support policy that positively impacts tourism, such as the creation of historic and cultural districts?

Answer: Yes

8. Have you had a personal experience with arts, culture, or humanities that has had an impact on your life? Please explain. (responses to this question were not graded)

As a historian for the Southern Utah Oral History Project- since 1998, I have used Utah Humanities funding for transcription of oral histories. I participate in art and cultural events and projects throughout the state including and most extensively the Escalante Canyons Art Festival.

Comments/Explanations:

As a historian for the Southern Utah Oral History Project- since 1998, I have used Utah Humanities funding for transcription of oral histories. I participate in art and cultural events and projects throughout the state including and most extensively the Escalante Canyons Art Festival. Art, Culture, and  Humanities is part of my life on a daily basis from my Southern Utah Oral History Project, to art projects in both the elementary and high schools, to our personal collections and a husband who is a watercolor artist.