SALT LAKE CITY — Organizers of the Utah State Fair say they hope to bring all things Utah front and center this year.

“I think, for a time, we got a little bit away from truly trying our best to represent all the different parts of Utah,” said Deputy Executive Director Nicki Claeys. “So we have, you know, the artisans that we want to represent through all the arts exhibits.”

“As you go through, you’ll see all the different buildings that have different arts. … Right next door is fine arts, further down is creative arts and they all have a different element to them,” she said. “We have fiber arts. We have culinary arts — so all the different kinds of arts — because Utah is full of amazing artisans. We really, truly are blessed with incredibly talented people.”

She said all the artisans a

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