You decide the calendar.
Sixty-one event ideas, ten categories, no fixed schedule. Browse the menu, vote on the ones you would attend, and the Foundation books the venues for whatever crosses the scheduling threshold first. This is the events page turned upside down — the audience runs the calendar, and the Foundation responds.
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A foundation is at its best when its programming reflects what its community actually wants to see. Tell us.
I · Anchor Partnerships
Collaborations with Utah's leading museums, libraries, and universities.Co-Exhibition with Springville Museum of Art
A two-week joint exhibition tying CHF holdings to Utah's oldest art museum.
BYU L. Tom Perry Special Collections Vault Tour
Behind the velvet rope of the finest rare-book collection in the Intermountain West.
BYU Museum of Art Lecture Series Co-Host
A jointly curated public lecture in the BYU MOA auditorium.
Marriott Library Rare Books Tour
Western Americana and the U of U's deepest holdings.
UMFA Western Art Co-Programming
Joint gallery talk in the U of U's flagship art museum.
UVU Roots of Knowledge Tour
A guided walk through the largest stained-glass installation of its kind.
LDS Church History Library Researcher Tour
Curated access to one of the most controlled-access libraries in Utah.
Salt Lake Art Museum (SLAM) Inaugural Visit
A first look at Salt Lake's newest museum, in the historic Masonic Temple.
II · Recurring Programs
Programs that run on a regular cadence — quarterly, monthly, annually.Quarterly Collector's Salon
A distinguished private collector picks one piece and tells its story.
Monthly Vault Visit
First Thursdays at a different partner institution.
Bookbinding & Conservation Workshop Series
Quarterly workshops with progressively advanced sessions.
Caring for Family Heirlooms — Bi-Annual Lecture
Practical preservation guidance for anyone with art or papers at home.
Reading Marathon Series
Public readings of historic American documents and letters.
Annual CHF Exhibition
Pieces about to be placed institutionally, gathered for one fortnight.
III · America 250
Programs marking the U.S. semiquincentennial — 250 years of independence.Founders' Documents Co-Exhibition
A traveling exhibition of period documents from CHF and partner institutions.
"How Collectors Became America's Archivists" Lecture
Jefferson, Huntington, Morgan — and the private-to-public arc of American memory.
Public Reading: Declaration of Independence
An outdoor July reading, with schoolchildren and period dress.
"Saving the Constitution" Object Stories Evening
Documents that almost weren't — and the people who saved them.
Period-Printing Demonstration
A working letterpress and broadsides printed in front of you.
Founding-Era Music Concert
Period instruments, period sheet music, period repertoire.
America 250 Heritage Walk
Six Utah locations connected to founding-era and 19th-century history.
IV · Vault Visits
Behind-the-scenes access to special collections and storage facilities.BYU Perry Special Collections Vault
First-edition Mormon material and 19th-century manuscripts.
Marriott Library Rare Books Vault
Western Americana behind the velvet rope.
BYU MOA Art Storage
Works on paper that almost never reach the gallery walls.
UMFA Art Storage
The 90% of UMFA's collection that's usually invisible.
LDS Church History Research Room
Researcher-level access to specific Mormon-historical material.
This Is the Place Heritage Park Collections
Pioneer-era artifacts in Utah's flagship heritage facility.
Crandall Historical Printing Museum
Working printing presses from across four centuries.
Private Collector's Vault Night
A distinguished private collector opens their library for one evening.
V · Collector Nights & Salons
Salons and conversations with distinguished private collectors.Show & Tell Night
Bring one piece, tell its story for five minutes.
Provenance Research Night
Bring a mystery, leave with a research plan.
"How I Built My Collection" Interview Series
A conversation between the Director and a distinguished collector.
Mentor / Mentee Night
Veteran collectors paired with newcomers for fifteen-minute exchanges.
"What I Almost Bought" Night
The auctions you walked away from — and why.
Auction Debrief Series
After major Western art and rare-book sales, what actually happened.
VI · Educational Programs
Skills-building workshops for collectors, stewards, and the curious.Estate Planning for Collectors
A collector-specific session with an estate attorney and a CPA.
"What Is a Qualified Appraisal?" Workshop
A working appraiser walks through a real (anonymized) appraisal report.
Insurance for Collections Night
A fine-art insurance specialist on what most collectors get wrong.
Authentication & Forgery Workshop
Spot a fake Russell, a forged signature, a re-stretched canvas.
"Reading the Verso" Workshop
Inscriptions, gallery labels, exhibition stamps — what's on the back.
Children's History-Through-Objects Program
Kids handle (gloved) authentic period objects.
VII · Speaker Series
Lectures and conversations with curators, scholars, and authors.Curator Conversations
Monthly hour-long interviews with working museum curators.
Western Art Author Talks
For anyone publishing a Western-art monograph in the relevant year.
Conservation Lecture Series
Each session a different conservation specialty.
VIII · Community Service
Outreach programs serving Utah's families, schools, and seniors.Quarterly Book Drives
Books for Title-I schools and partner libraries.
"Books at Sunset" Reading Program
An outdoor evening reading program for kids and families.
Family Enrichment Seminars
Reading, writing, and household preservation of family heirlooms.
Volunteer Cataloging Days
Help catalog, scan, and preserve under conservator supervision.
Veterans' History Day
Help veterans and families preserve military letters, photos, and records.
Genealogy & Document Preservation Saturdays
Walk-in genealogy and family-document help, with FamilySearch.
Senior-Center Memory Letters Program
Help senior-living residents document and digitize family papers.
IX · Fundraising
Donor cultivation evenings and annual fundraising programs.Patron's Preview Night
Supporting members get the night before the Annual Exhibition opens.
Founder's Circle Dinner
Twelve to twenty seats, held in a collector's home library.
Year-End Giving Showcase
A late-November preview of pieces the Foundation hopes to acquire.
Live-Auction "Steward's Night"
Donated pieces — or fractional interests in donated pieces — auctioned to fund operations.
Annual Donor Reception
The Foundation's annual gathering of donors, board members, and partner institutions.
X · Quirky & Signature
One-of-a-kind ideas that fit no other category.Bookbinder's Marathon
Twelve hours straight of bookbinding instruction, drop in for any chunk.
"From Farmhouse to Foundation" Bus Tour
Three rural Utah locations where families have preserved historical objects.
Provenance Detective Night
A real cold-case provenance mystery, worked together for an hour.
"What's Up in the Attic" Saturday
Free walk-in identification day. Bring a family object.
Period-Music + Document Evening
Sheet-music exhibition paired with a chamber performance.
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If you would like to attend an event we haven't imagined, or if you would like to host one yourself, we want to hear from you. The Foundation's calendar is built from the bottom up.
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