Brown Faces in Public Art Spaces: Celebrating the work of Ruby Chacón
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Salt Lake City Public Art Program is highlighting Ruby Chacón -a Chicana and self-proclaimed Utahana artist [...]
Conserving the Past for the Future: Maintenance & Conservation Efforts in Salt Lake City’s Public Art Collection
As part of the recently amended Public Art Ordinance, which increased the annual percentage of public art funding from 1% to 1.5% of [...]
Commission Announcement: ‘Life on State’
Salt Lake City is taking a major step in restoring the vitality of State Street, acting between 600 South and 800 South. Moving [...]
Jiyoun Lee-Lodge’s ‘The Crossing’: A Vision through Water
The Salt Lake Arts Council and the Public Art Program celebrate the newest addition to the City’s public art collection, The Crossing, by [...]
Glendale Park receives new art installation: Glendale Gather Blocks
Glendale Gather Blocks, located at Glendale Park (1375 West 1700 South), is the most recent public art installation in Salt Lake City. The [...]
“Whalecome to the neighborhood!” Local artist Mike Murdock to paint inaugural mural on Stephen Kesler’s “Out of the Blue”
“Hello there! My name is Mike and I’d like to paint your whale.” The Salt Lake City Public Art Program is thrilled to [...]
Jiyoun Lee-Lodge ‘The Crossing’
Early next year, Salt Lake City will welcome a new TRAX station—the first to be built in nearly a decade—near the intersection 600 [...]
9th South Roundabout Project Update
The Salt Lake City Arts Council has appreciated receiving valuable feedback from the community regarding Out of the Blue, by nationally-acclaimed artist Stephen [...]
Getting to know ‘Out of the Blue’
Out of the Blue by artist Stephen Kesler is the public artwork commissioned for the roundabout at 900 South and 1100 East. [...]
Stephen Kesler ‘Out of the Blue’
The roundabout at 900 South and 1100 East will welcome a new public artwork this year – and it is sure to [...]
