Over the summer of 2025, the Ballpark neighborhood was transformed into a vibrant open-air gallery through the creation of ten new murals. Each mural emerged from a unique collaboration between a local business and a local artist selected from the Public Art Program’s Pre-Qualified Artist Pool. Business owners offered their walls as creative canvases, while artists designed site-specific works that captured the people, stories, and distinctive character of the neighborhood.

Funded by the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) and programmed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, the initiative infused the neighborhood with new energy, color, and creativity. The project celebrated and strengthened the artistic spirit already thriving in the community, uplifting small businesses, showcasing local talent, and cultivating a deeper sense of place. Together, these ten murals formed a cohesive and dynamic collection that reflects what makes the Ballpark neighborhood truly one of a kind.

Joseph Toney is a visual artist operating out of Salt Lake City, UT. Fueled by the vastness of America’s mountain west, his illustrative painting style reimagines the landscape. With a painstaking attention to detail, he creates abstracted memoryscapes as complex murals and studio works. His work can be found all across the world in private collections and as commercial offerings in the outdoor industry.

Photos by Logan Sorenson