Salt Lake City Public Art Program

Connecting people to place and place to stories since 1984

Untitled (Thomas Jefferson)

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Avard Fairbanks was a Utah native, honored internationally for his sculpture, and well known for his teaching. His sculpture may be seen in public places in Utah and across the United States, including the U.S. Capitol, the Utah State capitol, Hogle Zoo, etc., and is included in numerous museum collections.

Fairbanks created inspiring works, characterized by a fusion of classical realism and modern sensibilities. He studied art in the United States and Europe, and earned his doctorate in anatomy at the University of Michigan, where he was a professor of sculpture. A respected artist and arts educator, Fairbanks served on the faculties of five American universities and was the founding dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah.

During the course of his distinguished career, the artist created over one hundred public monuments dedicated to American leaders and historical events, four of which are located in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The artist also dealt with themes of the West, the fantastic, and the sacred.

Untitled (Dream Dog study)

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Noted Utah sculptor Silvia Davis earned a BFA degree in sculpture at the University of Utah in 1980. Her style has been described as a geometric realism; often her carved wood or cast bronze works have a wit and charm not usual in “serious” sculpture. Davis is represented in numerous public, corporate, and private collections in Utah. The subject work is a very good, typical example of her sculpture. She is represented by Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake City; by Torrey Gallery, Torrey, Utah; and by Coda Gallery in Palm Desert, California

Untitled – Ken Baxter

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Ken Baxter is a popular and successful Utah painter of landscapes and historic subjects. He was trained by the noted University of Utah artist and teacher, Alvin Gittins, and is himself an influential teacher-painter in Utah. His paintings are in important public and private collections in the state, and are offered by, among others, Southam Gallery, David Ericson Fine Art, Williams Fine Art, and F. Weixler Co., all in Salt Lake City, and from his studio.

Flying Objects 4.0 (2014-2016)

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The Flying Objects temporary public art project began in 2005 during a time when downtown Salt Lake City was under considerable construction for the City Creek Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. The project was designed to stage a series of sculptures, installed in three locations, that added color, shape, interest, whimsy, and vitality to the streetscape through a curated series of twelve sculptures in a range of styles and materials.

Since then, four series’ of Flying Objects have been accomplished with great support from the artists and the community; each series being installed for a period of 2 to 2½ years. The Flying Objects project has offered both established and emerging Utah artists an opportunity to participate in a temporary public art project and create sculptures on a smaller scale using a variety of materials and subject matter. Each selected artist/team is paid an honorarium for the loan of their work. At the end of the project period their artwork is returned to the artists.

The three installation sites were selected for their proximity to cultural facilities: 10 South West Temple, in front of Abravanel Hall and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; 15 West 200 South, across the street from Capitol Theatre near Hotel Monaco; and 125 West 300 South in the median in front of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

Flying Objects is funded by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City and managed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

Flying Objects 3.0 (2012-2014)

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The Flying Objects temporary public art project began in 2005 during a time when downtown Salt Lake City was under considerable construction for the City Creek Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. The project was designed to stage a series of sculptures, installed in three locations, that added color, shape, interest, whimsy, and vitality to the streetscape through a curated series of twelve sculptures in a range of styles and materials.

Since then, four series’ of Flying Objects have been accomplished with great support from the artists and the community; each series being installed for a period of 2 to 2½ years. The Flying Objects project has offered both established and emerging Utah artists an opportunity to participate in a temporary public art project and create sculptures on a smaller scale using a variety of materials and subject matter. Each selected artist/team is paid an honorarium for the loan of their work. At the end of the project period their artwork is returned to the artists.

The three installation sites were selected for their proximity to cultural facilities: 10 South West Temple, in front of Abravanel Hall and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; 15 West 200 South, across the street from Capitol Theatre near Hotel Monaco; and 125 West 300 South in the median in front of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

Flying Objects is funded by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City and managed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

Flying Objects 2.0 (2009-2012)

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The Flying Objects temporary public art project began in 2005 during a time when downtown Salt Lake City was under considerable construction for the City Creek Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. The project was designed to stage a series of sculptures, installed in three locations, that added color, shape, interest, whimsy, and vitality to the streetscape through a curated series of twelve sculptures in a range of styles and materials.

Since then, four series’ of Flying Objects have been accomplished with great support from the artists and the community; each series being installed for a period of 2 to 2½ years. The Flying Objects project has offered both established and emerging Utah artists an opportunity to participate in a temporary public art project and create sculptures on a smaller scale using a variety of materials and subject matter. Each selected artist/team is paid an honorarium for the loan of their work. At the end of the project period their artwork is returned to the artists.

The three installation sites were selected for their proximity to cultural facilities: 10 South West Temple, in front of Abravanel Hall and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; 15 West 200 South, across the street from Capitol Theatre near Hotel Monaco; and 125 West 300 South in the median in front of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

Flying Objects is funded by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City and managed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

Flying Objects (2006-2009)

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The Flying Objects temporary public art project began in 2005 during a time when downtown Salt Lake City was under considerable construction for the City Creek Center, one of the nation’s largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. The project was designed to stage a series of sculptures, installed in three locations, that added color, shape, interest, whimsy, and vitality to the streetscape through a curated series of twelve sculptures in a range of styles and materials.

Since then, four series’ of Flying Objects have been accomplished with great support from the artists and the community; each series being installed for a period of 2 to 2½ years. The Flying Objects project has offered both established and emerging Utah artists an opportunity to participate in a temporary public art project and create sculptures on a smaller scale using a variety of materials and subject matter. Each selected artist/team is paid an honorarium for the loan of their work. At the end of the project period their artwork is returned to the artists.

The three installation sites were selected for their proximity to cultural facilities: 10 South West Temple, in front of Abravanel Hall and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; 15 West 200 South, across the street from Capitol Theatre near Hotel Monaco; and 125 West 300 South in the median in front of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center.

Flying Objects is funded by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City and managed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

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