Salt Lake City Public Art Program

Connecting people to place and place to stories since 1984

Salt Lake City Sidewalk Medallion – Beehive

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This medallion design uses two primary graphic elements symbolic of Salt Lake City—mountains and a honeycomb. The hexagonal honeycomb and the three bees refer to Utah’s state motto—”industry”—representative of the state’s commitment to progress and hard work. In this depiction, some of the honeycomb cells are filled and others remain open, correlating to the all of the work that has been accomplished in Salt Lake City, while acknowledging the work that is yet to be done.

McClelland Trail Sculptures

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Each of the four abstract sculptures (Cascade, Cog, Spurt, and Trough) found on the McClelland Trail have gear-like qualities referencing the early engineering and rudimentary tools used to create the original canal. Water has been flowing through the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal for over 100 years, reaching various pockets of Salt Lake City.

The McClelland Trail runs between 1100 East and 1200 East, between Harrison Avenue and Milton Avenue (1370 South – 1595 South)

This public art project was funded through Salt Lake City’s Public Art Program. Special thanks to the Salt Lake Art Design Board, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City Corporation, Parks and Public Lands, and members of the Review Committee for their assistance with this project.

Flowing Currents

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An abstraction of water, wind, traffic, and pedestrian flow of currents and migration patterns occurring above and below Interstate 15, this 400-foot painted steel sculpture is mounted to a retaining wall at the 1300 South and I-15 intersection.

This public art project was funded by the Salt Lake City Engineering Division. Special thanks to the Salt Lake Art Design Board, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, and Salt Lake City Corporation for their assistance with this project.

Imagine

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Located on the large loading dock door on the south side of the Eccles Theater, Traci O’Very Covey’s mural vibrantly asks the viewer to envision all of the possible art, dance, theater, and musical performances occurring within the walls of the new structure.

This public art project was funded by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City. Special thanks to the Salt Lake Art Design Board, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, and Salt Lake City Corporation for their assistance with this project.

Utah Animals, Birds, and Dinosaurs

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Using “new growth” as their theme, the artist team of Nate Srok and William R. Littig, used contemporary natural wildlife and dinosaurs native to Utah as their inspiration to integrate artwork into Salt Lake City’s Redwood Meadows Park.

Animals: Elk, Moose, Bison, Marmot, Mouse, Deer, Raccoon, Cougar, Bear, Squirrel

Birds: Crow, Swallow, Magpie, Scrub Jay, Pelican, Heron, Woodpecker, Hawk, Vulture, Sparrow, Blackbid, Mallard, Gull, Turkey, Killdeer, Owl, Kestrel, Sage Grouse, Tanager

Dinosaurs: Pterosaur, Nasutoceratops, Allosaurus, Saltasaurus, Stegosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Torosaurus

This public art project was funded through a Community Development Block Grant. Special thanks to the Salt lake Art Design Board, the Salt Lake City Council, Salt Lake City Corporation, Housing and Neighborhood Development, Parks and Public Lands, Salt Lake City Division of Engineering and members of the Review Committee for their assistance with this project.

500 West Park Blocks

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Landmark Design headed a multi-disciplinary team in the development of the 500 West Park Block in Salt Lake City’s Gateway District. Previously, Landmark Design headed a multi-disciplinary team in the development of the Gateway District Land Use and Development Plan, which set the urban design and land use planning vision for the area. The project was was completed in two, two-block phases. The design includes large and small public gathering spaces, walkways and gardens, open lawn gathering areas, sculpture, an innovative children’s play area, a water feature, visual and literary art, a water conservation demonstration garden that depicts Utah landscapes from the mountains to the deserts, and many unique sculptural features incorporated into the overall design. It is the centerpiece of the Gateway District. Landmark Design was responsible for planning, design, construction documents, and construction administration services for both phases of development.

STONE MARKERS Stone markers along the walkway inscribed with poetry by Katie Coles. Research and subject matter by Bri Matheson.

WATER FEATURE Poetry by Katie Coles, inscribed in stone around water feature. Railroad track paving pattern by Day Christensen and Bonnie Sucec.

CHILDREN’S GARDEN Broken Stones, Spiral Pathway, and Raised Sculpted Silhouettes. Layout and design by Day Christensen, Bonnie Sucec and Landmark Design.

LIGHT SCULPTURES Layout and design by Landmark Design, Bri Matheson and Kit Farley of Key Engineering.

RIO GRANDE DEPOT MID-STREET PLAZA Poetry by Katie Coles, inscribed in stone benches.

Roads & Rivers

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Kathryn Stedham noted in her artist statement for the Glendale Library public art project, “Roads & Rivers serve to represent what connects us, both literally and figuratively.”

Stedham’s series of abstract paintings depict images loosely based on aerial photographs and/or typographical maps featuring roads and rivers that represent the diverse Glendale community in which the library is located.  She created active, textured, organic spaces of the “roads & rivers” as well as intermittent flat planes of color that compliment the library’s architecture and design. Each piece was informed by the various cultures and places represented within the Glendale community as well as the area surrounding the library.

Blue Line; Highway, Byway; Landing; Roads & Rivers (featured image)

Happy-Go-Lucky

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These three over sized four leaf clovers reflect the changing faces and activities happening in the park throughout the day. The shiny, lyrical leaves full of their cheerful magic may very well be a clue to discovering the elusive pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Jordan Meadows Park is a pocket park located adjacent to an elementary school in an active westside residential area.

This public art project was funded through a Community Development Business Grant from Salt Lake City Corporation.