Public art project located on McClelland Street, from 2100 South to Sugarmont Drive and Fairmont Park Salt Lake City, UT 84106 | City Council District 7
The Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Public Art Program, in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Public Lands Department and the Salt Lake City Transportation Division, seeks to commission an artist or artist-led team to create an original, site-specific public artwork for Fairmont Park and the McClelland Shared Street in the Sugar House neighborhood. This commission is unique in its intent to unify two distinct yet connected sites: Fairmont Park and the recently improved McClelland Shared Street corridor. Together, these locations embody the intersection of recreation, mobility, and community life in Sugar House. The selected artist or team will play a pivotal role in shaping a cohesive sense of place, defining how residents and visitors experience this area for generations to come. The artwork will be integral in shaping how people move through the heart of Sugar House and arrive at Fairmont Park. By bridging these two spaces, the commissioned artist will create an artwork that serves as a landmark for the Sugar House neighborhood—a point of connection between park & street, leisure & commerce, and daily life & shared community identity.
COMMISION BUDGET: $230,000
DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 by 11:59 pm MT
ELIGIBILITY: This Call for Artists is open to all professional artists or artist-led teams currently residing in Utah regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, marital status, political opinion or affiliation, or mental or physical disability.
SUBMISSIONS: All applications must be submitted through the CaFÉ (CallforEntry.org)
INFORMATION SESSION: The recording of the applicant info session can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAs0HfhOIsI&t=2135s
To access the presentation slides covered during this info session, please click here.
View the Questions and Answers received for this project here.
QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this RFQ are to be directed to the Salt Lake City Public Art Program by email at publicartprogram@slc.gov. Please review the complete Call for Artists document prior to emailing any questions.
View the full Request for Qualifications here.
Fairmont Park and McClelland Shared Trail Site Images
DIRECT LINK TO APPLICATION: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16464