South Salt Lake’s Color Revolution
How Blank Walls Became Canvases — and Sparked a Creative Awarening Across the City.
story by Tim Gurrister
photography by Stan Clawson
Mural Fest 2024 features artists from all over Utah and from across the country who come together to crate an exciting vibe on the streets and alleyways of South Salt Lake’s Creative Industries Zone.
“Mural Fest is a program we started in 2018 as a way to help revitalize the South Salt Lake downtown,” said Lesly Allen, Director of South Salt Lake Arts Council.
Mural Fest is bringing 14 new murals to South Salt Lake’s fast-growing entertainment district this weekend, with lots of bands to celebrate the new art.
Why it matters: The city has put a lot of emphasis on its “Creative Industries Zone” to draw hip crowds to the breweries, restaurants and galleries nestled between warehouses.
SOUTH SALT LAKE – Public art is popping up around South Salt Lake ahead of a festival this weekend that is drawing attention from artists all over the world. What they’re creating, the city says, is blowing people awa.
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