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Utah’s ‘largest collection of street art’ will gain 10 new murals in May

The Salt Lake Tribune | Sean P. Means, April 25, 2021

What’s billed as Utah’s “largest collection of street art” will grow in May, with the addition of 10 artworks in South Salt Lake during the fourth annual Mural Fest.

The Utah Arts Alliance — which presents Mural Fest with the South Salt Lake Arts Council — has released the list of artists, and the buildings where they will be adding their painted work through May 14. The finished works will be celebrated during a “meet & greet” on Saturday, May 15, at 6 p.m….READ MORE

Dozens of murals are making Salt Lake City ‘a free outdoor museum’

The Salt Lake Tribune | Sean P. Means, August 18, 2019

For Jann Haworth, executing her latest mural depends on how fast she can lay down paint.

Haworth and her crew spent a recent Sunday morning rolling out magenta paint on asphalt, then adding a layer of tiny glass beads — “This is more like ground glass; it’s really terrifying,” she said — then pressing another roller over it to make sure the beads embed themselves in the paint.

All this had to be done within two minutes, she added, before the paint dried in the August sun. “It’s a trailblazing experience,” said Haworth, who plans to continue work on the mural this weekend….READ MORE

Commissioned artists painting parts of South Salt Lake for Mural Fest 2019

FOX 13 News | May 5, 2019

Some creative people are painting parts of the city of South Salt Lake this week.

The city commissioned ten artists for Mural Fest 2019.

A variety of buildings and warehouses are being painted on or near West Temple Street between 2100 South and 2400 South.

The artists were assigned a location and worked with local businesses to come up with their design….READ MORE

New wall art taking shape in South Salt Lake as part of annual Mural Fest

KUTV 2 News | Larry D. Curtis, May 1, 2019

Saltfire Brewing company describes itself as a different — you might say off the wall — and uses the deep sea monster anglerfish with its moniker. So it isn’t all that surprising that the brewery is putting more imaginative deep-sea imagery on the wall — outside its South Salt Lake tasting room….READ MORE

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