HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/17/2026 - Meeting Materials Salt Lake City Arts Council
Board Updates
June 2026
_ MayBusker Fest 29t' & 30th
-The 8th annual festival took place
on Regent Street and in the Eccles
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Theater lobby.
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impacted attendance, the event still
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-Saturday's favorable weather
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noticeable boost for nearby
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Acoustic Music Strolls — June 11 & 18
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STRUT - 41h South Viaduct Trail
-New 400 South Viaduct Trail
creates safer east-west pedestrian
and bike access between the west
side, downtown, and Granary
District. Includes "Strut," a 2,000-
_ - - - - - -_ foot public art installation and
_ reportedly Utah's longest
continuous public artwork.
- - - *Arts Council coordinated with CAN,
Neighborhood House and Poplar
Grove Community Council to host
"Strut/bikeways Celebration Bike
/�� Ride" on Wednesday May 271"
*Photos Salt Lake Tribune / -
_ -Demonstrates how public art can
_�- - elevate infrastructure into a source
of connection, pride, and civic
identity.
Kosmo — the "whale of the west" .
• "Kosmo," a 20-foot steel
Kosmoceratops sculpture by ~ '
local artist Garth Franklin is
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now a permanent public arts
anchor for the Granary ,
District.
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• The project grew out of an IL
initiative between the city, the
Downtown Alliance and The
Blocks Arts District meant to
improve walkability and
promote pedestrian-friendly 1,
streets.
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Photo by Cayden Turnbow
Other Updates
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• Felicia Baca, Susan Campbell, Andrew Shaw and ,
Dawn Borchart attended AFTACON in Albuquerque,
NM June 3-5 ` ea
• Annual ZAP Tier 1 application was submitted
• Fleetblock finalist proposal will be presented to
Mayor in the next few weeks — more details to come �z s
after approval ,4 .
• Laurel attended the first meeting of her three-year
Creative West Board term, held as part of a broaderY �� .,
summit with State Arts Agency representatives,
board members, and Western Arts Advocacy �
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Network partners.
• Twilight Tickets ?