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It's difficult to pick just one art piece that defines Salt Lake City because there are so many to choose from. Utah's capital has over 130 permanent public artworks that can be found in various forms across city-owned buildings, parks, sidewalks and plazas all across the city, according to the Salt Lake City Arts Council. There's a giant apricot in Marmalade serving as a nod to the neighborhood's orchard history, two dozen 8-foot fish sculptures that were added along the Jordan River Parkway Trail on the city's west side as a playful way to celebrate the river's ecosystem, and countless murals painted on the walls of large apartment complexes popping up across the city, to name a few recent additions.
Salt Lake City s public art collections have grown in recent years, and leaders say art is a part of the city s future. Here s why the city continues to invest in more art.
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When a sudden gust of wind lapped at a tent propped up on the sidewalk, Andrew Blackburn jumped to save a bike that was leaning against it and had toppled over.
A storm was blowing in, with strong winds forecast for the Salt Lake area that night. The tents nestled on the sidewalk beneath murals representing the faces of people killed by police painted on the sides of buildings in an industrial area named the Fleet Block were about to be put to the test.