We’re frequently posting news on murals, street art and public art projects in the Salt Lake City area — capitol city, location of our headquarters and all that. But other municipalities in Utah are not willing to sit idly by while SLC paints its walls. Certainly not Provo, which has a thriving mural scene.
That scene dates back to at least the mid teens of this century, but really began to pick up steam when, building on the enthusiasm for some already existing murals in the downtown area, Downtown Provo began the Monthly Mural Program in 2018. Every month, they sponsor a new mural on the walls of local businesses in the “downtown” area centered around University Avenue and Center Street. A lot of new developments are going up in that area, swallowing up, as they are wont to do, whole city blocks, but there are still plenty of old brick buildings and small shops giving Provo that cool college town vibe.
The Monthly Mural Program went into hiatus during Covid, but reemerged this fall with new murals by Colby Sanford and Ruel Brown and You’ll find the newest mural on the back side of The Wick Lab, at 271 N University Ave. Look for it when you’re out for Provo Art Stroll this Friday, 6-9 pm.
Tree House mural by Colby Sanford at 198 West Center Street
New mural by Ruel Brown at 247 West Center Street
Ancestry mural at 43 200 North
Project Tala mural at 283 North University Avenue
Ainsley Romero mural at 39 West 200 North
We’ve mapped out some of the murals for your convenience:
With our In Plain Site byline we feature publicly viewable art, both official and street art, throughout the state of Utah.
Categories: In Plain Site | Visual Arts
