A new year, and a shared project we’re excited to build together.

As we step into a new year, we want to share something we’re especially energized by—and something we see as a long-term, collaborative effort. Utah Art Map (UAM!) is a project rooted in attention, documentation, and care for the art that lives out in the open across Utah.

For more than two decades, 15 Bytes has been documenting the artworks that shape Utah’s public landscape—sometimes formally commissioned, sometimes improvised or unsanctioned, often overlooked. From bronze monuments anchoring small towns to wheat-paste experiments in alleyways; from full-scale murals wrapping warehouse walls to whimsical objects that quietly appear on porches and storefronts, Utah’s art exists far beyond galleries and museums.

UAM! brings this dispersed landscape into one place.

What began in 2011 as Art Lake City, focused on the creative pulse of Salt Lake City, has grown into a statewide resource. UAM!—Utah Art Map now brings together hundreds of works from across Utah’s cities, towns, highways, and back roads, offering a way to explore the state through the art that inhabits it—often temporary, always rooted in place.

The map functions as both archive and invitation. It reflects years of on-the-ground documentation by 15 Bytes, but it is not fixed or complete. Public art changes. Murals fade, are painted over, or reappear in new forms. New works arrive quietly. Stories are forgotten—or remembered differently.

To build, refine, and expand the map, we rely on crowd-sourced knowledge.

UAM! works best when it draws on the collective attention of the people who live with this art every day. We’re actively asking for help identifying artists, confirming dates and locations, filling in histories, correcting errors, and pointing us toward works we haven’t yet encountered.

You’ll often see us posting images on our Instagram account, asking for context, names, or stories—so following us there is one of the easiest ways to participate. And, of course, people are always welcome to contact us directly at editor@artistsofutah.org with information, corrections, or tips.

This isn’t about volume for its own sake. It’s about care, verification, and shared memory—about building a resource that reflects how art actually exists in public: informally, relationally, and through community awareness.

As the map grows, we invite you to use it in whatever way suits your curiosity: to discover unexpected artworks near you, to plan a road trip around creative landmarks, or simply to see familiar places with fresh eyes. Whether you’re wandering a neighborhood, passing through a small town, or tracing a long stretch of highway, UAM! is a guide to the art already surrounding you.

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Looking ahead:
UAM! will expand beyond public art to include color-coded markers for galleries, museums, frame shops, art collectives, studios, and other creative businesses across Utah—helping turn the map into a broader tool for exploration, connection, and support for the state’s arts ecosystem.

Our goal is to develop Utah Art Map into a dedicated app for locals and visitors alike—something you can use on foot, on a bike, or on the road. A tool for exploration and discovery that makes Utah’s creative landscape visible, navigable, and easy to engage with in real time.

In Plain Site

With our In Plain Site byline we feature publicly viewable art, both official and street art, throughout the state of Utah.