{"id":96780,"date":"2025-10-08T19:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=96780"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:40:25","slug":"a-walk-through-the-new-sculpture-at-taylorsvilles-centennial-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/a-walk-through-the-new-sculpture-at-taylorsvilles-centennial-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"A Walk Through the New Sculpture at Taylorsville\u2019s Centennial Plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“One Hundred Items” by Tooza Design. Image by Shawn Rossiter.<\/p><\/div>\n

Set against the backdrop of the Taylorsville City Hall campus, the Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center has become a gathering place for both performance and visual art. The center opened in 2021 after years of planning and brings much-needed theater and rehearsal space to the middle and southwest parts of the Salt Lake Valley. Inside are two main venues \u2014 a 400-seat theater and a smaller black box \u2014 along with a rehearsal and event space that stays busy with community and professional productions throughout the year.<\/h4>\n

Art plays a big part in the building\u2019s identity. The lobby includes a rotating gallery of works from the Salt Lake County Visual Art Collection, as well as two permanent installations created through the county\u2019s Percent-for-Art program. Adagio, by New York artist Danielle Roney, is a delicate sculpture made of hundreds of polished steel spheres that seem to move like a dancer. Outside, One Hundred Items by Tooza Design reflects Taylorsville\u2019s character through metal and color.<\/h4>\n

Beyond the doors, the plaza itself has turned into a kind of open-air gallery. Each season, new sculptures are installed through the city\u2019s Plaza +ART program<\/a>, now in its fifth year. The 2025\u201326 Art Walk, unveiled September 26, brings together 22 pieces\u2014eighteen new works and four permanent ones\u2014that fill the plaza with texture, imagination, and a sense of play. The sculptures are free to view anytime, and the mix of materials and styles makes each visit feel a little different.<\/h4>\n

This slideshow highlights the current collection\u2014art that\u2019s meant to be walked around, stumbled upon, and experienced in the same everyday rhythm as the performances inside.<\/h4>\n