(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jann Haworth's "SLC Pepper" is on the side of a parking garage at 230 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gina Ribaudo's "Legends of Rock" is on the side of the California Pizza Kitchen at The Gateway, 160 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artist Havoc Hendricks' untitled work is above the north escalators at The Gateway, at 30 S. Rio Grande Ave., Salt Lake City.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) A view of "Ave Maria," the mural by El Mac & Retna that was unveiled in 2010 on the side of the old Guthrie Bicycle building at 160 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Karabo Poppy's Utah Jazz mural is on the side of Valter's Osteria, 173 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Trent Call's "40 Seasons," commissioned by the Utah Jazz, is on the side of the Zions Bank Business Center, 120 S. Main St., Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) A portrait of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, by artists Jared Ander Smith and Chuck Landvatter, is on a skybridge at The Gateway, at 100 South Rio Grande Ave., Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Matt Monsoon's "High Water," one of the products of South Salt Lake's annual Mural Fest, is on the south wall of The Commonwealth Room, 195 W. 2100 South, South Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shae Petersen's five-story-high mural "Atlas" is on the side of the Hardware Apartments, 455 W. 200 North, Salt Lake City.
(Sean P. Means | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shae Petersen's 100-foot-long mural "Zeus" is featured on the side of the Stone Unlimited building, 3267 S. 300 West, South Salt Lake City.
Dozens of murals are popping up in and around Salt Lake City as part of a concerted effort by artists, property owners and community groups to enliven, beautify and bring attention to public spaces.
The Tribune is working to catalogue these diverse works of urban and pop art. And on this week’s episode, movie critic and culture reporter Sean Means takes Trib Talk host Benjamin Wood on a walking tour of the The Gateway — where several murals are concentrated — to discuss the artists behind the movement, its impact on the community, and the unique qualities of the mural as an art form.
Click here to listen now. Listeners can also subscribe to “Trib Talk” on SoundCloud, iTunes and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and other major podcast platforms.
“Trib Talk” is produced by Sara Weber with additional editing by Dan Harrie. Comments and feedback can be sent to tribtalk@sltrib.com, or to @bjaminwood or @tribtalk on Twitter.
READERS: ADD TO OUR MURAL MAP
The Salt Lake Tribune is expanding its interactive map of murals in and around the Salt Lake City area, and we want your help.
If there’s a mural you love, look on the map to see if we have included it. If we haven’t, send us a photo of it and the address — and, if you know it, the name of the artist and the mural’s title.
A couple of rules: The mural should be clearly visible from the street, sidewalk or a publicly used parking area — nothing indoors, or on inaccessible private property. And, please, nothing that’s a logo or an overt advertisement for a business or product.
Email your submissions to features@sltrib.com, and put the words “Mural Map” in the subject line.
Coverage of downtown Salt Lake City arts groups is supported by a grant from The Blocks, a cultural initiative of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County.
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