Wake the Great Salt Lake Billboard Bash

Birds on the shore of Great Salt Lake

Wake the Great Salt Lake Billboard BashFriday, May 9, 6–8pm870 South 900 West, Salt Lake City A one-night-only pop-up event transforming a Poplar Grove billboard lot into a celebration of art, community, and the future of Great Salt Lake. The Billboard Bash is the opening reception for Nick Pedersen’s powerful new work, “Here Today, Gone […]

The Great Salt Lake: An Uplifting Artistic Oasis

Two Spirits Fling Goodbye to the Parting Day, Mabel Frazer

The Great Salt Lake: An Uplifting Artistic Oasis Exhibition of works from the Salt Lake County Visual Art Collection, curated by Salt Lake County Art in Public Places Opening ReceptionFriday, April 18, 2025, 5-7pm April 18, 2025 – December 15, 2025Salt Lake County Government Center2001 South State Street, South Building Utah boasts some of the […]

Lake Minded Libations with Great Salt Lake Hopeline

Lake Minded Libations poster featuring a psychdelic collage of a woman riding a pay phone handset like a bronco

Monday, March 24, 6–9pmFisher Brewing320 West 800 South, SLC21+ • free entry Calling all lake-minded individuals! Join Great Salt Lake Hopeline for a night of immersive storytelling where we’ll be sharing voicemails from the project, and offering you a chance to leave your own story of hope for Great Salt Lake at our GSL Hopeline […]

“Diverted” Work-in-Progress Screening with Utah Documentary Association

a still frame from the "Diverted" documentary shows bison on Antelope Island

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6–9pmSalt Lake Community CollegeCenter for Arts and Media Screening Room1575 South State Street, SLC Join us for our May 15, 2025 Work-in-Progress screening of Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake, directed by Valene Peratrovich. Logline: Great Salt Lake is a natural wonder that is disappearing before our very eyes. […]

“By a Thread” at Utah Cultural Industry Advocacy Day

California gull by Kellie Bornhoft

Kellie Bornhoft’s “By a Thread” installation will appear in the Utah State Capitol Building’s Rotunda for one day only as part of the Utah Museum Association’s Utah Cultural Industry Advocacy Day! Members of the public are welcome to engage with the art installation and meet representatives from cultural institutions from across the state.

Great Salt Lake Hopeline at Frame by Frame

Catch the Great Salt Lake Hopeline at Frame by Frame! One night only in downtown SLC — a celebration of film and culture with Sundance Film Festival, The Blocks Arts District, Utah Film Commission, Visit Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, FICE, and more. Celebrate the frames that hold meaning on their own and the larger […]

Lakefacing Stories Street Tour

Flor Isabel and her child at the Great Salt Lake by Jeri Gravlin, Of Salt and Sand

Join Of Salt and Sand and Wake the Great Salt Lake for an interactive walk tour and engaging afternoon highlighting the overlooked stories of people deeply connected to and impacted by the receding Great Salt Lake! Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm Mountain Time Location: 300 S (between West Temple […]

Lunch & Learn • Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories Discussion

Flor Isabel and her child at the Great Salt Lake by Jeri Gravlin, Of Salt and Sand

Meet the artists and storytellers involved with Of Salt and Sand’s Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories installation at this Lunch & Learn virtual panel discussion. Register here to receive the link. This Lunch & Learn event is sponsored by Craft Lake City as part of their Local Voices program. Learn more about Craft Lake City and […]

Spy Hop Apprenticeship Showcase

Spy Hop Apprenticeship Showcase, December 16, 4-6pm

Spy Hop’s apprentices are ready to share their semester’s work with you! Along with work for Wake the Great Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake Collaborative, they’ve created a ton of neat projects for different clients, so come see what they’ve been up to! There will be a presentation from each apprenticeship’s students, plus listening […]

By a Thread opening reception and poetry reading

blackjacked stilt illustration by Kellie Bornhoft

The opening reception for Kellie Bornhoft’s By a Thread at the Marmalade Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library will feature a poetry reading and snacks. Sift through the installation’s illustrated banners while listening to Great Salt Lake poetry by Rachel White, Laura Stott, Nan Seymour, Mustafa Congo, Scott Moore, Chloe Skidmore, and Jasmine […]