JANUARY 28, 2025 | PRESS RELEASE
Wake the Great Salt Lake: Of Salt and Sand Brings an Inspiring Art Experience to Broadway in Partnership with Salt Lake City Arts Council
Our goal is to connect people to the lake’s story
The multidisciplinary installation is designed to engage visitors in meaningful ways. The initiative features community partnerships and contributions, ensuring a collective effort to advocate for the lake’s preservation.
Jeri Gravlin, the project’s lead photographer, shared her vision: “I’ve always believed in the power of storytelling to create change. This installation is about capturing the stories of the lake—its past, present, and future—and giving voice to a landscape that desperately needs our attention.”
“Our goal is to connect people to the lake’s story,” said Andrew Shaw, the Wake the Great Salt Lake program lead from the Salt Lake City Arts Council. “Through art, we hope to inspire individuals to consider their role in the lake’s future and take meaningful action to care for this vital ecosystem.”
A virtual panel discussion will take place on Wednesday, January 15, from 12-1pm as part of Craft Lake City’s Lunch and Learn program. Artists, organizers, and storytellers depicted in the exhibit will discuss their participation in the series and their hopes for the future of Great Salt Lake. To attend, register here. A street-side activation event will take place at the exhibition site on Saturday, February 22, 11:30am-2:30pm, where the public can engage with the artists and storytellers and share their own thoughts about the Great Salt Lake. The media and public are encouraged to attend, and the exhibition is on view 24/7 through the end of February.
This unique installation is part of the Wake the Great Salt Lake program, designed to use temporary public art experiences to drive community action. For more information, visit wakegsl.org. Of Salt and Sand, a collaborative arts collective, brings their innovative approach to creating impactful and thought-provoking works. To learn more about their mission and other projects, visit ofsaltandsand.org. To listen to Season 1 of the Stay Salty Podcast, visit lakefacing.org/podcast.
Salt Lake City Art Council
Of Salt and Sand
Craft Lake City
Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office
Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
About Salt Lake City Arts Council
The Salt Lake City Arts Council promotes, presents, and supports artists, arts organizations, and arts activities in order to further the development of the arts community and to benefit the public by expanding awareness, access, and participation.
About Of Salt and Sand
Of Salt and Sand is a collaborative arts collective focused on telling the overlooked stories of people connected to and impacted by the receding Great Salt Lake. Through projects like Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories podcast and photography exhibitions, Of Salt and Sand amplifies the voices of those most vulnerable to the effects of the Great Salt Lake’s collapse.
About Craft Lake City
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition for handmade creativity. craftlakecity.com
About the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office
Salt Lake City is the capital and most populous city in Utah, the fastest-growing state in the country. As the hub of the economy, the arts, and sports for the region, Salt Lake City is committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative, and sustainable community.
With a focus on quality of life, Salt Lake City continues to be a destination for both residents and visitors alike, having hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and welcoming the world again for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. An elected mayor, who serves as the chief executive, and seven part-time City Council members govern the City. For more information, visit slc.gov.
About the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge brings together mayors, residents, and artists to develop temporary public art projects that address important civic issues in their communities. In 2022, Bloomberg Philanthropies invited mayors of U.S. cities with 30,000 residents or more to apply for up to $1 million in funding to create temporary public art projects that address important civic issues and demonstrate an ability to generate public-private collaborations, celebrate creativity and urban identity, and strengthen local economies. More than 150 cities from 40 U.S. states applied. Bloomberg Philanthropies selected eight winning cities to develop projects focused on challenges related to climate change, equity, food insecurity, gun violence, homelessness, public health, and revitalization. Since launching in 2014, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge has spurred more than $100 million in economic benefits for participating cities and action across a range of civic issues. For more information, please visit publicartchallenge.bloomberg.org.
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