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Council’s work session leans toward community-run ‘SLC Stories’ banners and panels for district art funding
Summary
At a March 10 work session, Salt Lake City Council members signaled unanimous support in a straw poll for a regranting model—“SLC Stories”—that would distribute $2,000 per council district for community-driven temporary panels and banners, prioritizing local partners and speed of implementation.
Salt Lake City Council members indicated unanimous support in a straw poll during their March 10, 2026 work session for a community-driven public-art model that would use $2,000 allocated to each council district.
Council policy analyst Sylvia Richards and arts staff presented three high-level frameworks for the small-district art program: (1) temporary artist residencies hosted by Salt Lake City Public Library branches, (2) temporary painted intersections/sidewalk placemaking, and (3) a small regranting program to support community panels, banners and local partner-led…
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