North Temple has always been a corridor of connection, linking neighborhoods, cultures, and communities across Salt Lake City's Westside. Through the North Temple Mural Project, a partnership of the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) and the Salt Lake City Arts Council, six talented local artists are transforming walls throughout the corridor into vibrant, site-specific works that reflect the history, diversity, and character of the neighborhood.
The North Temple Mural Project invests in public art as a tool that builds community bonds, expresses a neighborhood’s unique creativity, and fosters pride in place. By supporting murals on commercial and multi-family buildings throughout the area, the project helps transform everyday walls into shared cultural landmarks, contributing to a more vibrant streetscape while honoring the stories, people, and perspectives that shape North Temple.
Project Goals
- Celebrate North Temple’s history, culture, and character
- Create murals that reflect the surrounding community and neighborhood identity
- Visually engage residents, visitors, and passersby
- Support and showcase Salt Lake City's diverse artistic community
How the Project Works
The project moved through three main phases. First, during the Call for Walls, property and business owners within the North Temple Project Area submitted exterior wall locations for consideration, with CRA & Arts Council staff reviewing applications based on eligibility, visibility, feasibility, and long-term maintenance. Next, artists were selected from the 2026–2028 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool through a process coordinated by the Salt Lake City Arts Council Public Art Program and the CRA, and worked with property owners and project staff to develop their designs. Now, in the summer of 2026, artists are installing their murals throughout the project timeline.
Meet the Artists
Each artist selected for the project brings a personal connection to North Temple, whether through years spent biking its streets, calling the neighborhood home, or finding early roots there as newcomers to Utah.
Brooklyn Ottens
44 North Apartments: 4 North 1000 West
Brooklyn Ottens (@brooklynlineco) bought a home on the west side, just blocks from North Temple and the State Fair Grounds, back in 2018, and has watched the neighborhood grow ever since. "We love the diversity of amenities you can find along North Temple, the public transit availability, and most of all the culture," she shares. For Brooklyn, painting here is as much about community as it is about art.: "It's been so fulfilling to get the opportunity to create public art for my community and inspiring to see the growth happening here."
Caro Nilsson
La Diana Market: 56 South 900 West
For Caro Nilsson (@caroznilsson), this neighborhood was her introduction to Utah. She recalls commuting along the Jordan River Trail between Poplar Grove and Cottonwood Park, watching trout jump in spring and following bufflehead footprints in winter snow. "This place was my introduction to Utah, a place my life transformed," she says. "It is an honor to be able to paint here!"
Cole Eisenhour
Rancho Market: 140 North 900 West
Cole Eisenhour (@roadfish) is drawn to North Temple's mix of cultures, histories, and personal stories. As a mural artist, storytelling through imagery has always shaped his work, and North Temple is no exception. "Past projects have allowed me to learn about different communities and represent their experiences, traditions, histories, and cultural symbolism," he explains, noting that same inspiration is shaping his mural for Rancho Market.
Matt Monsoon
Promontory Place Apartments: 1025 West North Temple
After spending his early years growing up around the world, Matt Monsoon (@mattmonsoon.art) returned to his birthplace in downtown Salt Lake City and put down roots on the west side. An avid cyclist, he's long been drawn to the area's hidden-gem restaurants, vibrant culture, and the Jordan River Trail. "Today, I proudly call the Fairpark neighborhood home," he says, "it is truly one of my favorite places in the city."
Trent Call
120 North 900 West
Trent Call (@trentcall) lives and works on either side of North Temple, passing through often by bike. He's inspired by the neighborhood's rhythms, from the Archie and Lois Archuleta Bridge on the Jordan River Trail to the rumble of passing freight cars, alongside a touch of melancholy for the area's traffic and rapid development. "I attempted to transform some of this wistful energy into these murals," he says, "a small reminder of what has been lost but not forgotten in our current day of chaos."
Trevor Dahl
Red Iguana 2: 866 West South Temple
Trevor Dahl (@goodhappystuff) has called North Temple home to his art studio for five years, drawn to its character, diversity, and food scene. As major development reshapes the area, he's thinking about how its spirit will endure. "I hope the mural I've created helps amplify the existing culture and energy," he says, "so it isn't lost beneath the new architecture rising around it."
What's Next
Mural installation runs through summer 2026, with a public celebration event planned for this fall to mark the project's completion. Stay tuned for updates as these six murals come to life, and be sure to stop by each site to watch the works in progress.
The North Temple Mural Project is funded through the Community Reinvestment Agency's North Temple Project Area, an important gateway into Salt Lake City connecting neighborhoods, businesses, transit, and cultural destinations along the corridor.
