EN PLEIN AIR

A person wearing a camouflage bucket hat and gray t-shirt painting outdoors on a sunny day. They are using a paintbrush on a canvas with a landscape scene. The background features buildings, trees, and a parking lot.

Urban Plein Air 2026

On July 11, 2026 The Blocks paired 17 artists with 17 iconic Downtown buildings to capture the city’s character through the art of plein air. These pieces were then displayed in the ground-floor windows of their respective buildings, turning Downtown into a walkable outdoor gallery. The pieces are now on display in the Civic Museum, an exhibition within the lobby of the Eccles Theatre, where they will remain until March 21, 2027.

Map of a city neighborhood with 16 numbered pink landmarks, streets labeled with names and numbers, and a north arrow indicating orientation.

9 — FICE GalleryCurtis Hendrickson

10 — Broadway Cinemas Elias Kempt

11 — Squatters Pub [SOLD] Kieran Lucas

12 — Takashi / Odd FellowsJosh Scheuerman

13 — Boston / Newhouse [SOLD] Amber Oar

14 — Quarters Arcade Bar [SOLD] Katie'B Jarvis

15 — City & County BuildingSaint Claire Nelson

16 — SLC Public Library [SOLD] Hannah Carr

17 – Caffe Molise [SOLD] Zabrina Williams

1 — Union Pacific Depot [SOLD] Heather Olsen

2 — Abravanel Hall [SOLD] Wendy Miller

3 — Eccles Theatre [SOLD] Karen Horne

4 — Beerhive Pub Vanessa Saucedo

5 — Capitol TheatreJade Rugh

6 — Walker Center [SOLD] Meera Edwards

7 — Beer Bar/Bar XKendyl Schofield

8 — People’s CoffeeIsabel Duncan

Meera Edwards - "Walker Center"

Isabel Duncan - "Second & Second"

Saint Claire Nelson - "Salt Lake City Hall"

Zabrina Williams - "Patio Season"

Katie'B Jarvis - "Do Pinballs Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Hannah Carr - "City Library - SLC"

Josh Scheuerman- "Tengan Omakase"

Elias Kempt - "Broadway in Blue"

Amber Oar - "Boston/Newhouse Buildings SLC"

Kendyl Schofield - "Beer Bar/Bar X"

Heather Olsen - "Union Building"

Karen Horne - "Summer Matinee at the Eccles Theater SLC"

Kieran Lucas - "Squatters Downtown"

Wendy Miller - "Ode to Maurice"

Curtis Hendrickson - "FICE Gallery"

Jade Rugh - "Capitol Theater"

A woman painting on a canvas outdoors in an urban cityscape with tall buildings, including the Center Theater building, and a person riding a scooter on the sidewalk.

An artist painting on a red canvas outdoors on a city sidewalk, with parked cars and buildings in the background.

A male street artist creating a colorful painting of a building facade on a canvas outdoors, with trees and buildings in the background.

A woman wearing a large straw hat with an orange ribbon, an orange shirt, and a colorful skirt, painting outdoors on an easel under a leafy tree near a modern building.

Boy sitting in a folding chair outdoors painting a landscape on an easel, with art supplies in a container nearby, under a tree on a sidewalk.

A woman painting outdoors on an easel on a city sidewalk.