Local Public Art Project Presents Creative Workshops for Summit County Youth

Beginning in 2016 the Summit County Public Art Advisory Board in partnership with the PCSC Arts Council and Basin Recreation began to explore ways to engage local youth in a public art project. The result is The Future is Now which is designed to engage local young people in the creation of an interactive street art mural in the tunnel under Highway 224 -- a literal and figurative connection point for the Park City community.

The partners put out a Call for Artists in December 2017, and made their final selection in March. The selected artist for the project is Bisco Smith, an American visual artist with roots in music, graffiti, and street art currently residing in Queens, NY and operating studios in both Los Angeles and New York City. He has created similar works in the Middle East, NYC, and LA.

Youth engagement is an imperative element to the project’s success.  The goal is to create a positive outlet for a diverse group of young people to work together, express themselves, and collectively create a vision of the future. “This is a youth engagement project first, with a public art outcome”, notes Hadley Dynak, Executive Director of the PCSC Arts Council.  

To achieve this goal, the partners have developed a series of Creative Workshops planned for May 9 and 10 from 5:30-7:30pm at Skullcandy HQ in Kimball Junction. These workshops are open to all Summit County youth between the ages of 11-17.

The workshops offer a unique opportunity for Summit County youth to work with an internationally-known street artist to create a work of art with meaning. Youth participants will be invited to express their voices and creativity while collaborating, conceptualizing, and executing a mural that reflects their vision of community, illustration their hopes for the future.

Space in the workshops is limited and is first come, first served. For more information and to register, visit pcscarts.org.