Seven Canyons Fountain
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Client: Salt Lake City Corp
Duration: July 2025 - Present
CWC is proud to be part of the transformation of the iconic Seven Canyons Fountain in Liberty Park—a beloved public art installation and gathering space that has symbolized Salt Lake City’s unique geography for over three decades.
Originally completed in 1993 as a gift to the city by philanthropist O.C. Tanner, the fountain was designed by a team of local artists and architects to represent the seven major canyons and waterways that define the Salt Lake Valley—City Creek, Red Butte, Emigration, Parleys, East Mill Creek, and Big and Little Cottonwood. The sculptural layout invited visitors to walk among flowing streams, symbolically tracing the natural path of water from the Wasatch Front to the Great Salt Lake.
Now, with input from the original artists and the local community, Salt Lake City is reimagining the fountain as a dry art feature, preserving its symbolic significance while enhancing its long-term sustainability. CWC’s scope includes specialty concrete work to emphasize the canyon and stream forms, along with improvements to landscaping, lighting, accessibility features, and turf replacement.
This legacy project reflects our ongoing commitment to meaningful public spaces—and to building structures that honor both the past and future of our communities.
