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Be the Light

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Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake County)

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This mural draws inspiration from Amanda Gorman's 2021 presidential inauguration poem and is part of a series of three pieces by the same artist in the Maven District. If you're interested in seeing all the related artworks, you can find the other two on the flagship building at that location.

Updated October 22, 2026

Be the Light

Based on the poem that Amanda Gorman recited at the Biden presidential inauguration in 2021. This mural is related to two additional pieces by the same artist on the flagship building of the Maven District at 200 East 900 South.

About Be the Light

Be the Light is a public art or mural in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. The nearest other public art or mural is Reconfigured, about 0.2 miles away, with 157 more within 30 miles.

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Salt Lake City, Utah.

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