We produce storytelling projects with, by, and for Utahns impacted by climate change and economic transition.

Of Salt and Sand is a collective of Utah-based storytellers, artists, facilitators, multimedia producers, and community organizers. We formed in 2022 with the belief that storytelling can help Utahns transition from an extractive economy to a dignified and living economy. We love our home–the land, the water, our neighbors–and we want a thriving future here. 

We produce storytelling media that reckons with what it means to stay in Utah through economic transition and climate crisis. Despite often being told to leave — whether for job opportunities or cleaner air — Utahns still possess a fierce commitment to home. Through storytelling, we seek to help communities secure economic opportunity, honor our past and dreams, and repair for healthy, resilient, and thriving futures.

Our Projects

Stay Salty: Lakefacing Stories

We’re producing a podcast and multimedia art exhibit that explores what it means to stay with the Great Salt Lake through ecological collapse and a public health crisis. Learn more here.

What It Means to Stay

This year, we’re launching 2-3 more storytelling projects that explore what it means to stay with our communities across Utah through economic transition and climate crisis. Stay tuned for more info!

Through storytelling, we secure economic opportunity, honor our past and dreams, and repair for healthy, resilient, and thriving communities.