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In Jackson Hole, art isn’t confined to gallery walls. It lives along pathways, across downtown buildings, in community gathering places, beside trails, and in unexpected corners throughout the valley. With more than 40 public artworks featured on the 2026 Jackson Hole Public Art Map, exploring the community becomes an art experience of its own.
That creative energy is part of what has earned Jackson Hole national recognition. Jackson Hole was named the No. 1 arts community in the United States for 2025 in the SMU DataArts Arts Vibrancy Index, which evaluates communities based on arts activity, participation, organizations, artists, and cultural support.
A Community-Wide Canvas
The Jackson Hole Public Art Map makes it easy to see why creativity here extends far beyond traditional arts venues.
Across Jackson, Teton Village, and the surrounding community, the map connects visitors with murals, sculptures, interactive works, pathway installations, and community-driven projects. Stops range from Willow Grove and Watch for Deer in Jackson to Thomas Dambo’s larger-than-life Mama Mimi at R Park and Major Bison in Teton Village.
Downtown offers an especially concentrated public-art experience. Around Town Square and the Center for the Arts, visitors can discover works including Finders Keepers, River in Reverse, the Public Piano, Poetry Box, Bison Wallow, Hooked, and murals scattered throughout town.
The result is an arts experience without a front door, admission ticket, or set itinerary. Public art invites everyone to slow down, look closer, and experience Jackson Hole through the creativity of the artists and community that call this place home.
The Perfect Companion to Fall Arts Festival
That spirit takes center stage each September during the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, when the community celebrates Western, wildlife, landscape, contemporary, and culinary creativity through exhibitions, artist events, gallery experiences, and signature celebrations.
But experiencing Fall Arts Festival doesn’t have to end when you leave a gallery.
The Public Art Map offers a natural way to extend the Festival into the streets. Between exhibitions and events, walk downtown in search of murals and installations, explore the Center for the Arts campus, follow public art onto Jackson’s pathways, or venture farther into the valley to discover pieces in Teton Village and R Park.
It turns a Fall Arts Festival itinerary into something larger: an exploration of an entire community shaped by creativity.
Why Jackson Hole Ranks No. 1
Jackson Hole’s national arts-vibrancy ranking is about more than the number of galleries in town.
The recognition reflects a much broader creative ecosystem—one that includes artists, museums, cultural organizations, performing arts, arts education, creative businesses, public art, and a community that actively participates in and supports the arts.
Public art makes that creative culture visible.
A mural encountered on a morning walk, a sculpture beside a community pathway, or an unexpected installation downtown demonstrates that art is woven into everyday life in Jackson Hole.
During Fall Arts Festival, that connection becomes even clearer. The Festival provides a focal point for Jackson Hole’s artistic identity each September, but the creativity experienced during the celebration extends far beyond gallery walls—and throughout the community all year long.
Plan Your Public Art Itinerary
Pick up the Jackson Hole Public Art Map at the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce offices, 175 E. Deloney Ave., Jackson, WY, and make public art part of your Fall Arts Festival experience. Start around Town Square, wander toward the Center for the Arts, explore downtown murals and installations, then venture farther to discover works along community pathways, at R Park, in Teton Village, and beyond.