Four people in green shirts stand arm-in-arm facing a basketball hoop in a gymnasium.

THE BOLD COLORS OF HEALING

Claudia LoayzaStories

How a mural project led youth-in-custody to express new hope By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Todd Anderson South Salt Lake — “Stay Motivated” is the bold, inspiring message anchoring a new mural decorating the basketball gym at Salt Lake Valley Youth Center, formerly known as the Salt Lake Valley Detention Center. It’s also a personal motto for graffiti artist …