What disappears when money becomes something we only see on a screen? Laura Sharp Wilson starts with the physical object: paper, color, design and the feeling of holding a bill.
Her Creative Currency project is part of UMOCA’s Art Truck program, listed from September 11, 2026 through May 31, 2027. The museum identifies it as satellite and off-site programming, so it is worth checking the program details rather than assuming a conventional gallery visit.
In her statement, Wilson explains that watching someone count paper money prompted the project. She began cutting mulberry paper to the dimensions of a dollar bill and imagining currencies for different purposes. The invitation extends outward: participants can design their own.
For Salt Lake audiences, Wilson’s name may already be underfoot. UMOCA’s biography notes that she designed the Eccles Theater’s terrazzo floor in 2016.
The connection between the two projects is a useful way to think about local art. It can be something encountered while entering a theatre, or something made at a table. Creative Currency asks what happens when the person using an object also gets to imagine its value.