July 30, 2024, Salt Lake City, UT – Craft Lake City is honored to receive additional support from local print company Offside Print & Apparel for the Volunteer Lounge Area at the 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit Craft Lake City thrives thanks to the dedication of volunteers who generously give their time to enhance the creative culture of Utah’s arts community. The Annual DIY Festival, the organization’s flagship event, is the largest local-centric festival in Utah, celebrating art, music, science, and technology. It takes a collaborative effort to bring this festival to life! Offside’s commitment to community building inspired them to sponsor the Volunteer Lounge at this year’s DIY Fest. They also generously donated volunteer and staff t-shirts for the event. The Craft Lake City team is excited to wear these super-soft tees while setting up, running, and dismantling the festival, as well as for months and years to come as a memento of the event.
“This is Craft Lake City’s third collaboration with Offside Print & Apparel in this capacity! Thanks to Offside’s support, we can offer our volunteers soft and comfortable shirts and a Volunteer Lounge for them to rest and rehydrate during the festival,” says Craft Lake City Volunteer Coordinator Serena Millet. She also mentions, “Coordinating the large team of volunteers needed for DIY Fest is a significant task, so it’s a pleasure to provide the team with these wonderful items and benefits thanks to Offside.”
“We are excited to be involved in the DIY Fest again this year, showcasing the power of volunteering time, energy, and resources to create something extraordinary and help strengthen local Utah community connections,” says Nate Bowen, co-founder of Offside Print & Apparel.
It’s not too late to join the volunteer program at the 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival in a variety of positions and shifts. From festival load in, load out, STEM building or Kid’s Area, it is a great way to connect with the local community. Sign up for a volunteer shift below or email volunteer@craftlakecity.com.
About Offside Print & Apparel
The partnership that evolved into Offside Print & Apparel was forged in 2002 on an internship selling tourist t-shirts in Cozumel, Mexico. Offside is known for its sense of humor and willingness to push boundaries. From event or fundraiser apparel to sports and athletics, or even something custom-made in the Design Studio, Offside has you covered. For more information, visit Offside’s website or find them on Facebook.
About Craft Lake City
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition for handmade creativity.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, Utah Division of Arts & Museums the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and SLUG Magazine.
The 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. The DIY Fest features over 500 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the Google Fiber STEM Building, the VIP Lounge Sponsored By Utah’s Own, Mark Miller Subaru Leave Your Mark Park Kids’ Area, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the GOFHA stage, the Utah Afterschool Network’s Kids Row, the Offside Print & Apparel Volunteer Lounge and the PupTub Club Dog Oasis. Additional support is provided in part by the Willard Eccles Foundation, Stephen G. Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, UTA, PCTV, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, McCarthey Family Foundation, PBS Utah, 90.1 KUER, KUAA, Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office ACE Grant, Meta, STEM Action Center, Hypha, 24tix.com, Visit Salt Lake, Water and Wellness, Cricut and XMission.