The 6th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons is just around the corner. The 2014 Festival will take place on Friday, Aug. 8 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 9 from Noon to 10 p.m. at the Gallivan Center.
This year’s 6th annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons is an outdoor event that features over 200 local Utah vendors and exhibitors who specialize in handcrafted art in a variety of mediums, including silk-screened posters, progressive crafts, reconstructed clothing, jewelry, letter-pressed books, up-cycled vintage goods, craft food and drink, handmade furniture and more.
This year marks the third year for the Science and Technology element of the Festival, which highlights local DIY Engineers. The DIY Engineers will be located inside Craft Lake City’s Science & Technology building just off of 200 S. at the Gallivan Plaza. They will be showcasing items handmade and programmed through electronic tools and computers, including: speaker systems, 3D printers, robotics, led lighting displays, video games, Cane’s Arcade inspired games and other great technical inventions.
Over fifty local Utah performers will provide entertainment during the DIY Festival on the Main Stage and the 90.9FM KRCL Stage Presented by Beacon Audio, as well as in the Busking Lounge Presented by SLUG Magazine. Entertainment includes bands, solo acts, modern dance groups, belly dance groups and street performers.
For more information or promotional materials, please contact: Karamea Puriri, Marketing Manager: 801.487.9221, karamea@craftlakecity.com.
The 6th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival is presented by Harmons Grocery Stores and sponsored by George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, SLC Corp., Salt Lake City Arts Council, Verizon Wireless, From Scratch, Ken Garff Fiat, Graywhale Entertainment, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Park City Television, FM100.3, 90.9FM KRCL, KSL TV5, SLUG Magazine, Design Arts Utah, Utah Divisions of Arts & Museums, ZAP, Chase Bank, Adnews, Downtown Alliance, Salt Lake City Weekly, SLC Flyers, The Mandate Press, Spilt Ink, Denik Journals, Tattly, Tissu Fine Fabrics, Acme Camera Co., Catalyst Magazine, Centered City Yoga, City Home Collective, Iris Piercing, Now Playing Utah, Skinworks, Snap! Creativity, XMission, 88.3 KCPW and 90.1FM KUER.
About Craft Lake City: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Our mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. In an effort to keep the community active, educated and aware of local DIY culture, Craft Lake City hosts monthly workshops, gallery shows, fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans, makers and businesses. The 2014 DIY Festival will be held at the Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main Street, on Fri., Aug.8 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 9 from noon to 10 p.m.
