Salt Lake City, July 22 – Craft Lake City is honored to announce its partnership with local print company Offside Print & Apparel at the 14th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons. Offside Print & Apparel will be offering free hand-printed tote bags featuring artwork from 5 participating local artisans at the DIY Fest. These bags will be printed live on-site at the event, delighting festival patrons with both a dynamic DIY demonstration and a useful tool to use as they shop from over 350 local artisans, food vendors, & STEM exhibitors at the event. Each participating artist’s design will be screen-printed during three hour increments throughout the duration of the DIY Fest (while supplies last).
“Offside sees the DIY Festival as an opportunity to connect with the community. The live demonstration exemplifies the celebration of do-it-yourself culture!,” says Nate Bowen, co-founder of Offside Print & Apparel.
Featured artists include:
- chotchke (Friday Aug. 12 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
- FELL (Saturday Aug. 13 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
- Fox and Raven Studio (Saturday Aug. 13 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
- Burning Bee Illustration (Sunday Aug. 14 from 12 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
- TLCARTIST (Sunday Aug. 14 from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
Craft Lake City is overjoyed to be working with Offside again this year to offer dynamic live demonstrations & local swag for festival patrons!
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 the Craft Lake City DIY Festival:
The 14th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented by Harmons will be held on Fri., Aug. 12, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sat., Aug. 13, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 14, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Utah State Fairpark. All ticket options are now available for purchase on 24tix.com. The Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. This year’s DIY Fest will be our biggest yet with over 350 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August at the Utah State Fairpark. Other featured areas include Harmons VIP Lounge (Friday-only), Kid Row youth makers (Saturday-only), and two stages featuring over 30 Utah-based performers & a national headliner on opening night of the DIY Fest. Try your hand at a new craft at one of our free DIY Stations, participate in one of our bottle rocket launches outside the Google Fiber STEM Building, & enjoy an array of family-friendly activities at the Kids’ Area: Leave Your Mark Park! Sponsored By Mark Miller Subaru.
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, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The 14th 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 hundreds of local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the Google Fiber STEM Building, the Mark Miller Subaru Leave Your Mark Park Kids’ Area, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the SLUG Mag Stage, the Offside Print & Apparel Volunteer Lounge, Kid Row sponsored by Utah Afterschool Network and the First Aid Tent sponsored by Joyce School of Nursing & Health Sciences. Additional support is provided in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, the Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, the Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the McCarthey Family Foundation, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office, PBS Utah, 24tix.com, XMission, the STEM Action Center of Utah, Silicon Slopes, and Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.