Craftoberfest @ The Creative Industries Zone!
As architects, we spend our days crafting thoughtfully-designed spaces and thrive when we are “in the zone” for our clients. We also thrive on the fact that our office in Salt Lake City is located within the heart of the South Salt Lake Arts Council’s Creative Industries Zone, which seeks to unite our community, residents, businesses and fellow creatives through an appreciation and implementation of art.
WHAT IS THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ZONE?
The Zone is a “supportive and welcoming community stimulating local economic growth through creative, small businesses such as music, drink, dance, art, print, design, and craftsman industries that produce and sell hand-made products for local enjoyment.” It lies between 2100 South and Mill Creek (3000 S) centered on West Temple, and stretches between State Street and TRAX. Identified through an app, a collection of start-ups, artistic enterprises, and small service businesses nestled within this boundary offer unique events, public art and retail opportunities, and a collaborative social community. The Zone is walkable, bikeable and transit-connected, and businesses are located within both new offices and repurposed industrial spaces. Sparano + Mooney Architecture is proud to have our studio located among this stellar cohort.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ZONE
The Zone is the result of an arts district plan developed by the SSL Arts Council, in response to positive changes in the creative landscape of the neighborhood. Recognizing that this shift had caused people to want to relocate to the area to work, live and make, the Arts Council branded the Zone as a way of celebrating this creativity. In addition, this initiative helps support local artists by seeking out and offering opportunities to showcase their craft, and also provides easy access to the arts for anyone interested. Furthermore, the project has a positive impact on the greater community, fostering a shared sense of pride in our city and bolstering our collective efforts to create. In fact, “creative industries” are one of the United States’ fastest growing business sectors and are key to empowering a diverse society and economy. South Salt Lake is no exception, and contains a remarkable array of talent in the Zone, where art meets craft.
CRAFTOBERFEST!
To celebrate and promote the Zone, the SSL Arts Council regularly holds special events such as Craftoberfest, happening Saturday, October 9th from 1-5pm in the heart of the Creative Industries Zone at 2250 S West Temple, by Beehive Distilling. The event will feature guest mural artist Atentamente and there will be live music, artist booths, an art auction, food trucks, interactive art projects and craft beverages. Come along to celebrate art, creative businesses and the community!
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