Nov. 2022 | Vol. 08 Iss. 11
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By Jesse M. Gonzalez | j.gonzalez@mycityjournals.com
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outh Salt Lake had its annual Craftoberfest this year, on Oct. 8, bringing together a community of art, music, and craft beer lovers in the heart of the Creative Industries Zone. The event consisted of live music, artist booths, food trucks and local craft beer and cocktails. This gave many locals, as well as passing visitors, a chance to see and feel the energy of South Salt Lake’s constantly emerging, constantly growing, arts and crafts community. “I would say that the diversity is great, and that people are able to come to one festival and experience many different forms of art at once, from creative local food to music, paintings and clothing,” said Ellie Peterson, who has lived in the Salt Lake area for most of her life. “Everybody has a happy energy about them. You can tell that everyone is excited to be here.” The Creative Industries Zone is an unofficial destination that was birthed from the arts organization, South Salt Lake Arts Council, for artists and art enthusiasts committed to keeping the values of the artistic scene in place for downtown South Salt Lake. Craftoberfest is a celebration of such a community, where business owners and folks can indulge in what keeps any kind of community glued: local and craft art. One artist who has indulged and thrived in the local art scene of the Creative Industries Zone is Carina Barajas. “I did a barrel last year,” said Barajas, who had been referring to the custom, hand-painted barrels that Craftoberfest features each year to collaborate with the local breweries. “So they asked me to come back. I also did Mural Fest—I helped do the mural on Beehive Distilling. So I feel like I’m a part of
Craftoberfest in bloom, as both locals and newcomers enjoy the evening filled with art, music, food and drinks. (Jesse M. Gonzalez/City Journals)
South Salt Lake. I worked for Clever Octopus (Creative Reuse local businesses. Clever Octopus has a retail store which sells Center) for a long time and then I quit to do art full time.” all sorts of art supplies for teachers, students or other creative Clever Octopus is another nonprofit organization residing in South Salt Lake that recycles used art materials from other Continued page 5
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