August 9th & 10th 2024, 5-10pm
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS & VENDORS!
Applications for performing artists and arts & craft vendors are NOW OPEN!
Please navigate to the Artist & Vendor Calls tab for information about applying, and links to our applications.
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Come celebrate the County’s vibrant Westside with Salt Lake County’s FREE arts and community festival at Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center!
Westside CultureFest: A Block Party Celebration of Art and Community Diversity presented by Salt Lake County Arts & Culture and Utah Arts Alliance
LOCATION: Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, 2525 Taylorsville Blvd, Taylorsville
Festival Map FORTHCOMING
Westside CultureFest 2024 is a two-day block party celebration of arts and community diversity at Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, featuring over 25+ performances on-stage and outdoors at Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, an artist market featuring local artists and craftspeople, food trucks, a bar area for adults, art activities for kids, and incredible experiences for all ages.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS & VENDORS!
Applications for performing artists and arts & craft vendors are NOW OPEN for this year’s festival, and will close on May 3rd at 5pm. All performance positions are paid.
SEEKING:
- Artists from the Westside, or artists whose work highlights the diversity of the County’s Westside cultures and communities
- Artists who are innovating new and meaningful ways to express their art, community, and culture. It is a top festival priority to showcase the evolution of art and performance from all communities and cultures on the County’s westside.
- Artists whose traditional performances form a backbone for cultural preservation and showcase westside communities.
- Performances that build cultural, community, and artistic appreciation.
Please Note: Applications are not limited only to those groups from the westside, however those groups with strong westside community representation are strongly encouraged to apply.
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE SPACES:
We will have three primary performance spaces during the festival, which support many different sizes and types of performing groups:
- Main Stage: Will primarily feature larger musical and non-musical performances; best suited for performances that require a large space for movement, or groups with a large number of performers. Most traditional cultural performances will be placed on this stage.
- Studio 5400 Black Box: Will primarily feature contemporary, non-traditional, experimental, and emerging art styles; this space can support small to mid-sized groups.
- Outdoor Plaza Stage: Will feature most musical and spoken-word performances, ranging from single performers to groups/bands.
- Indoor Lobby: Will feature aerialist ambiance. AERIAL ARTS GROUPS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
APPLICATIONS:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 3, 2024 at 5pm.
August 9th & 10th 2024, 5-10pm
The 2024 schedule for Westside CultureFest will be released in June. Please check back for more information!
The 2024 performer and artist market information for Westside CultureFest will be released in June. Please check back for more information!
Westside CultureFest
Information for Westside CultureFest 2024 will be released soon. Please check back for more information!