Funk Fu

Funk Fu is very excited and honored to be playing this event!! - Our set time has not been announced yet so STAY TUNED!Urban Arts Festival, July 20th 2013 — 8am to 11pm at the GatewayABOUT THE URBAN ARTS FESTIVALThe Urban Arts Festival is a FREE community event organized by Utah Arts Alliance. Started in 2011, the Urban Arts Festival has become one of the most unique and exciting events of the year in SLC. The festival draws over 5,000 in attendance annually and showcases hundreds of artists, performers, and musicians. Last year the readers of City Weekly voted the Urban Arts Festival as the BEST new Festival in Utah!In 2013 the festival is moving to the Gateway mall, which will allow for the growth of this year’s festival to include double the capacity of artists and attendees. It is a full day and evening celebration of Salt Lake’s urban and artistic culture for the community, art lovers, and families. The festival features artists, music, dance performance, and skateboarding displays as well as art projects created at the festival by youth groups and local artists.THE URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE, 2013Over 100 artists displaying and selling everything from paintings, photography, and prints to jewelry, clothing, and sculpture.Music from over 30 different groups—featuring hip-hop, rock, funk, and jazz.Dance performances from top urban dance groups—featuring breakdancing battles and showcases throughout the day.Skateboarding demonstrations, workshops, and competitions for all ages and skill levels.Urban gardening area with demonstrations throughout the day.Live painting demonstrations from Utah’s top mural artists as well as a community wall for everyone to paint on.Food vendors and booths from non-profit groups and sponsors.URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL BENEFITS TO SLC AND THE COMMUNITY The Urban Arts Festival benefits the community in Salt Lake in many ways, including giving the public an opportunity to experience some of the most relevant and current art in the state. Attendees will experience some of the newest and most innovative dance and music performances available, as well as witness professional skateboard demonstrations. The public can also participate in the many projects at the festival, whether it is creating their own skate deck art, voting in the several audience-choice competitions at the festival, taking art and skateboarding workshops, or just enjoying the unique atmosphere that can only be found at the Urban Arts Festival.The festival draws thousands of people, both from inside and outside the state, to downtown SLC for the day, supporting local businesses such as hotels, restaurants, shops, parking lots, and clubs. The economic benefits also extend to the artists that sell their unique works at the festival and the many musicians and performers that use this opportunity to increase their visibility and expand their audience. We estimate that the average attendee will spend $50.00 in SLC during their visit, bringing in an estimated $500,000 to the downtown economy.This festival is unique to the city as it provides the best opportunity for Urban Artists to be showcased and celebrated for the positive cultural impact they have on the society.Urban Art is all about city life and Salt Lake City has an amazingly diverse population, many of whom relate in one way or another to urban cultural/artistic expressions.