The Fourth Annual Craft Lake City LetterWest, an event for people who love hand lettering. 

LetterWest is the leading hand lettering conference in the nation hosted by top lettering artists from Utah and around the globe. 2024 was the first year Craft Lake City hosted the conference in conjunction with Midvale City. The LetterWest conference features keynote speakers, panel discussions, a community art project and educational craft workshops. As the only hand lettering conference in North America, LetterWest brings together a unique creative community for calligraphers, muralists, tattooists, graphic designers, professionals and hobbyists. Check out the Craft Lake City website for more information about this event. 

LetterWest Tickets:

Early Bird and General Admission Tickets include the full conference schedule over two full days of lettering, including two keynote presentations from national lettering legends, three workshops (per ticket holder), the lettering meetup and mixer, two panel discussions, an invitation to our closing party and more!

*Individual tickets must be purchased separately. If you are buying tickets for another person they will need to be purchased separately and registered under their name. This allows LetterWest to accurately track workshop attendance.

**Early bird tickets on sale for $350 until 11:59 PM December 8th! General admission ticket pricing at $425 starting December 9th.

Workshops at LetterWest: 

Ticket holders may attend ONE workshop per workshop block, and must register with the purchase of the ticket. Once a workshop is selected, attendees will not be able to switch their choice, so please choose carefully during registration. Find more information about LetterWest Workshops on https://craftlakecity.com/letterwest. 

Friday March 14th Workshops:

Block 1 (10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.): 

1A: A Journey Through Style and Identity with Chaz Bojorquez

1B: Storytelling through Illustrative Lettering with Jill De Haan 

Block 2 (2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m):

2A:  Client Logo Design: From Sketch to Vector with Hayley Francis

2B: Textured Lettering: Embracing the Rough Edges with Cymone Wilder

Saturday  March 15th Workshops: 

Block 3 (2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m):

3A: Flourished Script with Ken Barber

3B: Digital Script: Calligraphy in Procreate with Melissa Esplin

Supplies for workshops sold separately.  Head over to Paper and Ink Arts and order your supplies today! Supply kits will be available for pickup at the LetterWest conference. Buy your supplies here!

*Participation in this event is subject to limited capacity and may be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

**Time and date of workshops are subject to change. 

***All sales are final


LetterWest Lineup: 

CHAZ BOJÓRQUEZ | KEYNOTE SPEAKER, WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

KEN BARBER | KEYNOTE SPEAKER, WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

CYMONE WILDER | WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

HAYLEY FRANCIS | WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

MELISSA ESPLIN | WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

JILL DE HAAN | WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR & PANELIST

BECCA CLASON | LETTERING MEETUP & MIXER HOST

KYLE LETENDRE | EMCEE & HOST

About Craft Lake City:

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, Utah Division of Arts & Museums the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and SLUG Magazine.

The Annual Craft Lake City LetterWest is the nation’s leading hand lettering conference. LetterWest is supported in part by Midvale Main Arts & Culture District, Midvale Arts Council, Staybridge Suites, Paper & Ink Arts, Dark Arts Midvale, The Pearl and SLUG Magazine.