Sparks Art Walk

The Sparks Art Walk is a curated collection that will showcase regularly rotating installed art throughout Victorian Square in downtown Sparks, Nevada. This program is designed to enhance the local environment and promote the understanding and enjoyment of public art by inviting artists to temporarily exhibit select works in selected areas. Collections will rotate every two years.

Goals:

• Create attractive public environments by integrating outdoor art into public spaces;
• Showcase public art that celebrates Sparks’ historical and aesthetic values;
• Invest in Sparks’ cultural environment;
• Enhance the character of Sparks through visibility of community-valued artworks;
• Promote public participation and interaction with artists and artwork; and
• Stimulate the downtown economy through increased pedestrian activity and organized art walks, events and educational opportunities.

Our partners, 39 North Downtown and Sierra Arts Foundation, will host monthly “artwalks” as part of the 3^rd Thursday events downtown. Along with the outdoor structures and mural, any businesses participating in the Galleries at Work program with Sierra Arts will be included on the tour. Volunteer docents will encourage tours. Sparks Heritage Museum is in the heart of the walk.

This program is the first initiative that was recommended in the downtown creative placemaking plan, Together We See Sparks Creative Placemaking Plan for Victorian Square, approved by City Council in May 2020. This plan is part of the renewed embrace of using art to complement the downtown region as a gathering place for the citizens and visitors.

How to get involved:

• Show your art or perform at 3^rd Thursday: Val@Sierra-arts.org
• Downtown merchants can sign up here: (form coming soon) angela@39northdowntown.org
• Sign up your business for Galleries at Work: eric@sierra-arts.org

Coming soon:

• Mobile App with the tour to allow you to tour the artwork on your own
• Website with details on the artwork, merchants and events
• Easy ways to sign up your business