Local Creatives Take Center Stage in Downtown Springdale for the ART WALK on September 14-16.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2023
Contact: Jill Dabbs, Executive Director
Downtown Springdale
jill@downtownspringdale.org
(501) 425-0478
Local Creatives Take Center Stage in Downtown Springdale for the ART WALK on September 14-16.
The Fall ART WALK features a self-guided art tour, Art Crawl, Comedy Show & and the Monarch Flight Festival.
Springdale, AR – Downtown Springdale and Baldwin & Shell are hosting a 3-day art event that showcases the talented creatives in the downtown and NWA region. The community can enjoy a free self-guided art tour, special ticketed events including the Art Crawl and Comedy Show, The Emma Exchange featuring local vendors and the Monarch Flight Festival.
“Our mission is to promote a vibrant downtown and events like the ART WALK give the community so many reasons to make downtown their destination,” says Jill Dabbs, Executive Director of the Downtown Springdale Alliance. In addition to the self-guided art tour, we’re hosting an Art Crawl, a Comedy Show, and the Monarch Flight Festival which celebrates and educates the community about the endangered Monarch Butterfly. There is something for everybody during this special event.”
Fall ART WALK DATES & TIMES
The ART WALK is a free self-guided tour on the following days:
Thursday, September 14 4-8PM
Friday, September 15 4-8PM
Saturday, September 16 12-6PM
FALL ART WALK DETAILS
More than 15 artists will be featured in businesses throughout the downtown. The artists and a map of the ART WALK can be found at downtownspringdale.org/artwalk.
The ART WALK kicks off on September 14 with an ART WALK Comedy Show at the Apollo on Emma Avenue. Featured comedians include local favorites and nationally touring comedians Kenneth Crabgrass, Joe Means, Shaan Choppala and The Frisco Kid. Matinee and evening tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/687519297727?aff=oddtdtcreator. This is a fundraiser with proceeds supporting future ART WALKs.
An Art Crawl takes place on September 14 from 6-8PM. Ticketed guests can visit featured stops on the ART WALK, meet with the artists and enjoy and a pour. Tickets are just $5 and available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/694134794857?aff=oddtdtcreator.
The Monarch Flight festival takes place on Saturday, September 16 from 12-4PM with activities at Turnbow Park, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History and The Medium. This free and family-friendly event celebrates the endangered Monarch Butterfly with tours of a Monarch Waystation Garden, a Monarch parade for kids, bilingual story time, a vendor fair and a release of butterflies.
More details at https://www.downtownspringdale.org/artwalk.
The ART WALK is part of Welcoming Week, a project of Welcoming America and an initiative of the Northwest Arkansas Business Council. The event is presented by the Downtown Springdale Alliance and Baldwin & Shell and supported by the Tyson Family Foundation, the Walmart Foundation and R McClintock.
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ABOUT DOWNTOWN SPRINGDALE ALLIANCE:
Downtown Springdale Alliance is a nonprofit that was formed in 2011 with a mission to create a vibrant downtown. For more information, visit www.downtownspringdale.org.