VB Street Art Festival
May 30 - June 2
NEW EVENT – 1st Annual VB STREET ART FESTIVAL
With the completion of City of Virginia Beach 18th Street Road Improvement project there are now 15 Neighborhood Identifier sculptures in ViBe Creative District at street corners from 19th St and 18th St. and Cypress Avenue to Arctic Avenue. The new VB Street Art Fest will celebrate the painting of all 15 sculptures by 15 different artists in a 4-day weekend with activities and specials at neighborhood businesses. All artists are encouraged to showcase their best talents in either spray paint or exterior UV-protected paint in a street art inspired mural that will be on exhibit for the public for 1 year. Free public parking is available at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and along the streets in district.
Guests are encouraged to park and walk the 1.5 route from 19th St and Parks Avenue east to Baltic Ave and then from Artcic and 18th St west to Cypress Avenue to see all 15 artworks in progress during the weekend. The public will be invited to try their hand at live mural painting on the walls at The Garage VB located at 1703 Mediterranean Avenue which will act as the weekend VB Street Art Festival Info Center. This new summer event will be the compliment to the ViBe Mural Festival which will move to Fall 2024 for it’s 7th Annual event.
The VB Street Art Festival will be on of 3 large events taking place in the Virginia Beach resort area creating a unique weekend of events in partnership with Jackalope and Point Break Festival. Additional event in ViBe will include Old Beach Farmer’s Market, Old Beach Art & Eco Market, Singer Songwriter Saturdays by Big Juicy Entertainment. More details to come!
MORE ABOUT THE VB STREET ART FESTIVAL – click here for public event page
VB STREET ART FESTIVAL ARTISTS PROJECT TIMELINE:
- Now-4/25/24 – OPEN CALL: Public announcement of VB Street Art Festival and open call for artist submissions
- 4/26/24-4/29/24—VB Public Art Committee votes to select 15 artists
- 5/1/24 — Artists Notified of 15 chosen artists to be featured in the VB Street Art Festival
- 5/6/24-5/10/24 – Public Announcement of 15 Featured Artists for VB Street Art Festival
- May 2024 – Joint advertising with Jackalope and Point Break Festivals
- 5/30/24-6/2/24 – 4-day festival with live painting on 15 Neighborhood Identifiers; Public welcome to stop in The Garage VB to live paint and try their hand at mural painting on the walls of the studio.
ARTST STIPEND:
15 artists will be selected by the Virginia Beach Public Art Committee, and each will be paid a $1,000 stipend for their time and talent, plus a $250 materials & paint stipend. Artists must by 18 years of age or older and must be available May 30-June 2 to paint live.
SUBMISSION TEMPLATE:
All proposals must be submitted on the template provided: DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE HERE
