VIBE DISTRICT VIRGINIA BEACH
600 22nd Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 vibecreativedistrict.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Our Mission: to promote, support, connect, and inspire the creative industries to boost our local economy, grow jobs, and enhance our quality of life

Art Events - First Fridays, Second Saturdays, Artist Pop-Ups Art events are a key componet of the ViBe Creative District's year-round program calendar. First Fridays are national movement celebrated in cultural arts districts throughout the country Local businesses, artists and creatives host pop-up events, free art exhibits and other entertainment from late afternoon until early evening on every First Friday of the month. Second Saturdays are a daytime compliment to First Fridays and provide daylight hours in which to execute public art projects. Every month on the Second Saturday local businesses artists and creatives host pop-ups, culinary arts specials, fashion or jewelry trends exhibits and occassional public art projects to celebrate the creative art district. The art of Humanity Partnership with the Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission welcomes community cultural partners to celebrate the season of nonviolece. Small Business Saturdays includes popup vendor fair for small, local businesses consisting of artists, crafters, and makers in celebration on the national shop small holiday.

Public Art Projects - Mural Festival, Creative Crosswalks, Fence Murals, and Art lead activities Large-scale Wall Murals, Creative Crosswalks, temporary Fence Murals and other artist lead activities throughout the district. In 2018 the first annual Mural Festival was launched to add "10 Murals in 10 Days" to exterior building walls around the district. ViBe Creative District began painting creative crosswalks in 2016. Working with local artists and the City of Virginia Beach, locations for creative crosswalks are determined within the Arts District boundaries. Open calls for artists for designs take place in advance of free and open to the public painting events where the chosen artist led the public in creation of artwork on the street Temporary Fence Murals line over 300 linier feet within the ViBe's 18th Street Parklet, a neighborhood green space. When completed the project will feature 55 plywood murals that will rotate on a 1-2 year basis to afford opportunities for local students and artists to create new work Artists-led activities from mosaic planters to nature walks offer exciting ways for the public to meet working artists and engage in the creative process. New for 2019, the ViBe nonprofit coordinated with local artists for a utility Art Box Project which wrapped 10 traffic ops boxes with digitally printed artwork.

Other Artists Stipends Supporting local, working artists is critical to the success of the ViBe Creative District and is an import part of our arts advocacy efforts. From significant stipends for large wall murals, small stipends for participation in 1-2 hour events, materials reimbursements for new artworks, large-scale projects warranting significant stipends, the nonprofit actively fundraised on behalf of the artist community in order to pay artists for their time and talents.

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