Art in the City is expanding into a month-long local art celebration kicking off Aug. 1
Downtown Dayton will turn into an artistic space where creativity flourishes as Art in the City returns with its largest celebration yet.
Presented by the Downtown Dayton Partnership, the annual event will extend from a one-day affair to an entire month of visual art, live music, dance, interactive exhibits and pop-up art installations.
The celebration starts Saturday, Aug. 1, with a kickoff festival from 1-7 p.m. throughout downtown. The Dayton Arcade will host the Art in the City Juried Art Show, as well as several vendors and artists offering activities like an artist trading card exchange, sewing sessions and an instrument petting zoo. Members of a Dayton Performing Arts Alliance string quartet and Dayton Opera are expected to perform at the Arcade.
Aerial arts, juggling, magic shows, face painting, dance and hands-on demonstrations will precede Rock Fest at Levitt Pavilion Dayton, which starts at 5:30 p.m.
RiverScape MetroPark’s Great Lawn will feature live music, a collaborative mural, aerial performances and other art demonstrations. The Oregon District will add a car show, fashion photo shoot, artisans and performers to its streets. Meanwhile, K12 Gallery & TEJAS will showcase a fiber art project, and chalk artists will transform sidewalks near the Dayton Convention Center and Greater Dayton LGBT Center.
More exhibitions, classes and events will take place at arts venues around the city in the following weeks, including the Juried Art Show at the Dayton Arcade and “Light Lane” created by LeMonde Studio. The interactive installation will allow people to power projections, lighting and sound by riding stationary bicycles. A dance pop-up at the Dayton Metro Library Main Library on Aug. 15 will feature ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, traditional dance and more.
Art in the City is a free event intended to celebrate and highlight the local arts organizations and artists that make downtown Dayton a major regional arts destination.
