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    The 2024 NEON Festival Glows Up

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  • October 2024

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    NEON Holiday Market 2024

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  • November 2023

    5 Fun Ways to Experience Visual Arts in the NEON

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Public Art

Wander through the neighborhood and discover tiny art happenings, large-scale murals and pops of neon color and light. From works by nationally celebrated visual artists like Esteban del Valle and HENSE, to local heroes like Clayton Singleton and Victoria Weiss, to the world-renowned Chrysler Museum of Art, come see the new energy of Norfolk on display.

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Symbiotic Nuances

Norfolk State University professor and art department director Solomon Isekeije’s work is a dynamic collision of European and African motifs drawing inspiration from Nigerian textiles, African masquerades, Cubism and Surrealism.

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Walking on Water

In the fall of 2023, The Governor’s School for the Arts visual arts student Iolanna Nuzzo designed a new “rug” for the rotating art site in Magazine Lane, between 801 Granby and Hurrah’s Copeland Center. The alley rug is a popular selfie spot in NEON. GSA Artist Assistants: • Sofia Cateternam • Jordan Collins • Walking on Water

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757 Energy & Vibe

The mural’s vibrant colors reflect the current energy and vibe of Hampton Roads’ growing arts community. Jerrod Ray collaborated with WKTR News 3, a large stakeholder in the NEON District.  

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Navigate your way through the NEON with this map of all businesses, murals, eateries, and attractions.

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09.28.24 // Monthly Newsletter

September 2024

In only a few short weeks, the NEON Festival descends into the District with two blockbuster nights of programming. On Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 19 from 6-10pm, hundreds of performers and artists will show off the best of Hampton Roads’ creative spirit. But before that, a few art projects will come to fruition.

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09.25.24 // Art Opportunity

Call for Vendors: NEON Holiday Market

Calling all creative and crafty vendors to the NEON Holiday Market! One of the favorite events of the NEON calendar, the local market at the Plot can accommodate up to 50 vendors. On Saturday, December 14 from 12pm to 4pm, bring your art and handmade goods to sell to more than 600 shoppers passing through. Call for Vendors: NEON Holiday Market

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08.30.24 // Monthly Newsletter

August 2024

The NEON District is seeking an artist or artist team to complete a dynamic, large-scale mural before this year’s NEON Festival, on October 17 and 18, 2024.

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07.30.24 // Art Opportunity

Join The Fiber Art Society

Welcome The Fiber Art Society to NEON! Formed in Virginia this year by local artist Isabella Thompson, TFAS hopes to bring fiber friends together to collaborate, inspire, and create! Every other Tuesday evening, Zeke’s NFK is hosting a crochet and yarn hobbyist meetup to work on a one-of-a-kind, temporary, massive-scale crochet mural for the NEON Join The Fiber Art Society

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